Outdoor Dining
Outdoor Christmas Cocktail Pop-Up in San Francisco
Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open, Wow Miracle, the Christmas-theme pop up bar that transforms Pacific Cocktail Haven into a Winter Wonderland is coming back to San Francisco, but this time as an decked out festive outdoor bar/restaurant. Miracle opens up on Black Friday, November 27 and is open Wednesday-Saturday through New Year’s Eve. They’re bringing back all more...
101-Year-Old Tosca Cafe Reopens for Outdoor Dining
Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Eater SF for letting us know that the century-old Tosca Cafe has reopened for outdoor dining in North Beach as of November 14th. Tosca dates back to November of 1919 when three Italians came to San Francisco to open a bar in North Beach after WWI. The well-loved cafe opened more...
SF Halts Indoor Dining (Again) Starting Nov. 14
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Eat & Drink, Indoor Dining, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, San Francisco will roll back the reopening of indoor dining, reduce capacity of fitness centers and movie theaters, and will pause approval of plans for indoor instruction for high schools. The City will adjust its reopening due to a significant and rapid increase in more...
SF Extends Outdoor Dining to June 2021. Could it Be Made Permanent?
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open More than 1,800 individual operators and counting are making the Shared Spaces Program a successful part of San Francisco’s economic recovery. Permits originally set to expire at the end of December may now be extended through June 30, 2021 and new applications are welcome. Shared Spaces allow merchants to use sidewalks, full or partial streets, and other more...
Indoor Dining in SF Expands to 50% Capacity on Nov. 3rd
Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open As part of a broad updated timeline for reopenings. San Francisco today announced that indoor restaurants will be able to increase their capacity to 50% starting November 3rd. See the latest press release | See SF’s updated reopening guidelines as of Oct. 20 Indoor dining was originally was allowed to reopen on more...
SF Announces Lots of New Updates for Reopening
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco Continues Reopening with Expanded Business Operations and Activities Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Now that San Francisco is assigned to the State’s Yellow tier, the City will move forward on reopening offices and expanding capacity at business, including fitness, dining, places of worship, personal services, recreation, and more Mayor London N. Breed more...
SF’s New Outdoor Pool Table at The Wooden Nickel’s Parklet
Fun & Games, Outdoor Dining, Things to Do Miss playing pool? Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that The Wooden Nickel now has a outdoor pool table in their parklet. How will it work? Reservations are required to play, and you must pay in advance. It’s $30 for 50 mins of play; this allows 10 minutes between bookings to sanitize more...
SF Restaurant Scene Rebounds After Months Long Shutdown
Eat & Drink, Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Support the Bay Thankfully, now that indoor dining has returned to San Francisco, restaurants are on the road to recovery. This past weekend, CBS – KPIX5 noted that restaurants along San Francisco’s waterfront had an air of normalcy. Restaurants such was Waterbar and Epic Steak on the Embarcadero were at capacity. Yes, things looked a more...
SF’s Updated Timeline for Reopening Announced
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco to Move Forward with Reopening More Businesses and Activities on September 30 Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Now that San Francisco is assigned to the State’s Orange tier, the City will move forward on reopening indoor restaurants and places of worship, and other activities including plans for outdoor family entertainment, playgrounds more...
Indoor Dining in San Francisco is Back Sept. 30th
Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open After initially stating that indoor dining wouldn’t happen until “Mid-October”, San Francisco today announced a revision to their reopening timeline for indoor dining which is set to resume on September 30th. See San Francisco’s latest reopening timeline | Indoor Dining Updates Indoor Dining Rules/Restrictions We expect the rules to evolve over time, but more...
SF’s Dive Bar “Lucky 13” is Back… for Now
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open ICYMI, lovably dirty and dank dive bar Lucky 13 just reopened in mid September. According to Instagram, their back patio is open 3-9pm every day. And like all bars, food is required in order to order drinks. This was the bar that Funcheap drank at the final night before everything shut more...
SF’s Chinatown Grant Ave. Outdoor Dining Now Thru December
Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open The event San Francisco Chinatown’s iconic Grant Avenue will be closed off to traffic and cars for a pleasant open walkway under vibrant red lanterns every weekend from July through December. Enjoy a historic street stroll, outdoor dining, and an Asian shopping experience. Update: Originally scheduled to end on September 20th, the more...
“Indoor Dining” in SF Won’t Be Back Until October (at the Earliest)
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London Breed Announces Timeline and Framework for Reopening Indoor Dining in San Francisco Friday, September 18, 2020 San Francisco is working with the local restaurant industry to develop a standardized health and safety plan and protocols to help restaurants prepare for reopening Mayor London N. Breed, Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of Health, and Assessor-Recorder Carmen more...
No Indoor Dining & Bars In SF Until At Least “Mid-October”
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open When San Francisco announced its new reopening timeline on September 1st, there wasn’t any mention of indoor dining or bars. Today the city revised the reopening timeline and finally addresses this issue, but still without many specifics. According to the timeline released on September 10th, indoor restaurants and bars (whether indoors more...
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack Now Has Outdoor Dining + Kids Eat Free
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Opened in 2001, Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack‘s kitschy downhome Italian food has been a long time favorite in the Outer Mission. They recently announced that their parklet is officially open for outdoor dining, complete with patio heaters. They’re still serving up their comfort food favorites, but all food will come in a bag more...
