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Ben's, 40-Year-Old Oakland Chinese Restaurant, Closes Temporarily for Renovations
A "great 40 years" sign on Ben's locked door read like a closure, but the owner says the Jack London-district Chinese restaurant is only pausing for…
Home of Chicken & Waffles to Serve Its Last Plate Aug. 31 in Oakland
Home of Chicken & Waffles, an Oakland soul food staple that outlasted a relocation and two decades of waterfront churn, closes for good Aug.
Baan Thai Opens on MacArthur in Oakland's Laurel District
The neighborhood Thai room at 2818 MacArthur Blvd — the former Cafe Noir space — is backed by a Santa Rosa-registered LLC and operates through The…
Florecita Panaderia Sets September 12 Opening in Mission
Florecita Panaderia, the popular Mexican American bakery, is set to open its new Mission District location at 3349 23rd Street on September 12, 2026…
Esme, a French Bistro from Pearl 6101's Susan Dunn, Opens in the Old Ragazza Space on Divisadero
Chef Susan Dunn, who co-founded Pearl 6101 in the Richmond, has opened Esme, a roughly 30-seat French bistro at 311 Divisadero inside the Metro Hotel…
Mongol Cafe Files for a Beer-and-Wine License at Its Tenderloin Room
Mongol Cafe, a Tenderloin restaurant that has operated at 842 Geary St.
A16 Team Takes the Old MarketBar Space for Lucania, a Southern Italian Room at the Ferry Building
Shelley Lindgren's A16 group registered Lucania Hospitality LLC with the City on Aug.
Tacos El Patrón Takes the Old Scott's Chowder House on Fillmore
A Tijuana-style quesabirria operator plans its fourth location at 1325 Fillmore St., a corner dark since Scott's Chowder House closed in 2023.
Hijau, the Pandan-Latte Pop-Up, Signs for a San Jose Storefront Near the Rose Garden
Hijau, the Indonesian coffee pop-up known for a bright-green iced pandan latte, is graduating from two years of Bay Area farmers markets to a…
Line 51 Pours Its Last Pint in Oakland After 13 Years
Line 51, the Oakland brewery and taproom near Jack London Square, closed July 19 after 13 years — one of several East Bay food rooms logged dark in…