“A closure is someone's livelihood, not a vibe shift. An opening is a bet, not a trend.”
An early-morning fire on June 29 damaged The Mill at 736 Divisadero, the café and bread-making hub behind Josey Baker Bread, closing the 13-year NoPa institution indefinitely.
Saqib Keval and Norma Listman — who met in Oakland, co-founded People's Kitchen Collective, and went on to open the…
The Oakland taproom near Jack London Square confirmed July 19 — World Cup final day — as its last day of service…
The former Lord Stanley team closed their Polk Gulch room in May 2025, registered the entity behind Wolfsbane two…
The Townhouse Restaurant at 5862 Doyle Street in Emeryville closed June 22 after 36 years in a building that dates to…
The 30-seat farm-estate tasting room at 139 East Napa Street earned two stars in its first year of Michelin eligibility…
Scott Baird — who worked 15 Romolo in North Beach and opened Trick Dog in the Mission — relocated to Mendocino County…
Chef Patrick Gabon's Naides picked up a first Michelin star at the 2026 California Guide ceremony on June 24 — roughly…
George McCalman, the SF-based artist and restaurant designer who designed Nopa Fish, has held a bar seat at 560…
Sean McGaughey's Healdsburg bakery operates a seasonal prix fixe dinner service called Le Diner that picked up a first…
Alumni of the Berkeley worker-owned institution gathered at the Hillside Club in June to trade oral histories ahead of…
Val M. Cantú's Mission District tasting menu made history Wednesday night at the 2026 Michelin Guide California…
Chef Laurence Jossel's wood-fired room at 560 Divisadero at Hayes celebrates its 20th anniversary this June — a span…
Reem's California celebrates its grand opening Friday at 85 Webster St.
Eric Ehler and Peter Dorrance, the operators behind cult pizza shop Outta Sight, are returning to the pop-up circuit to…
The Presidio's long-anticipated 6,200-square-foot food complex is set to debut late June at 201 Halleck St, with three…
Serkan Sozen, who operates Taksim in SoMa and Lokma in the Richmond District, opened his Berkeley debut Sunday at 1788…
The family-owned Latin ice cream shop — already operating in Santa Clara and San Jose — announced a first San Francisco…
Jess Bell's wine program and Kevin Tang's Southern Vietnamese pop-up have landed together at 3215 Mission St in…
The 32-year-old restaurant group is shutting every remaining location by June 29, laying off roughly 300 workers with…
Bill Lewis — Stanford PhD, tech exec, longtime regular — has taken the reins at Toronado and reopened the 38-year Lower…
V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena now offers a complimentary three-wine flight on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays — a…
The pandemic-era shop at 1327 B Ninth Ave.
The Mexico–South Korea watch party drew 30,000-plus to downtown San Jose Thursday night, forcing bars directly facing…
The Canadian-based Asian grocery chain opened its doors Thursday morning at Westgate Center in San Jose, taking over a…
The Berkeley bagel company is discontinuing its Egg Bagel and Eggything Bagel — not because a new federal law mandated…
Four months after Fenton's Creamery offered her free ice cream for life following her Olympic gold, Alysa Liu made her…
Omakase World Market debuted Tuesday at 800 Gateway Blvd.
Sierra and James Clark are shutting Bar Brucato, their amaro-driven restaurant at 275 S Van Ness, after Saturday — a…
Mollie Stone's Markets announced June 15 it is acquiring both United Markets locations in Marin County — in San Rafael…