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Tartine Bakery opened its new cafe in the Inner Sunset. The shop is a model for the business moving forward — a smaller footprint with a focus on small plates and breakfast dishes.

Owner Reem Assil works in the kitchen during lunch at Reem's in Oakland, Calif, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Oakland bakery discontinues signature Draymond Green dish

A Palestinian-Syrian chef in Oakland discontinued a beloved dish at her restaurant named after NBA player Draymond Green. The decision comes in response to Green’s trip last summer to Israel.

Trick Dog bar on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. The bar is located at 3010 20th St.

Trick Dog pays homage to counterculture catalog with Whole Dog

Trick Dog has released its 14th semiannual cocktail menu, the Whole Dog Menu, which is inspired by the Whole Earth Catalog, which served as a how-to manual and literary review during the late 1960s and ...

A server brings out food for patrons at Boot & Shoe Service Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. A year after new owners Jen Cremer and Richard Clark bought Boot & Shoe Service from Charlie Hallowell, they are unveiling a new name for the restaurant: Sister. The new name is part of the rebranding of the restaurantÕs feel, workplace culture and menu.

Say goodbye to Boot & Shoe Service and hello to Sister

The rebrand is an effort to further distance the Oakland restaurant from former owner Charlie Hallowell, who had been accused of sexual harassment.

Mama, a new red-sauce restaurant in Oakland from the team behind the Bay Grape wine shop, opens July 8, 2019.

Mama, Oakland’s new wine-focused, sub-$30 red-sauce joint,

By Esther Mobley

“The Bay Area and Oakland in particular are in a bit of a tricky time right now, in terms of gentrification,” says Stevie Stacionis. “We really felt there was an opportunity for a restaurant that ...

From left, David, Dennis and Daniel Lee, brothers and owners of Mission's Namu Gaji, stand together for a portrait at their restaurant in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

Big changes for Namu crew: Namu Gaji moves to SoMa, Namu Stonepot

Namu Stonepot will replace Namu Gaji on Dolores Street following the recent completion of the building’s city-mandated seismic retrofit. Namu Gaji will move to the former home of the Perennial on 9th ...

Foxsister is one of the new bars to open within the last few months on 24th Street.

Foxsister to close and become Italian-focused Great Gold

The Mission District’s buzzy, Korean restaurant Foxsister will close next month and become Great Gold, an Italian comfort food spot that will have a menu section dedicated to spaghetti and red sauces. ...

The Damel in Uptown Oakland, a new Afro Brazilian restaurant.

The Damel brings the flavors of Brazil, Senegal and Argentina to

Late last month in Uptown Oakland, one of the hottest restaurant neighborhoods in the East Bay, The Damel, quietly opened on Broadway with food from Brazil, Senegal and Argentina. The buzzy new ...

The English Pea & Mint being prepared at Atelier Crenn, run by Dominique Crenn since 2011, in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

Two San Francisco restaurants make World’s 50 Best Restaurants

Atelier Crenn and Benu earned spots on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for the first time this year.

Pitmaster and chef, Matt Horn, 31, poses for a photo on top of a meat smoker called Lucille at his home in Tracy, Calif., on Sunday, June 30, 2019.

Matt Horn is the future of Bay Area barbecue

Matt Horn is an Instagram-friendly rising star in the national barbecue scene. It’s an unprecedented ascent for someone who only a few years ago had never barbecued for more than just his close friends.

At long last, 4505 Burgers & BBQ opens Oakland restaurant

San Francisco barbecue outfit 4505 Burgers & BBQ will open the doors to its first East Bay location on Friday in Oakland’s Laurel District.

The meat at Avedano's Meats on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif.

‘Some rich guy saved us:’ SF butcher shop Avedano’s will

Bernal Heights butcher shop Avedano’s Holly Park Market announced it would permanently close June 30. Thanks to an angel investor, the San Francisco shop has changed course and will reopen in September ...

