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Cliff House Name Finally Returns Home, but SF Landmark Still Sits Empty

The name Cliff House is finally back where longtime San Franciscans feel it belongs. Dan and Mary Hountalas, who ran the cliffside institution for decades, donated the restaurant’s name and all its associated trademarks to a local nonprofit just days before November 10, 2025 — but the landmark building itself at 1090 Point Lobos Ave. remains empty, with no confirmed date for anyone to walk back through its doors.

San Francisco, CA · 1d
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Japan’s Favorite Boutique Winery in Berkeley Throws a Japanese Pop-Up Party

Broc Cellars didn’t necessarily set out to become one of Japan’s favorite Bay Area wineries. But in 2018, a surprise appearance in the popular wine manga The Drops of God propelled the tiny, Berkeley-based natural winemaker to newfound celebrity status. Soon, Japanese oenophiles were buying up almost as many bottles of Broc’s Vine Starr Zinfandel, the specific wine featured in the manga, as the winery could produce. Today, Broc sells merch with the phrase “Got Grapes?” written in Japanese katakana characters. And travelers from Japan routinely make a special pilgrimage to the winery’s West Berkeley tasting room, eagerly snapping photos and, of course, buying a bottle or two at the source.

Berkeley, CA · 1d
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‘We expanded too quickly.’ Bay Area doughnut favorite to close half its shops

Johnny Doughnuts, known for nostalgic creations made with high-quality ingredients, is shutting down three of its six Bay Area locations.

San Francisco, CA · 4d

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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 · 2d

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Palmetto Superfoods Opens in Petaluma, Joining a Crowded Açaí Scene

Petaluma’s downtown açaí options are growing: Palmetto Superfoods has opened at Theatre Square, adding a regional chain to downtown. The new store occupies a corner at Petaluma Boulevard and D Street in the theatre district. From San Francisco Start to North Bay Expansion. The Theatre Square tenancy...

Petaluma, CA · 1d

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Berkeley's Fourth Street Gets a Turkish Makeover With Divan's Labneh and Pide

Divan has opened at 1788 Fourth St., in the former Pollara Pizzeria space on Delaware Street, behind Peet's and past the Vino! wine shop. The restaurant began serving lunch in late June and added dinner service in August, bringing Turkish dishes including pide, mezze and kebabs to Berkeley's Fourth Street corridor.

Berkeley, CA · 21h

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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 · 2d

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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 · 3d

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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 · 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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Historic SF cliffside restaurant to reopen this week

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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First Look: Inside Osaka Marketplace, Pleasant Hill’s 40k+ SqFt New Japanese Market

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA — One of the most anticipated new stores in the East Bay is almost ready to open, and Bay Area Telegraph has gotten a unique early look inside. Osaka Marketplace, the enormous new Japanese grocery store and food hall coming to Downtown Pleasant Hill, will officially open on Friday, November 20, 2026, at 155 Crescent Plaza.

Pleasant Hill, CA · 4d

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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 · 5d

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A Rye You’ve Never Heard of Is the Best Whiskey in the World, According to Experts

The 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition just announced its winners, and this bottle beat out over 1,000 other whiskeys. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. It's safe to say that rye is no longer the mere cocktail ingredient it once was. Thanks to brands...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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This New Berkeley, California Restaurant Is Bringing Farm-To-Table Cooking To A Beloved Old Dining Spot

The chef grows some of the produce for this breakfast menu on his own farm. That alone makes me want a table. He also cooked at well-known Bay Area restaurants before landing here. The dining room sat empty for over a year. Before that, one beloved neighborhood restaurant filled it...

Berkeley, CA · 3d

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 · 2d

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Diablo Dish: Alamo Gets Some New Restaurant Love

It’s been 11 years since restaurant industry lifers Arash and Lauren Ghasemi debuted Main Street Kitchen & Bar, which has a loyal following for its scratch-made comfort fare and lively, welcoming atmosphere in downtown Walnut Creek. But the husband-wife team has been looking to open a second concept “for a long time,” says Lauren, who runs the front of the house while Arash serves as executive chef.

Alamo, 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 · 3d