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San Francisco Chronicle

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Giant, crispy, golden: Why Korean katsu is booming in the South Bay

A growing number of restaurants in the Bay Area are specializing in Korean-style donkatsu, cutlets pounded until thin and massive, then fried to a crisp.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

KTVU FOX 2

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San Francisco's iconic Julius Castle to reopen after nearly 20 years

After nearly two decades closed and roughly 15 years of restoration and challenges, San Francisco's historic Julius Castle restaurant is reopening on Telegraph Hill. Owner Paul Scott offers a first look at the landmark's revival, stunning bay views and new menu ahead of its highly anticipated Thursday opening.

San Francisco, CA · 2d
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scotscoop.com

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Starbucks’ Halloween limited-edition menu sparks mixed opinions

Starbucks released two limited-edition items, the Black Cat Frappuccino and the Black Night Cookie, just one week before Halloween. The Black Cat Frappuccino is made by mixing Starbucks’ classic Creme Frappuccino blended beverage with cocoa. The Black Night Cookie features dark chocolate cookie dough with caramel fudge filling. The...

Belmont, CA · 1d
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SF Rec & Park

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Super Duper Burgers Opens in Union Square, Bringing More Food & Fun to the Historic Plaza

SAN FRANCISCO — City leaders and burger lovers celebrated the grand opening of Super Duper Burgers today, sampling the San Francisco favorite's signature fare at its new location in Union Square, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced. Located on the east side of the historic plaza in...

San Francisco, CA · 2d
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oaklandside.org

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Los Cocos, Eli’s Mile High, Oeste and more among Oakland’s October closures

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. The openings and closings for each month are then compiled into a round-up. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Berkeley, CA · 3d

oaklandside.org

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A new Japanese BBQ comes to Oakland, a Turkish cafe lands in South Berkeley, and more East Bay restaurant openings

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Oakland, CA · 2d

Mass Market Retailers

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Prime Roots launches Safe Slice at Sprouts nationwide

Nitrate-free deli line expands Prime Roots to 1000 outlets as the company more than doubles year over year

Berkeley, CA · 2d

FoodWorldNews

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T&T Supermarket Fills a Decade-Empty Former Best Buy on Geary Boulevard as San Francisco Loses Neighborhood Grocers

T&T Supermarket opened its first San Francisco store on Nov. 5 at City Center, 2675 Geary Blvd., filling a former Best Buy space that had been vacant since 2017, according to SFist. The roughly 50,000-square-foot store at Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue is the Canadian chain's second California location and fourth in the United States.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

foodgal.com

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San Francisco’s Athanor: A Chef’s Return

Chef-Owner Mike Lanham walked away from his three-year-old San Francisco restaurant, Anomoly in June, suffering from memory loss, finger mobility issues, and in short, pure exhaustion. Nobody would have faulted him for leaving behind this grueling profession permanently. But he never contemplated that. Not when compelled by the nagging feeling...

San Francisco, CA · 1d

Eville eye

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Nov. 2026 Food & Drink Updates: Three New Public Market Tenants Poised to Open

Our November food & drink updates include three new businesses preparing to join the Public Market’s lineup. Plus, a popular Oakland beer garden announces its impending closure, and Tokyo Central extends its evening hours. Xula Guatemalan Cuisine Sets Soft Opening Date at Public Market. Xula Guatemalan Cuisine is putting...

Oakland, CA · 1d

7x7.com

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First Taste: Oakland omakase and sushi resto Delage raises the curtain on an excellent second act.

When Japanese-born chef Chikara Ono first opened Delage in 2016, a 22-seat sliver of an omakase restaurant next door to Swan’s Market in Old Oakland, fourth-generation Japanese American Kyle Itani was still just a young chef exploring his own heritage in the kitchen at Hopscotch, a classic American diner with a Japanese twist.

Oakland, CA · 2d

Eater

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The 2026 Chefs of the Year

Each of the chefs featured in our new national Chef of the Year category made news in a major way. But their most recent projects are just one part of their story. This year we celebrate five chefs who are making an impact both on the city where they cook and on the larger culinary conversation. — Missy Frederick, editorial director.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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This chef made his name at glitzy, Michelin-star restaurants. His new Bay Area project is personal

Chef Ho Chee Boon, known for Cantonese fine-dining destinations around the world, will launch a new restaurant in the Bay Area celebrating food from his native Malaysia.

Millbrae, CA · 2d

unearththevoyage.com

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This California Catfish Spot Moved Inside Another Restaurant After 20 Years, and Regulars Followed It There

Some of the best meals in California hide behind doors you would walk right past. You expect a quick plate of fried fish, and instead you find crispy snapper, warm hush puppies, and a family that treats you like a cousin who finally came home. When a beloved little kitchen...

El Sobrante, CA · 7d

KTVU FOX 2

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Popular Japanese specialty grocer to open new downtown store in this East Bay city

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - A highly anticipated, locally-owned Japanese grocery store is set to open another Bay Area location this month. Osaka Marketplace will open a roughly 42,000-square-foot store at 155 Crescent Plaza in the shopping and dining district of Downtown Pleasant Hill. The market features a "curated selection of...

Pleasant Hill, CA · 1d

allamericanatlas.com

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5 Best Restaurants in Berkeley, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Berkeley, California — a city where the hills tumble toward the bay, where the air is perfumed with eucalyptus and espresso, where every block is stitched with murals, bookstores, and the laughter of students, old-timers, and dreamers. Here, Craftsman bungalows lean into the future, co-ops and Victorians stand shoulder to shoulder, and the scent of sourdough and spice drifts through neighborhoods alive with possibility.

Berkeley, CA · 10d

americancraftbeer.com

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Lagunitas Beer At Center Of “Forever Chemicals” Lawsuit

Lagunitas is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that its beer contains undisclosed “forever chemicals,” bringing a broader concern about brewing water into a case involving one of American craft beer’s best-known names. San Francisco resident Nathaniel Talbot filed the lawsuit November 2 in the U.S....

Petaluma, CA · 2d

fastfoodclub.com

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These 7 California Spots Turn Fall Into Cioppino Season With Seafood Stew

When the fog rolls in and the air turns crisp, a bowl of cioppino starts to make a lot of sense. This tomato-based seafood stew was born in San Francisco, and it still shows up on menus up and down the California coast. Some places pile it with Dungeness crab,...

San Francisco, CA · 4d

sfstandard.com

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The Bay Area’s newest Asian supermarkets — ranked

You can learn all about a person by where they shop for groceries. In San Francisco, home cooks with an affinity for organic local produce and seasonal ice cream have Bi-Rite Market, while anyone looking to avoid animal products knows Rainbow Grocery Cooperative will have the best selection of vegetarian items.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 4d