Caramel sauce on the Rocky Road Ice Cream Pie at Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco, Calif. is seen on January 5th, 2017.

The wait is almost over: Tartine sets July 15 opening date for

Tartine’s forthcoming Inner Sunset location has an official opening date of July 15. The project is just one of many for the ambitious San Francisco outfit.

In addition to seafood, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf hotel restaurant Northpoint serves bar food classics like sliders.

New San Francisco restaurant Northpoint opens with

Northpoint Bar & Restaurant arrives with the $30 million redesign of the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Its hope for a claim to fame? Guacamame.

HEALDSBURG, CALIF - March 19, 2017: First course at SingleThread- a series of small dishes which change with the seasons and by what is coming from the farm at SingleThread Farms in Healdsburg. PHOTO BY JOHN LEE

Two Bay Area restaurants make World’s 50 Best Restaurants

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants announced its runners-up Tuesday. So far this year, the only Bay Area entries to the elite global restaurant list are Saison and Single Thread.

Karen Heisler, the co-owner of Mission Pie, checks the pie inventory, Friday, March 13, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.

Mission Pie becomes the latest closure to break San Francisco’s

Popular bakery Mission Pie will close Sept. 1 after 12 years in San Francisco. The culprit? The rising costs of doing business and living in the Bay Area.

Elda, a new Latin American cocktail bar in the Mission district, is seen at 3198 16th St., San Francisco. Its owners are Eric Ochoa, Alvaro Rojas and Jay De Natale.

Latin American cocktail bar Elda opens in the Mission this week

New cocktail bar Elda opens in the Mission this week with mezcal, natural wine and Latin American food.

Lifestyle expert and cookbook author Ayesha Curry is partnering with James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina to open International Smoke restaurant in Houston in June 2018.

Q&A;: Ayesha Curry on teaching kids how to give back, Mina Test

Ayesha Curry volunteered at a San Francisco summer meals site on Monday for No Kids Hungry, which is part of the national anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength. In 2017, through her involvement, No ...

Verve Coffee Roasters opens first Palo Alto cafe this week

Santa Cruz’s Verve Coffee Roasters is bringing flash brew and Manresa Bread treats to its first Palo Alto cafe this week. It’s Verve’s second Bay Area location after San Francisco.

Founders Tim Obert, left, and Clint Potter, right, pose at their brewery Seven Stills on Egbert St. with pet dog Tango on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. Although Seven Stills is only two years old, it's about to open its fourth location in the city.

Seven Stills to take over former Almanac taproom in San

San Francisco brewery and distillery Seven Stills is taking over the former Almanac Beer Co. taproom in the Mission District. Seven Stills also has a brewery near the Warriors’ new Chase Center home .

Daily Driver, a new creamery and bagel bakery, with coffee roasting from Red Bay in Oakland on site, opened Thursday in the Dog Patch.

Daily Driver opens, bringing house-made bagels, butter to San

Along with being one of the only creameries in San Francisco, Daily Driver makes bagels in a wood-fired oven and has a roaster where Oakland’s Red Bay Coffee produces coffee.

Gluten-free bread at Ducks & Dragons bakery on Friday, September 22, 2017, in San Carlos, Calif.

Misfits’ Bakehouse rises from the gluten-free ashes of Ducks &

Popular gluten-free bakery Ducks & Dragons has closed, but one of its founders is ready to bake again as Misfits’ Bakehouse.

Gioia Pizzeria opens New York-style slice shop in Hayes Valley

Gioia Pizzeria’s new San Francisco location opened Friday in Hayes Valley. According to owners Will and Karen Gioia, who closed a larger location on Russian Hill last year, the smaller space is the best ...

Owner/creator Azalina Eusope (middle) talks with general manager DeHandre Weaver (left) and business partner Tim Benson (right) as they test out new pans for the first time at Mahila on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. Mahila, the first full-service Mamak (Indian Muslim) restaurant to ever open in San Francisco.

