Goodbye
SF’s Mysterious “Gingerbread Monolith” Collapses
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Wow The nearly 7-foot tall gingerbread “monolith” that mysteriously appeared near the top of Corona Heights Park above the Castro in San Francisco has finally crumbled. Photo credit: Anand Sharma / @aprilzero Discovered on Christmas morning and first reported by KQED, the tower with icing for the welding and gumdrops as joints, was more...
SF’s “Mission Cheese” Closing Down After 10 Years
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Tablehopper and SF Gate for letting us know the sad news that artisan cheese shop, Mission Cheese, is closing after 10 years on Valencia and 18th. This little cheese place is going to sleep at the end of the month. After nearly 10 years of slinging amazing American cheeses, more...
Goodbye to BART’s Paper Tickets
Brand New, Goodbye BART has successfully transitioned all stations to offer Clipper as the only fare product available for purchase. BART began eliminating the sales of paper tickets in August of 2019 when a 4-station pilot program was launched. The conversion was accelerated during the pandemic with one or more stations transitioned each week throughout 2020. Systemwide conversion more...
SF’s Historic 157-Year Old Cliff House is Closing Permanently
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Unfortunately, Cliff House just broke the sad news that they will be closing their doors at the end of the year. Their last day is December 31, 2020. Thanks KRON4 for sharing that the restaurant had updated its website with a notice about its closure. Read Cliff House’s statement. The closure is more...
85% of SF’s Downtown Restaurants Likely Closed
Goodbye, Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open SF Gate shared some depressing news that about 85% of the restaurants in San Francisco’s Financial District and SoMa are estimated to be at least temporarily closed. Downtown has been pretty much a ghost town since the beginning of the pandemic with most offices closed down and allowing people to work more...
SF’s “Lucky 13” Dive Bar Closing Down for Good
Goodbye, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that according a long-time bar worker, Lucky 13 is closing down for good. Lucky 13, located on Market Street between Sanchez and Church, has been on the chopping block for a while now, with long-standing rumors of being torn down and being replaced more...
San Francisco Zoo’s Beloved Gorilla “Zura” Died at 39
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye The San Francisco Zoo shared some sad news on November 20th. One of their gorgeous Western lowland gorillas had died. Named “Zura,” she was a 39-year-old gorilla that had been at the zoo since 1982 and lived in the Jones Family Gorilla Preserve, one of the largest and most exceptional habitats more...
H&M Closes Its Massive Union Square Store
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco has lost another major retailer in its downtown Union Square shopping district due to the ongoing pandemic. SFGate has reported that Swedish fast fashion brand H&M has permanently closed its West Coast flagship store in downtown San Francisco. The massive 35,000 sqft two-story shop opened in 2005 on Powell Street. more...
Celebrity Chef Martin Yan’s M.Y. China Closes SF Restaurant
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Eater for breaking the news that unfortunately M.Y. China has permanently closed its doors due to the ongoing pandemic. Celebrity Chef Martin Yan, who you might remember as host of the ’80s cooking show Yan Can Cook and also more recently an Iron Chef judge, opened his signature restaurant more...
Tacolicious Closes North Beach & San Jose Restaurants
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFist for announcing the unfortunate news that the Bay Area is losing two outposts of the popular small taco chain Tacolicious. Due to the ongoing pandemic and economic slowdown, they’re saying goodbye to their North Beach location, which slanged tacos for the past 7 years. They’re also closing the more...
SF’s Retro Arcade Bar “Coin-Op” Closes for Good
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know the sad news that one of SF’s most fun arcade bars, Coin-Op has shut down permanently. Coin-Op, which was located at 508 4th Street and was an awesome 10,000 square foot space in SoMa that was transformed from a steel foundry into a more...
Goodbye to Berkeley’s Historic Albatross Pub
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Sadly, after nearly 60 years in Berkeley, Albatross Pub is closing its doors on November 30, 2020. After shutting its doors in March, without a kitchen or an outdoor patio, the eclectic, cavernous pub on San Pablo Ave has remained closed ever since. From its beginnings as a small beer & wine more...
SF’s 51-Year-Old “O’Farrell Theatre” Strip Club Closes
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFGate for letting us know that the Mitchell Brothers “O’Farrell Theatre” has closed. SF Gate reports that as part of its official closure the lavish interior has been gutted. The strip club first opened as an x-rated movie theater in 1969 on the corner of Polk and O’Farrell in more...
Goodbye to San Francisco’s Iconic 83-Year Old Coca Cola Sign
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for tipping us off that San Francisco is losing its iconic Coca Cola sign. San Francisco’s most famous billboard was installed in 1937 to coincide with the opening of the Bay Bridge. Although, it’s not the original sign (it’s been upgraded over the years), it’s stood 112 more...
SF’s Famous “City of Paris” Rotunda Closes Indefinitely
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFGate and Hoodline for letting us know that the Rotunda restaurant atop the Neiman Marcus department store in Union Square (and its famous “City of Paris” stained glass ceiling dating back to 1909) has closed indefinitely. The upscale and popular spot for afternoon tea with amazing views of the more...
