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Eater names best new restaurants of 2026. Did yours make the list?

Whether you're looking for your next great meal or planning a trip around where to eat, consider your dining bucket list officially longer. Eater has just announced its 2026 Eater Awards , celebrating some of the best new restaurants and culinary talent shaking up the dining scene across the country. This year's honorees include 15 restaurants, five chefs of the year, and a new category for individual dishes that deserve a little extra attention. Which restaurants made the Eater Awards list? Among the 15 restaurants recognized is Maroon , chef Kwame Onwuachi's Las Vegas restaurant, where African and Caribbean flavors take center stage. In San Francisco, Apple TV’s Knife Edge stars Restaurant Naides earned a spot for its inventive approach to Filipino fine dining. Other standouts include Ramen Del Barrio in Austin, Texas, where Japanese and Mexican flavors come together in dishes like carnitas tonkotsu, and Rye Bunny in Washington, D.C., a more casual spot from the team behind the former Michelin-starred Tail Up Goat. Also on the list are Somssi in New York City, Creepies in Chicago, and OK Chicken & Khao Soi in Portland, Oregon. The chefs, bakeries and standout dishes honored in Eater Awards Restaurants weren't the

San Francisco, CA · 1d

Timeless Dishes

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10 American Diners and Drive-Ins With Loyal Followings

From a 1937 railroad-car diner in Saint Paul to a 1947 San Francisco drive-in, ten American diners and drive-ins that still have devoted regulars. The post 10 American Diners and Drive-Ins With Loyal Followings appeared first on Timeless Dishes .

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Downtown Napa's Napkins Bar & Grill Shuts Down, Owner Calls It Heartbreaking

Napkins Bar & Grill, a longtime fixture at 1001 Second St. in downtown Napa, has closed its doors for good. Owner Cengiz Atis says difficult economic conditions made it impossible to keep the restaurant running, calling the decision heartbreaking. Atis shared the news in a Facebook post dated Nov. 6,...

Napa, CA · 2d
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A Turkish cafe comes to South Berkeley, a new Japanese BBQ option in Oakland, 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
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Midpen’s suggestions: The best lunch stops at Town & Country Village

Only a couple of minutes after the lunch bell rings, crowds of Palo Alto High School students flood the crosswalk connecting their campus to Town & Country Village, a shopping and dining center in Palo Alto. Given its convenience, variety and efficiency, Town & Country Village is a popular place for many students to get food at lunch and in between classes. To find the most optimal lunch spot for Palo Alto High students, I evaluated the preferences of my peers across grade levels.

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

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

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It’s inedible and highly elusive — and San Francisco bartenders can’t get enough

For a few short weeks every spring, San Francisco chefs and bartenders race to get their hands on ume, a tart Japanese plum with skin the color of a tennis ball. It’s not because they’re good to eat; in fact, they’re inedible raw. But once the golf-ball-size fruits have been coated in sugar and steeped in spirits for at least half a year, the infusion becomes one of the most sought-after cocktail ingredients of the moment: umeshu.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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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 · 1d

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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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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

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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