Mahila gives San Francisco an introduction to Malaysian mamak

Azalina Eusope is opening the doors to Mahila in Noe Valley. It’s the city’s first restaurant focused on mamak cuisine, a cooking style from Muslim Indians in Malaysia.

Former San Francisco fine dining chef opens Mägo, a neighborhood

After closing San Francisco restaurants AQ and Fenix, Mark Liberman has landed in Oakland with his first East Bay restaurant called Mägo. The open-kitchen venture evokes the idea of a dinner party, with ...

Patrons regularly lined up outside Mission Beach Cafe to wait for brunch.

After 12 years in San Francisco, Mission Beach Cafe closed after

The San Francisco Department of Public Health closed Mission Beach Cafe on Friday due to health code violations that first surfaced in January. In business for 12 years, the restaurant was one of the ...

The Impossible Whopper is now offered at Burger King locations throughout South Florida, part of a nationwide roll out. (Michael Mayo/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Impossible Whoppers now for sale at all Bay Area Burger Kings

About two months after Burger King announced its deal with Impossible Foods, the plant-based burgers are finally available at all 111 Bay Area locations.

Willi's Wine Bar has reopened in Santa Rosa.

Return of the Starks: Willi’s Wine Bar reopens in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa’s popular Willi’s Wine Bar reopened last week after burning in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. During the reopening process, which coincided with the final season of “Game of Thrones,” owners ...

Grand Lake Kitchen Dimond is seen at 2042 MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland.

Oakland brunch destination Grand Lake Kitchen opens ambitious

Grand Lake Kitchen has opened its second location in Oakland’s Dimond district. It is almost twice as big as the original, with an outdoor patio, retail section and more.

Head Chef Claude Le Tohic poses for a portrait behind the macaron counter at One65 in San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

San Francisco French dining hub One65 brings $250 tasting menus

One65 in Union Square, the six-floor French dining complex, is officially opening the last of its four interconnected restaurants — O’ by Claude Le Tohic. The fine dining spot has a tasting menu ...

Flour + Water Pizzeria at 702 Valencia St.

Flour + Water Pizzeria opens in San Francisco’s Mission

Ten years after opening in the Mission, Flour + Water has debuted a pizzeria spinoff at 18th and Valencia. Arguably the most interesting component is the restaurant’s to-go window, with $8 slices.

Sal Lupito (left) join other pro-same sex activists and supporters in a demonstration in front of the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Bandera Road and Loop 1604 on Friday, August 3, 2012. About 20 demonstrators showed up with signs as part of a nationwide protest as a reaction to recent statements made by Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy on marriage based on his Christian faith. The group of same-sex marriage supporters was significantly smaller than an earlier turnout of patrons which filled the restaurants in support of Cathy and his right to free speech.

Chick-fil-A heads for Redwood City, sparking discussion on

Chick-fil-A is coming to Redwood City, and San Mateo County supervisor David Canepa plans to fight it. The fried chicken sandwich chain has become synonymous with its CEO’s stance against same-sex marriage.

Michael Mina closes Mina Test Kitchen and Instagram-friendly U

Say goodbye to the Mina Test Kitchen, and hello to matcha floats.

Line cooks work to prepare dinner for guests inside the kitchen of Angler along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, Calif. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018.

Michelin releases 2019 California guide: Angler and Sorrel get

Michelin Guide has released its first-ever California edition, covering the Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and more.

Proprieter Josh Donald (left) talks with intern Tim Ferron (right) at Bernal Cutlery in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 23, 2014.

San Francisco knife shop Bernal Cutlery to open new location

Bernal Cutlery is taking over the old Paxton Gate’s Curiosities for Kids space on Valencia Street. Owner Josh Donald said the plan for a larger shop has been in the works for a while, but it was given a ...

The first lunch sandwich from Verjus is a French dip.

San Francisco’s Verjus, the Quince spin-off wine bar, opens

Lindsay and Michael Tusk’s celebrated wine bar, Verjus, is going deeper into the lunch game with a takeout window.

