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Vallarta Supermarkets brings authentic latin grocery experience to Bay Area with first San Jose store

The family-owned grocery chain will officially welcome the San Jose community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration on Wednesday, November 18

San Jose, CA · 10h

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Mr. Stroopwafel Returns To East Petaluma After Poke Bowl Detour Flops

Mr. Stroopwafel, the Dutch snack shop known for its warm, chewy stroopwafels, has returned to its original east-side Petaluma location at 441 N. McDowell Blvd., Suite 24, sharing retail space once again with the Teaspoon boba tea shop. The reopening comes after a brief detour that saw a poke bowl concept take over the spot earlier this year.

Petaluma, CA · 2d
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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 · 2d
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Church & Market California-Italian Restaurant The Rustic Reopens Under New Ownership

After a sudden closure two months ago, Church and Market Cal-Italian restaurant The Rustic (215 Church Street) has reopened under new ownership. New owner Stacy Currie officially reopened The Rustic for dinner service on Saturday. Hoodline readers will recall that The Rustic quietly closed in September without an announcement. The...

San Francisco, CA · 2d
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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

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Super Duper Burgers Opens In Union Square Plaza Kiosk

You can now get a burger — or a chicken sandwich — from well-loved local chain Super Duper in Union Square Plaza. Super Duper opened its 22nd location on Tuesday in SF's Union Square, in the kiosk on the Stockton Street (east) side of Union Square Plaza. The opening brings life back to this kiosk, which in recent years had housed a sort of nondescript cafe, and which had been slated to be an outpost of Tyler Florence's Miller & Lux Provisions, until that plan fell through last year.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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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

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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 · 8d

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Here’s What’s Replacing Lima Restaurant in Concord

CONCORD, CALIFORNIA — One of downtown Concord’s most prominent vacant restaurant spaces is preparing for a new chapter, with a popular Bay Area Mediterranean restaurant chain moving into the former home of Lima. Sultan’s Kebab, a growing Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant group with locations across the East Bay,...

Concord, CA · 1d

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New Dunkin is Coming to Pleasant Hill, With Deep Local Roots

PLEASANT HILL, CA — A new Dunkin’ is coming to Pleasant Hill. And although it’s a national chain, this particular one has some surprisingly deep local roots. The new location, at 1900 Contra Costa Boulevard, is expected to open in December 2026, according to franchise owner Matt Cobo, who confirmed the plans directly to Bay Area Telegraph.

Pleasant Hill, CA · 3d

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Napa Valley Wines With a Fresh and Fun Perspective

Meet the Napa vintners bringing together vineyard-driven winemaking, a relaxed approach to wine culture, and a new generation of drinkers. Napa Valley has never lacked beautiful vineyards, prestigious Cabernet Sauvignons, or tasting rooms that make drinking wine a getaway in itself. But a new generation of winemakers is crafting wines that keep Napa’s quality while offering a less intimidating way to enjoy them.

Napa, CA · 3d

Eater

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Introducing San Francisco’s 2026 Eater Award Winners

The Eater Awards are a moment to reflect: They’re an occasion to think back on the best meals we had at new restaurants this year, the bites that made us dance a little in our seats, the drinks that made the tea at dinner even juicier. The Bay Area welcomed a brand new class of restaurants and bakeries to our shores, soothing (somewhat) the ache of heartbreaking restaurant closures that accompany each year.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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Mayer’s Delicatessen Plans 2027 Inner Sunset Opening

641 Irving St. — Approximate Site Of Planned Mayer’s Delicatessen. Mayer’s Delicatessen takes its name from Josh Galant’s grandfather, Mayer, whose family has worked in San Francisco’s food business for decades. Mayer and Clara Galant sold sandwiches from a truck before buying Paramount Piroshki in 1995 from George and Helen Theoridis, who had started the business in 1956, according to J.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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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

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 · 3d

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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

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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

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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

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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