Eat & Drink
Dungeness Crab Season Finally Opens on New Year’s Eve
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022. Fishing Zones 3-6 (all areas south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line) will open under a 50 percent trap reduction on Dec. 31, 2022 at 12:01 a.m., with a 64-hour gear more...
Hangar 1 Vodka Closing Alameda Distillery & Tasting Room
East Bay, Eat & Drink, Goodbye Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the unfortunate news that Hangar 1 Distillery is closing its Alameda distillery and tasting room. The beloved vodka distillery, located at 2505 Monarch St, Alameda, is housed in a former airplane hangar. The distillery was a popular stop along Alameda’s Spirits Alley for its tasting more...
SF’s 117-year-old Bar “Savoy Tivoli” Finally Set to Reopen
Bars, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, Reopening, San Francisco Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that North Beach’s historic restaurant, Savoy Tivoli, which opened in 1906 at 1434 Grant Avenue, is finally reopening. Originally closed for a seismic retrofit, followed by the pandemic, the 117-year old bar and restaurant is set to reopen its doors pending approval from more...
“Off the Grid” Fort Mason: Night Market Season Finale (Nov. 11)
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, San Francisco California’s largest recurring street food festival is shutting up shop for the end of its 12th season. Grab your friends and prepare to dish out for the last time this season on Friday, November 11, 2022. During the season, every Friday night, 25+ food trucks roll into Fort Mason’s parking lot and more...
SF’s Iconic ‘Hot Cookie’ Rolls Back Prices to 1997
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco Thanks to our friend Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that San Francisco’s famous Hot Cookie in the Castro, 407 Castro St., is celebrating 25 years. Established in 1997, Hot Cookie is a Castro icon – famous for its large selection of freshly-baked, chewy cookies, its notorious Penis and Vagina Cookies, more...
Dungeness Crab Season Delayed: No Crabs for Thanksgiving
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink California fish and wildlife officials are delaying the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season to protect endangered humpback whales and other marine life from deadly entanglements. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program determined that too many whales are present at this time for more...
SF Chinese Restaurant Lowers Prices w/ “Inflation Discount”
Deals, Eat & Drink Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that while nearly every restaurant has raised its prices, one San Francisco restaurant is taking a different approach. Lazy Susan, a Chinese-American takeout restaurant, located in West Portal at 811 Ulloa Street, is lowering its prices by offering an inflation discount. You’ll receive 10% more...
Brand New Bi-Rite Market Coming to Russian Hill
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, San Francisco Thanks to Eater San Francisco for sharing the news that cult favorite Bi-Rite Market is opening its third shop in San Francisco. Bi-Rite has been a San Francisco institution for more than 80 years, and now they’re expanding with a new location in Russian Hill, which joins locations in Divisadero Street and more...
Bay Area Rapper Gives Back w/ “Pay-What-You-Can” Deal at Vallejo Restaurant
Eat & Drink, Freebies, Getting Help Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Vallejo’s Momo’s Cafe, located at 402 Georgia St, is now the first-ever “Proud 2 Pay Cafe,” courtesy of Bay Area rapper LaRussell. LaRussell has a big heart, and has generously offered to buy out his favorite hometown restaurant, Momo’s Cafe, offering everyone more...
Donut Beer Coming to SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery has teamed up with Third Culture Bakery for a very unique collaboration, Mango Passion Fruit Mochi Donut Sour Ale. This is a collaboration for the history books. Delicious beer and donuts all in one amazing package. Brewed with rice to give it that “mochi” flavor along more...
Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party is Back for 2022
Community, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco, Sponsored Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party is back and taking over the Mission in a new location with live music, food trucks, local vendors, and more on October 15, 2022. The event is FREE with RSVP, but you can snag Headliner Experience passes if you want go baller. This year’s community more...
Brand New Pop-Up Beer Garden Opens in Golden Gate Park
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco After much controversy and debate (there were nine hours of non-stop public comment during the Board of Supervisors meeting), JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park was recently officially declared permanently “car-free.” The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department is working to turn JFK Drive into a Golden Mile. One of the more...
All the Food & Drinks Coming to SF’s New Tunnel Tops Park This Fall
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco’s new favorite park, Presidio Tunnel Tops, which opened July 17, 2022, recently announced its full lineup of Presidio Pop-Up food vendors coming to the park through the end of the year. Most notably, San Francisco’s Fort Point is bringing their beers to the park. The local craft brewery will more...
Two Bay Area Pizzerias Ranked as Best in the World
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that two Bay Area pizza joints have just made the list of the best pizzerias in the world. San Francisco’s Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, 1570 Stockton St, took the number 10 spot on the 50 Top Pizza World 2022 list. Chef and owner Tony more...
Sonoma Winery’s Brand New Kaleidoscopic Wine-Tasting Pavilion
Artsy Fartsy, Eat & Drink, Outdoorsy One of the top California Pinot Noir growers, The Donum Estate, opens its brand-new, breathtaking Vertical Panorama Pavilion, a wine tasting room that allows for a unique and contextual interaction between the senses and the environment. The pavilion is designed by the Berlin-based office Studio Other Spaces, founded by artist Olafur more...