The exterior of Saison in San Francisco, Calif., is seen on February 16th, 2018.

Saison to close for eight-week summer remodel

Michelin-starred Saison will close this summer for renovations. Chef Laurent Gras took over the kitchen after Joshua Skenes and said he has plans to change the interior while keeping the open kitchen.

Server Robert Conso makes Bananas Foster at Alfred's Steakhouse in San Francisco, Calif., on April 7th, 2016.

San Francisco’s Alfred’s Steakhouse has temporarily closed

Alfred’s Steakhouse, the oldest such establishment in San Francisco, has closed for renovations. The 90-year-old restaurant has been through a tumultuous period with multiple closures and ownership changes.

Rat-infested pop-up bar to open in San Francisco

The same folks behind the San Francisco Dungeon at Fisherman’s Wharf are bringing a new pop-up to the city called the Rat Bar. The event will feature, among other things, an area where people can play ...

Dishes from Eko Kitchen are pictured in an undated handout photo provided by proprietor Simileoluwa Adebajo. (Photo by Aba Micah, Handout)

San Francisco’s first Nigerian restaurant is open

Eko Kitchen, San Francisco’s first Nigerian restaurant, opened this month. Eventually, it will morph into something between a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant and a roaming pop-up.

The exterior of Naked Lunch restaurant and bar, which operates in the space on Broadway that once was home to Finocchio's.

Naked Lunch to close after 10 years in North Beach

San Francisco gourmet sandwich business Naked Lunch will close next month. The restaurant resides in a historic North Beach space that once housed Enrico’s Sidewalk Cafe.

Kris Hoogerhyde holds a chocolate ice cream bar at Bi-Rite Creamery in the Mission.

Bi-Rite Creamery to reopen with more space, new treats

Bi-Rite Creamery reopens after its three-month-long seismic retrofit June 1, and the place looks brand new. Renovations brought more space, more seating and more flavors.

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker s on Second Street, S.F.

Eddie Rickenbacker’s to become Henry Africa in fern-bar

Eddie Rickenbacker’s will close next month after 37 years on Second Street. Plans are still in place for the old-school bar and burger spot to open a new location in the Transbay transit center.

An interior view of Poggio Trattoria in Sausalito, Calif. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.

Michelin Guide releases 2019 list of Bib Gourmand restaurants in

For the first time, the Michelin Guide has released its Bib Gourmand list for California. The selection represents restaurants that the French guide recommends as a good value.

Owner Jay Foster puts the finishing touches plate before they are sent out to guests at Isla Vida, an Afro-Caribbean restaurant in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Its future in jeopardy, SF’s black-owned Isla Vida turns to

Isla Vida, the black-owned Afro-Caribbean restaurant in the Fillmore, is on the verge of closing. It’s holding a fundraiser to try to stay open.

Wine ice buckets and lamps on the bar are integrated into the design at Jardini�re French Restaurant as seen here on Sunday, April 21, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif.

Jardiniere to be replaced by a vegan Italian restaurant called

Less than a month after San Francisco’s Jardiniere closed its doors, new owners are taking over the space with an ambitious new restaurant that will focus on plant-based Italian fare.

The original tamago sandwich at Ichi Sando in Japan Center.

Ichi Sando brings highly Instagrammable Japanese egg sandwiches

Ichi Sando is now open in Japan Center, specializing in labor-intensive and Instagram-ready tamago sandwiches from a fine dining chef.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 10: A man takes a picture with his mobile phone of a toy space shuttle placed in the dounut hole of Randy's Donuts in preparation of the ground transport of the space shuttle Endeavour on October 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The orbitor will stop in front of the donut shop for several hours to shoot a Toyota commercial. The space shuttle will start its trek from the Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science center on Friday. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LA’s famous giant doughnut shop, Randy’s Donuts, is coming

The 66-year-old Los Angeles shop might be the most recognized in the country, with its 32-foot-tall novelty doughnut seen in movies and television shows. Now, Randy’s Donuts is on an expansion tear, with ...

