What's Closed / What's Open
El Rio’s Back Patio Reopening “Soon”
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know the great news that El Rio, one of our favorite LGBTQ+ patio dive bars has reopened for to-go food and drinks, and hopes to reopen their back patio soon. El Rio is currently open Fridays 4-8pm plus Saturdays & Sundays 2-6pm for to more...
SF Bar “Virgil’s Sea Room” Closes Permanently
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Another great San Francisco bar closes its doors for good. The nautical-themed Virgil’s Sea Room and their fantastic back patio Mission Street in the flats of Bernal Heights announced its permanent closure on February 22nd after 8 years in business. We’ll be sad to see them go and hope that El Rio more...
SF Indoor Dining Won’t Open Until At Least March 2
Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Although the latest covid data released by the state of California on February 23, 2021 show San Francisco firmly in the less restrictive “red tier,” San Francisco is still in Purple and won’t be eligible for further reopenings until it is in the red tier for two consecutive weeks. San Francisco more...
San Mateo & Marin County Now in “Red Tier”
Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The state of California updated their tiers on February 23, 2021 and two Bay Area counties have been officially moved from the most restrictive “purple” tier into the less restrictive “red tier.” San Mateo and Marin counties saw significant case number drops and now the counties are freed by the state more...
Rainbow Grocery Launches Brand New Curbside Pick Up Today
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Rainbow Grocery has just launched curbside pick up beginning February 22, 2021. Their curbside pickup will be available 4 days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Rainbow Grocery’s Announcement: Here at Rainbow, we’ve been working hard to create better ways for our loyal customers to be able to shop at Rainbow while more...
Filipino Fast Food Chain Jollibee Returning to SF
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco will once again have a Jollibee, the world famous fast food chain that hails from the Philippines. Its previous SF location, near Moscone Center, closed in 2011. With roughly 1,300 restaurants worldwide and over 40 in the US, the chain is famous for its unique comfort food favorites, like more...
SF Announces Drop-in Vaccines (No Appt. Needed)
COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London Breed announced today that San Francisco General Hospital is offering drop-in vaccinations daily for SF residents 65+ from 9am to 3pm through February 23rd with no appointment necessary. According to Mission Local, previously people eligible for walk-in vaccinations needed to live in certain zip codes. Now, all residents of more...
Feud Erupts Over SF’s Ferris Wheel Extension to 2025
What's Closed / What's Open A battle has erupted over whether or not “SkyStar,” San Francisco’s temporary 150-foot-tall observation wheel in Golden Gate Park should be granted a 4 year extension. Originally planned to last only a year in honor of the park’s 150th anniversary, the wheel sat unused for six months at the beginning of more...
SF’s 27-Year-Old Muddy’s Coffee House to Close Permanently
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Mission Local for sharing the sad news that Muddy’s Coffee House near 24th and Valencia in San Francisco has announced it is planning to close on February 25th after 27 years in business. The owners (who also run the similarly-named Muddy Waters Coffee House on Valencia and 16th which more...
SF’s Historic Movie Theater Closes Its Doors Permanently
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KQED for sharing the unfortunate news that West Portal’s historic theater has closed permanently. San Francisco’s CinéArts at Empire has permanently shut its doors due to the ongoing pandemic. Cinemark noted to KQED that the end of its lease was up, and they were choosing not to renew. The theater originally more...
SF’s Vaccine Supplies Run Out. Mass Sites Shut for Week
COVID-19 Updates, Goodbye, Vaccines, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco announced on Sunday it was pauses high volume vaccination site operations due to lack of supply. The city stated that no existing appointments were canceled and that new spots will only be released for booking once the vaccine supply is confirmed. San Francisco’s High Volume Vaccine Sites Status As of more...
Oakland’s Historic Parkway Theater May Become Huge “Cannabis Lounge”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Biz Journal for sharing the news that Oakland’s historic Parkway Theater might be become an entertainment center that’s not only a theater, but also a restaurant and cannabis lounge. Oakland’s City Planning Commission will have a hearing next week to determine approval of the high-density assembly use permit for more...
Uniqlo is Closing Its Flagship Union Square Store
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Sadly, Uniqlo is saying goodbye to its West Coast Flagship store which opened in 2012. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news that Uniqlo’s 3-story shop, with over 29,000 sqft, located in Union Square is closing its doors for good. Uniqlo has listed on its website that its final day is March more...
Top COVID-Safe Restaurants in SF (Based on Diner Feedback)
COVID-19 Updates, Eat & Drink, Indoor Dining, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Diffbot reached out to us to share the results of their latest data analysis that examined San Francisco restaurants and how well they are handling Covid precautions. Here’s the top 10 most Covid-safe restaurants based on parsing 2000+ reviews that mention their opinions on the restaurant’s COVID stance. The Patio Wine Lounge more...
SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety silver buds on the often bare branches of these elegant trees, many rare and more...
