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New Rockridge omakase restaurant, options for tacos, Asian comfort food and healthy lunches land in Oakland in October

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 · 2d
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We Ranked California’s Best Thai Restaurants And These 12 Are The Ones That Made The List

One spot on this list serves its spicy curries on disposable plates, and that’s part of the charm. Another built its whole reputation around roasted duck and jade noodles. Then there’s a vegetarian kitchen in a polished, modern room making crunchy sides meant to mimic duck skin. I have to give that one credit for pure creativity.

California · 13h
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Walnut Creek’s Trendy Tequila-Focused Restaurant Just Opened

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Downtown Walnut Creek has a brand-new Mexican restaurant, and it is bringing tequilas and tacos to downtown WC. Salt & Lime has opened at 1521 N. Main Street, taking over the former Oyama Sushi location next to 1515 Restaurant & Lounge. The new restaurant features...

Walnut Creek, CA · 2d
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Wilfred's Lounge Marks Five Years In Napa With $1 Mai Tais And Mug-Signing Bash

A new Woody mug is the collector-focused highlight of Wilfred's Lounge's fifth-anniversary celebration, a five-day event scheduled for Nov. 11-15 at the downtown Napa bar's 967 First St. location. The program also includes specialty drink offers, rum tastings and live music. The schedule was detailed in an EIN Presswire announcement....

Napa, CA · 2d
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Alameda Post

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Bart is Ready for a Family

At just a year-and-a half old, Bart has a whole lot of love packed into one wiggly package. This energetic young dog is full of personality and is endlessly curious about the world around him. Whether it’s spotting a bird, investigating an interesting smell, or greeting a new friend, Bart approaches life with enthusiasm and his tail never seems to stop moving.

Alameda, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Michelin is coming to Napa to review wineries. Here’s when its ‘grape’ ratings will drop

Michelin Guide’s new “grape” distinction for wine estates is officially coming to Napa Valley.

Napa, 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 · 4d

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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 · 7d

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

San Leandro, California — a city where the fog rolls in from the Bay and lingers in the morning, where pastel houses and redwoods stand sentinel over neighborhoods stitched together by memory and migration. Here, the laughter of families mingles with the quiet wisdom of old-timers, the dreams of newcomers, and the steady rhythm of those who have called this place home for generations.

San Leandro, CA · 10d

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Springtown park opens this weekend

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The long-awaited Springtown Community Park and Disc Golf Course is set to open on Saturday, featuring playgrounds, a fitness area, a community garden and more. The 6.8-acre park, located at 998 Bluebell Drive, will also have shaded picnic areas, walking and biking paths, a...

Livermore, CA · 3d

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You’ll Fall In Love With The Homemade Breakfast At This Old-School California Diner

Not every great restaurant announces itself loudly, and Oceanview Diner in Berkeley, California is proof that the best ones often don’t. It sits along a Berkeley street with a green awning and a neon sign in the window, looking exactly like what it is, a real diner that makes a real homemade breakfast, and that’s more than enough.

Berkeley, CA · 7d

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Los Vaqueros Reservoir Fish Report for 11-6-2026

The second private trout stock of the season arrived at Los Vaqueros Reservoir on 11/5. It’s time to dust off those rods, rig up, and get back out on the water!. Whether you’re chasing your next big catch, bringing the family out for a fishing day, or just ready to enjoy the best of fall fishing, now’s the time to make your way back to Los Vaqueros!

Brentwood, CA · 3d

Pleasanton Weekly

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Cook’s Seafood teases possible return

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One week after Cook’s Seafood abruptly announced it had closed its Pleasanton and Menlo Park restaurants, a new flyer posted at the Koll Center Plaza storefront suggests the business could reopen. “To our valued customers, Cook’s Seafood is currently restructuring its operations,” the...

Pleasanton, CA · 3d

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This California Farm Market Is A Local Favourite For Affordable Fall Produce

Some of the pumpkins here can grow to around 1,000 pounds. That’s heavier than a grand piano, and they share a patch with more than 40 other varieties. The best part might be the price of admission. Entry to the pumpkin patch is free, and so are the corn maze and the straw pyramid.

Solano County, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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His music changed after profound loss. Now he’s coming home to mark a milestone

Berkeley-born rapper Rexx Life Raj celebrates the 10th anniversary of “Father Figure” with a special hometown concert at the UC Theatre.

Berkeley, CA · 2d

The US Sun

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TJ Maxx rival with ‘gourmet foods’ sets November opening for 17,310-square-foot store with $100 ‘Golden Santa’ perk

SHOPPERS in California are in for a festive treat as homeware and foodie favorite World Market prepares to open its huge new store. The TJ Maxx rival is creating a 17,310-square-foot store that’s set to welcome customers on November 20 at Hacienda Crossings in Dublin, CA. Dublin, California is...

Dublin, CA · 2d

Pleasanton Weekly

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El Dorado for modern Mexican fare in Dublin

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... El Dorado Modern Mexican Kitchen and Cantina opened a month after Cinco de Mayo. The restaurant is ready to welcome families who have recently honored their ancestors during the Día de Los Muertes holiday. Located in Hacienda Crossings, El Dorado is a place to enjoy sophisticated, yet traditional foods. Special occasion favorites such as tamales, mole negro, and sopapillas are available throughout the year and are made in house.

Dublin, CA · 7d

allamericanatlas.com

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

Napa, California — a valley where the morning mist clings to the vines, where sun-warmed stone and weathered wood cradle a thousand stories, where the laughter of winemakers, the hum of harvesters, and the quiet pride of families echo between rolling hills. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: Victorian facades, rustic barns, glass-walled tasting rooms, and the gentle sprawl of olive groves. Napa is a crossroads — of old-timers and newcomers, of chefs who chase the seasons and farmers who coax life from the land, of dreamers who believe that food and wine can be a kind of poetry.

Napa, CA · 3d

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Sip Worldly Beers Beside an 11-Foot Polar Bear at This Wonderfully Weird California Biker Bar

Some of the best stops in California are the ones you almost drive right past. Picture a quiet road, a tiny town, and a plain old building that hardly looks like anything special. Then you walk inside and find a giant polar bear, walls packed with oddities, and a kitchen...

Port Costa, CA · 4d

bayareatelegraph.com

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Pleasant Hill’s Massive Japanese Marketplace Finally Has an Opening Date

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA — After months of waiting, Pleasant Hill shoppers finally have a date to circle on their calendars. Osaka Marketplace, the enormous Japanese grocery store taking over the former Orchard Supply Hardware space in Downtown Pleasant Hill, is set to open on Friday, November 20, according to Diablo magazine.

Pleasant Hill, CA · 4d