Chicken satay is served at Local Kitchen with pickled onions, cucumber and peanut sauce.

Former Drip Line chef brings her Singaporean-inspired fare to San

Nora Haron, formerly of Oakland’s Drip Line, is the new executive chef and partner at San Francisco’s Local Kitchen. She’s transforming the Cal-Italian wine bar with Singaporean and Indonesian flavors.

One65 is seen along O'Farrell Street in San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

First part of One65, ambitious French dining hub, opens in SF’s

One65 Patisserie and Boutique, the first floor of a sprawling six-story French dining complex, opened Thursday in Union Square, the first of four restaurants to open in the building .

Rachel Konte aided the design of Kaya in San Francisco's Mid-Market.

Kaya closes in San Francisco’s Mid-Market

Kaya in Mid Market has closed its doors a little more than a year after opening. The restaurant opened through a partnership between restaurateur Daniel Patterson and Oakland chef Nigel Jones. It hosted ...

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Tia Harrison cleans out the freezer at Avedano's Holly Park Market in Bernal Heights. Harrison runs the meat market with two other women.

(Laura Morton/Special to the Chronicle)

Bernal Heights butcher shop Avedano’s to close after 12 years

Locals mourn the pending closure of Avedano’s Holly Park Market, which its owners say is due to rising rent, the labor shortage and competition with grocery delivery services.

People have dinner at Mister Jiu's in San Francisco, California on June 4th, 2016.

American Express is buying Resy. Can it catch OpenTable?

American Express is acquiring Resy, an online reservation service that’s the main source of competition for San Francisco’s OpenTable. The move is expected to expand Resy’s presence worldwide.

Union Square’s new Sushi Nagai is set to be one of San

San Francisco’s newest omakase restaurant, Sushi Nagai, has opened in Union Square with a $180 “promotional” menu. Over the next few weeks, the restaurant will roll out its regular menu priced ...

Chocolate granola at Bloom, the salon at Dandelion Chocolate's new factory.

Dandelion Chocolate’s new tasting salon, Bloom, opens next week

The full-service salon sits within Dandelion Chocolate’s new Mission District factory, with chocolate-laced breakfast and afternoon tea.

Bamboo Asia's first location opened on Montgomery Street in 2011.

Fast-casual chain Bamboo Asia to open 2 new Bay Area locations

San Francisco fast-casual lunch spot Bamboo Asia is expanding to a third SF location in the Financial District and a first restaurant in Oakland.

2019 James Beard awards go to El Pípila, Bar Agricole and Benu

The James Beard Foundation announced its 2019 restaurant award winners, but the Bay Area winners were few.

Kwame Onwuachi is nominated for the Rising Star Chef of the Year award by the James Beard Foundation.

‘8 years ago I was selling candy on the subway:’ chef Kwame

The James Beard Award nominee, author and executive chef at Kith and Kin, an Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Washington, D.C., spoke with The Chronicle about his rising star success.

Chef Brandon Jew, sets down the smokes hood tofu, as it is ready to be served, at the soft opening of his restaurant Mister Jiu's, in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

Brandon Jew looks to expand San Francisco empire with Mamahuhu in

Brandon Jew, the chef-owner of San Francisco’s Mister Jiu’s and the newly opened Moongate Lounge, is planning to open Mamahuhu in a former Asian market in the Inner Richmond.

La Guerrera’s Kitchen opens with tamales and more in Oakland

The Guerrero-style takeout window comes from two undocumented immigrants who got their start on the streets of the Mission.

People pass by Lucca Ravioli on it's final day open after 90 years of business on Valencia Street in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Why I’m going to miss Lucca Ravioli so much

By Omar Mamoon

A goodbye love letter to the Mission staple, which has closed, but is not forgotten.

