Eat & Drink
Popular Gastropub “Monk’s Kettle” Leaving SF After 16 Years
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Goodbye Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that The Monk’s Kettle is saying goodbye to San Francisco and hello to Oakland. After more than 16 years, the popular craft beer gastropub will be moving its original location from 16th Street in the Mission to 5484 College Ave, Oakland in Rockridge. The more...
IKEA’s New 23,000 Sqft Food Hall Opens This Week in SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco San Francisco’s mid-Market IKEA opened August 23, 2023, but the much anticipated adjacent 23,000-square-foot food market is finally opening on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the details. The two-level Saluhall is a Swedish-inspired, plant-forward food hall featuring 8 eateries, 3 bars, and a cooking school. You’ll have a choice more...
SF’s Cafe Flore is Back After 4+ Years Closed
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Castro’s Cafe Flore is finally back after a long 4-year closure. The brand new Fisch & Flore soft opened on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the former Cafe Flore space at Noe and Market. See a video the updated restaurant on Instagram at @fischandflore Thanks to SFist for sharing the details. After 47 more...
Beloved Cantonese BBQ Joint Leaves SF Chinatown After 40+ Years
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to Eater San Francisco for sharing the news that San Francisco’s legendary roast duck & pig takeaway joint Hing Lung Company has departed San Francisco Chinatown after 43 years at 1261 Stockton Street. Hing Lung Company shut up shop in Chinatown on April 7, 2024, but thankfully, it’s not your more...
Iconic “Asia SF” Dinner Show Will Stay Open 1 Extra Month
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, LGBTQ+, San Francisco Thanks KRON4 for sharing the news that the legendary dinner theater, Asia SF, will stay open for one extra month. Sadly, San Francisco’s pioneering transgender cabaret dinner show announced it was closing its doors at the end of March. The club initially announced its last dinner show would be Sunday, March more...
8 New Venues Now Permitted for Live Music in SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that the San Francisco Entertainment Commission has recently approved 8 new permits for live performances. The newest venues now permitted to host live performances include: Flanahan’s Pub, 3805 Noriega St – The Outer Sunset’s Irish Pub, Flanahan’s has secured a yearlong permit to host more...
SF’s Irish Center St. Patrick’s Day Block Parties (March 15-17)
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Things to Do San Francisco’s Irish Center hosts a series of St. Patrick’s Day festivities for 2024 with live rollicking Irish music, Irish pipers, Irish dance troupes, plus traditional Irish food and beer. Friday, March 15, 2024 / 8pm to 10p / $15 Irish Center SF’s Friday Night w/ The Hooks These SF-based Sligo brothers are more...
SF’s “Bhangra” Night Market & Block Party is Back Four Times in 2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco A bi-monthly night market & block party is back to Downtown San Francisco in the spring and summer of 2024 with up to 15,000 expected to attend! Enjoy 3 city blocks of Downtown full of music, dancing, delicious street food cuisine, cocktails and shopping from over 30 unique local artisans and more...
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” Returns for 2024
Community, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Chinatown night markets are back! Kicking off March 8, 2024, and continuing the second Friday of the month throughout the rest of the year. Chinatown Night Market 2024 Every Second Friday | 5:30-9p Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco FREE The Civic Joy Fund is at it again, kicking off a renewed emphasis more...
SF’s Iconic “Golden Boy” Pizza Opening New Spot
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, San Francisco Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that San Francisco’s iconic North Beach pizza joint Golden Boy Pizza is opening up a new location. The newest location will be at 1447 Taraval Street in the Parkside neighborhood, which was formerly home to another Italian foodie spot, Marco Polo Italian Ice more...
One of Oakland’s Top Burger Spots, “Sidebar” is Sadly Closing After 15 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Oakland Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the unfortunate news that Oakland’s gastropub Sidebar, located at 542 Grand Avenue, is set to close on January 27, 2024 after nearly 15 years. The restaurant opened its doors on the northeast shore of Lake Merritt in February 2009. Sidebar describes itself as “an old school more...
One of SF’s Few Remaining KFCs Has Closed
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Goodbye One of the last remaining KFCs in San Francisco quietly shut down over the holidays. San Francisco’s KFC located at 200 Duboce Avenue was a combo KFC / Taco Bell location for years. Back in October 2021, the Taco Bell portion of this KFC location shut down. The Taco Bell sign more...
Filipino Fast Food Chain Jollibee Returning to Downtown SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Downtown San Francisco will once again have a Jollibee, the world famous fast food chain that hails from the Philippines. Its previous downtown SF location, near Moscone Center, closed in 2011. The popular chain filed applications back in 2020 for its new location, and according to the San Francisco Standard, construction more...
Downtown SF “See’s Candies” Closes Permanently on Xmas Eve
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s See’s Candies located at 3 Embarcadero Center is shutting down. Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023, will be the final day open for the Bay Area-headquartered candy company at their downtown San Francisco location. The candy shop quietly announced its closure more...
SF’s Classic Rooftop Cocktail Lounge “Starlight Room” to Reopen in 2024
Eat & Drink, Local Icons, Reopening, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s historic Starlight Room is set to reopen. The glamourous rooftop bar, on top of Beacon Grand, formerly the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, opened during the Prohibition era in 1928. It was the celebrity hotspot of its time with regulars like more...
