Mario Cortez
SF Chronicle
San Diego, CA, United States
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Caspers Hot Dogs is closing in Walnut Creek after 40-year run
Hallowed hot dog chain Caspers is closing this longstanding location. → Read More
Boozy mini golf tees off in Emeryville, plus more East Bay openings
Newcomers include a trendy chicken place and an expanding ramen shop. → Read More
Flaky Jamaican pastries arrive at the Ferry Building, plus 6 more great new Bay Area restaurants
These are the best new restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area so far in 2023, including Acre, Casa Borinqueña, Parche, Peaches Patties and Piglet & Co. → Read More
Popular S.F. deli shuts down after seven years, plus more restaurant closures
These San Francisco Bay Area restaurants closed in January 2023, including Burma Bear, The Refuge in Menlo Park and Hawker Fare. → Read More
Workers at Bay Area chain Peet’s Coffee have unionized their first cafe
Sending shock waves through the company, which has 242 locations in California and 334... → Read More
S.F. restaurants will now pay for parklets. How many are holding on to theirs?
Most San Francisco restaurants are keeping their parklets despite new Shared Spaces fees and limits. → Read More
Drake-backed fried chicken chain opens first Oakland restaurant this week
Drake-backed fried chicken sensation Dave's Hot Chicken opens first Oakland location in Uptown. → Read More
Bay Area restaurants are paying double for eggs due to avian flu supply shortages
Bay Area restaurants are paying double for eggs, and could start charging more for egg dishes amid avian flu supply shortages. → Read More
Two-story restaurant with wood-fired Mediterranean food arrives, plus more East Bay openings
Wood-fired Mediterranean restaurant Acre is open in Oakland's Rockridge. Other December restaurant openings in the East Bay include Dumpling Time, Great Notion Brewing and Crumble and Whisk. → Read More
Michelin-recognized dim sum parlor shuts down, plus more recent Bay Area restaurant closings
These Bay Area restaurants closed in December, including Hong Kong Flower Lounge in Millbrae and the original Cellarmaker Brewing Co. in San Francisco. → Read More
12 of the year’s most notable restaurant closures in the Bay Area
From Alioto's in S.F. to Nyum Bai in Oakland, these were the year's most notable Bay Area restaurant closures. → Read More
Savoy Tivoli, a North Beach bar and cafe institution, is back open after closing in 2018
North Beach bar Savoy Tivoli reopens after a lengthy closure during the pandemic. → Read More
Girl Scout cookie season is in danger. Again
Girl Scout cookie supplier Little Brownie Baker is facing production issues. Now, Girl Scouts of Northern California is canceling December events and considering delaying the start of the 2023 cookie season. → Read More
Bay Area brunch favorite shuts down after 14 years, plus more recent restaurant closures
These Bay Area restaurants all closed in November. → Read More
Hip hand roll sushi arrives in Oakland, plus more East Bay restaurant openings
These new restaurants opened in the East Bay in October, including Oko at Tribune in Oakland, Koolfi Creamery in San Leandro and Bubbs’ Bagels & Coffee in Livermore. → Read More
S.F. classic restaurant Original Joe's is opening an East Bay location
Original Joe's is bringing favorites like chicken parmesan and pizza to the East Bay for the first time. → Read More
Cult-famous brewery closes S.F. taproom after 9 years, plus more Bay Area restaurant closures
Recent closures include the Mikkeller Bar, Padrecito and more. → Read More
Willow on the Green, S.F.’s only British cheese shop, plans full restaurant for pies and English breakfasts
Willow on the Green, S.F.’s only British cheese shop, has plans for a new restaurant in... → Read More
Pan de Muerto is a Day of the Dead tradition. Here’s where to find it in the Bay Area
Pan de Muerto is a Day of the Dead staple. These Bay Area bakeries are where to get it ahead of Día de los Muertos. → Read More
Cult-favorite market Bi-Rite is coming to a new S.F. neighborhood
Bi-Rite Market, the popular S.F. grocer, is opening a third location on Polk St. in... → Read More