Che Fico’s new store, Alimentari, is a dramatic showcase of

After closing the doors to sister project Theorita, the Che Fico crew is opening a grocery store/restaurant in the same space called Alimentari. The new concept is anchored by the talent of Che Fico’s ...

New Burlingame wine bar Velvet 48 stocks thousands of bottles, which guests can enjoy on site or to-go. This is owner Jason Cooper's first business, though he's been in the wine industry for 20 years.

With Velvet 48, Burlingame gets a new wine bar focused on

Velvet 48 will stock more than 400 wines from around the world when it opens May 3.

The Vault opens its doors to the Financial District crowd

The new FiDi fine dining restaurant, the Vault, opens today on the ground floor of 555 California St. Aesthetically, the 5,000-square-foot venture is an ode to upscale 1960s and 1970s-era East Coast ...

Viewof the kitchen from part of the dining room of Besharam, a new Gujarati (West Indian) restaurant seen on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif.

At Besharam, chef Heena Patel and Daniel Patterson part ways

Formerly part of Daniel Patterson’s Alta Restaurant Group, Besharam is entering a new chapter as chef-owner Heena Patel assumes full control of the restaurant.

Cocktail star Jennifer Colliau's Here's How opens in Uptown

Bar industry veteran Jennifer Colliau’s first solo project, Here’s How, is open in Uptown Oakland. The 3,500-square-foot space has several lounge areas, including a private room with its own bartender.

Bini's Kitchen at 1001 Howard St. The restaurant is open for lunch this week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bini’s Kitchen is now serving its highly touted Nepalese

Bini’s Kitchen has opened in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood at the corner of Sixth and Howard streets. For owner Binita Pradhan the dazzling new space is the culmination of a journey that ...

Lamb shoulder grilled over redwood, spring garlic, beets, walnut butter, mint, and seaweed photographed at Commonwealth in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, March 20, 2017.

SF’s Commonwealth restaurant may close or move amid lease

By Paolo Lucchesi

Commonwealth’s days look to be numbered — at least in its current location.

Frjtz to close its last brick-and-mortar restaurant, shift to

Frjtz, San Francisco’s Belgian fry specialist, will close its last restaurant. It will become delivery-only.

Ballast Point Brewing cancels plans for San Francisco brewery

Plans have been scrapped for Ballast Point’s brewery near the Golden State Warriors’ forthcoming Chase Center in Mission Bay.

Sam’s Anchor Cafe, with 99 years on Tiburon’s waterfront, is

Sam’s Anchor Cafe, the historic Tiburon waterfront restaurant, reopens this week after an extensive remodel. The owners are also adding outdoor performances and a revamped menu, hoping to embrace the ...

The Johnny Doughnuts truck serves up sweets and donuts in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Popular sweets outfit Johnny Doughnuts expands to Petaluma and

Johnny Doughnuts, the popular Bay Area chain with food trucks and multiple brick and mortar locations, is opening a new space in Petaluma. The company has now announced or opened three locations in the ...

Located along Highway 1, Coast's building is made out of large redwood water tanks. Now, it houses an art gallery, shop and cafe from chef Nick Balla.

Nick Balla is cooking at a Big Sur art gallery and cafe named

Coast, a new complex along Highway 1 in Big Sur, has opened with celebrated chef Nick Balla at the helm. He’s serving a mix of spreads and breads, spoon salads and pastries at the casual cafe with more ...

Mac’d, San Francisco mac-and-cheese restaurant, closes its

The flagship Marina District location of Mac’d has closed due to a change in the terms of its lease. The DIY mac-and-cheese restaurant was one of the most talked-about ventures when it opened in 2017, ...

Harper & Rye team debut Oaxaca-inspired bar Peacekeeper

The team behind Harper & Rye is back with a new cocktail bar, Peacekeeper, opening today in Lower Nob Hill. It's inspired by Oaxaca, with an airy atmosphere, tons of plants and emphasis on mezcal.

Four Star Seafood co-founders Adrian Hoffman, left, and Ismael Macias stand for a portrait together at their company's new 10,000-square-foot facility in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019.

Billingsgate, a seafood market and oyster bar, to open in Noe

Ismael Macias and Adrian Hoffman, previously chefs in the Lark Creek Restaurant Group, plan to open a seafood counter and oyster bar so that home cooks can have access to some of the same products upon ...

Smokin' Woods BBQ might be best known for its beef ribs.

Top Oakland barbecue pop-up Smokin’ Woods BBQ becomes a

Smokin’ Woods BBQ has finally found a permanent home. After spending several months as a pop-up within 2nd Half Sports Lounge, the Oakland hotspot is formally partnering with the bar and taking over its ...

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Outside of the newly refurbished Elite Cafe on Fillmore Street.
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Elite Cafe to close after 38 years in San Francisco

Elite Cafe on Fillmore will close its doors on April 21, roughly 38 years after opening. The New Orleans-inspired business was one of few left in the city where people could order gumbos, red beans and ...

The bar area of Palette Tea House is seen inside Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco Calif. Friday, March 15, 2019.

Palette Tea House opens at Ghirardelli Square with dim sum and

Palette Tea House, the sequel to Koi Palace and Dragon Beaux, opens today.

Jack London Square adds Town Square Eats to growing dining scene

The restaurant revitalization at Jack London Square continues with Town Square Eats. It’s a joint venture between a cadre of restaurant industry vets and shares space with Crooked City Cider Taproom on ...

Museum of Ice Cream serves scoops and drinks at its new Cafe 1905C.

Museum of Ice Cream opens its first scoop shop with adults-only

At the Museum of Ice Cream’s new Cafe 1905C, anyone can get a taste of the museum without paying for a ticket — not to mention ice cream and other treats. An upcoming bar, Dive-in, will specialize in ...

Chef Joshua Skenes of Saison in San Francisco, Calif., is seen on February 16th, 2018.

Joshua Skenes steps away from 3-Michelin-starred Saison and

Joshua Skenes, the lauded culinary mind behind Saison’s perfect three Michelin-star rating, says he is handing over total control of his San Francisco institution to executive chef Laurent Gras, ...

Upcoming Oakland restaurant La Guerrera's Kitchen specializes in tamales.

After 15 years of selling tamales on the streets, La Guerrera’s

A mother-daughter team is opening La Guerrera’s Kitchen, a takeout window attached to a bar in Oakland’s Fruitvale District in May. The La Cocina business started with Ofelia Barajas selling tamales in ...

Japanese chain Gram Cafe & Pancakes opens its first U.S. restaurant in San Francisco's Stonestown Galleria.

Gram Cafe’s fluffy Japanese souffle pancakes come to Stonestown

Popular Japanese chain Gram Cafe & Pancakes has chosen San Francisco for its first U.S. location, slated to open on April 5 in Stonestown Galleria. More than 10 locations are expected to follow statewide.

Studio BBA designed Little Gem's second restaurant in Cow Hollow.

Little Gem brings its gluten- and dairy-free eats to Cow Hollow

Hayes Valley’s Little Gem opens its second location today in Cow Hollow, continuing the restaurant’s tradition of all-day service and gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free eats. One new ...

Chef/owner Shawn Naputi (apron) and his biz partner Shawn Camacho at Prubechu in San Francisco, Calif., are seen on Saturday, April 5th, 2014.

San Francisco’s Michelin-starred Aster closed and will

Daniel Patterson has closed his Michelin-starred restaurant Aster, with plans to re-open it as the new home of Prubechu, San Francisco’s only Guamanian restaurant. The announcement comes only days after ...

Gott's Culinary director, Jennifer Rebman, pulls out an Impossible burger pattie to put on the grill at Gott's on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in San Francisco, Calif.

Burger King strikes a deal to test out the plant-based Impossible

Impossible Foods is continuing its plant-based burger competition with Southern California’s Beyond Meat, by holding a trial run of vegetarian Whoppers at Burger Kings in St. Louis.

Akiko’s team opening Family, a Japanese-inspired cafe in North

Alumni from Akiko's Restaurant and Soba Ichi are teaming up to open a cozy North Beach cafe called Family in late April. It’ll serve a simple, market-driven menu of Japanese-inspired sandwiches, noodles ...

The open kitchen area at La Calenda restaurant in Yountville, Calif., on Wednesday February 27, 2019.

From Shake Shack to Noosh: Here are 17 of the Bay Area’s

The Bay Area dining landscape quickly came to life in 2019 with 16 new projects worth following. They include Thomas Keller’s first Mexican restaurant, a Shake Shack in Larkspur, Tanya Holland’s two ...

Marco Senghor, owner of Bissap Baobab, mixes drinks for customers at his restaurant in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.

Marco Senghor of Bissap Baobab pleads guilty to felony charge

Marco Senghor, the owner of San Francisco’s Bissap Baobab , plead guilty on Thursday to a felony charge of making a false claim or statement involving an immigration document. The guilty plea, which ...

The popular East Coast chain Shake Shack is opening its first Marin�location in Larkspur on Wednesday March 27.

Shake Shack opens in Marin. Read The Chronicle’s running

By Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips

Our Food Team is sharing live updates from the Bay Area’s brand new Shake Shack.

People have dinner at Quince in San Francisco, Calif. on on May 2nd, 2018.

2019 James Beard Award nominees announced: Angler, Swan Oyster

By Paolo Lucchesi

The Bay Area represents well in the annual chef, restaurant and media awards.

Little Skillet's fried chicken gets paired with a pandan mocha waffle for Kulinary Confidential.

Explore San Francisco's Filipino food scene during Kulinary

SOMA Pilipinas, San Francisco’s Filipino cultural district, will host Kulinary Confidential starting April 1. The two-week event spans a self-guided food crawl and several high-end pop-ups, all ...

Chef Traci Des Jardins stands in the dining room at Jardini�re on Friday, April 21, 2017, in San Francisco.

Traci Des Jardins to close Jardiniere next month

Traci Des Jardins is closing her flagship restaurant Jardiniere, turning her attention to her more casual restaurants.

Hundreds of Shake Shack fans wait in a long line for the restaurant’s first Northern California location to open at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.

Shake Shack to open in Larkspur on March 27

Shake Shack’s second Bay Area outpost opens on March 27 in Larkspur. The East Coast chain opened in Palo Alto a few months ago and also has plans for a San Francisco location.

Jack London Square's farmers' market in Oakland, California, USA 17 Dec 2017.

Jack London Square announces new market hall

Jack London Square’s revitalization reaches a new chapter this week with word that a 40,000 square foot entertainment venue is headed to the property. According to the national developer currently ...

A completed order is automatically pushed towards a portal by a Blendid robotic smoothie-making kiosk during a test run at the Market Cafe on the USF campus in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, March 22, 2019. The automated smoothie machine goes fully operational on Monday.

Meet San Francisco’s new, giant, smoothie-making robot

Chef B is a robot on the campus of USF and the country’s first fully autonomous smoothie kiosk.

Brian Baronowski, general manager at Mixt Greens, located at 901 Valencia St., builds a salad in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The local salad chain is opening its first two new East Bay locations next month in Oakland and San Ramon. But Mixt also has national ambitions, with a Texas restaurant opening on May 18.

San Francisco salad chain Mixt heads for East Bay in expansion

Local salad chain Mixt is opening its first two new East Bay locations next month in Oakland and San Ramon. But Mixt also has national ambitions, with a Texas restaurant on the way.

A sign behind the Gaylord Perry statue and above the 2nd Street entrance to Oracle Park is installed to reflect the name change of the Giants' home stadium in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Giants’ 2019 food lineup at Oracle Park to feature Super Duper,