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Downtown San Jose’s Adega bakery moving to Alum Rock

The bakery offshoot of the acclaimed Portuguese restaurant Adega — Pastelaria Adega — is returning to its Little Portugal roots after seven years in the heart of downtown San Jose. Starting Thanksgiving weekend, the family’s pastry chef and baker, Jessica Carreira, and her team will be making the...

San Jose, CA · 2d
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Juice It Up! Accelerates Franchise Development With Flexible Footprints and New Expansion Opportunities

Leading Smoothie, Açai Bowl and Raw Juice Chain Steepens Growth Trajectory and Increases Nontraditional Store Count with Recent Openings in California and Arizona. , one of the nation’s leading açai bowl, handcrafted smoothie and raw juice chains for over 30 years, is thoughtfully investing in nontraditional growth opportunities. With a flexible footprint and streamlined operating model that accommodates a range of spaces, the brand is expanding access to its popular menu through travel centers, university campuses, convenience stores, military bases and other high-traffic venues. With many new locations under consideration and others already in development, including a planned location at one of the largest Air Force bases in California, Juice It Up! is leveraging a model designed for compact footprints, efficient preparation and a range of guest occasions.

Arizona · 2d
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Eight California Coffee Shops Where Retirees Have Held The Same Morning Table For Decades

Every town has that one table where the same group shows up each morning, orders the usual, and settles the news of the day before most people are awake. In California, some of those tables have been claimed for so long that the regulars outlasted the menus, the paint jobs, and a few of the coffee machines.

California · 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 · 9d
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A Beloved East Bay Ice Cream Shop Is Closing — Its Final Day Is Sunday

LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – Fosters Freeze, located at 1593 First Street in downtown Livermore, will serve its final customers on Sunday, November 15, 2026, bringing an end to a local tradition that stretches back to the 1950s. The reason for the closure isn’t declining business or a dispute with the...

Livermore, CA · 4d

bayareatelegraph.com

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Huge Changes Coming to Popular Market in Pleasant Hill

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA — A popular neighborhood grocery store in Pleasant Hill is temporarily closed, but there’s good news for longtime customers: the store is preparing to reopen with a new name and another round of renovations. Pleasant Hill Market, located at 2397 Pleasant Hill Road near Gregory...

Pleasant Hill, CA · 2d

bayareatelegraph.com

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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 · 2d

Timeless Dishes

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5 Local Restaurants in Orinda, California Worth Adding to Your Dining List

Orinda, California, may be a small community, but its dining scene offers more variety than visitors might expect. From traditional American comfort food and freshly carved meats to Japanese cuisine, Mexican favorites, and Indian dishes, the city has options for different tastes and occasions. Some restaurants have been part of the community for decades, while... The post 5 Local Restaurants in Orinda, California Worth Adding to Your Dining List appeared first on Timeless Dishes .

Orinda, CA · 3d

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Popular Oakland nightclub to close; no reason given

OAKLAND, Calif. - A popular Oakland nightclub is closing abruptly at the end of the month. Crybaby, located on Telegraph Avenue across from the Fox Theater, announced Tuesday on social media that its doors will soon close. The post did not give a reason why. "Crybaby is closing its doors...

Oakland, CA · 3d

takingthekids.com

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These 10 Italian Restaurants In California Are So Good Locals Keep Coming Back

One San Francisco pizzeria has been firing pies in its original wood-burning oven since 1935. That oven has outlasted generations of diners, and I love that it still does its job. The longevity streak doesn’t stop there. In California, you’ll find singing waiters serving pasta, a family market slicing deli...

California · 2d

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You’ll Fall In Love With The Retro Charm Of This Drive-Thru Dairy In California

There’s a drive-thru in Pleasanton, California that has absolutely nothing to do with burgers, fries, or anything you’d eat while steering with one knee. Meadowlark Dairy serves soft-serve ice cream through a window, and once you’ve experienced it, every other drive-thru in your life will feel like a letdown.

Pleasanton, CA · 2d

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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 · 2d

whatnow.com

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Dunkin’ To Open New Location In Pleasant Hill

Dunkin’ is preparing to open a new restaurant in Pleasant Hill at 1900 Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant Hill,, according to a report by Diablo Dish. The restaurant is expected to open in December 2026, according to franchise owner Matt Cobo, who confirmed the plans to Bay Area Telegraph. The...

Pleasant Hill, CA · 15h

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After More Than Three Decades, Popular Ice Cream Shop to Close Livermore Location

California-based fast food and iconic ice cream shop, Foster’s Freeze, will be closing its doors. After 33 years of service, the eatery is shutting down this weekend as the owners decide to retire. Foster’s Freeze in Livermore is Shutting Down Permanently. A longtime Livermore favorite, Foster’s Freeze has...

Livermore, CA · 3d

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Salt & Straw opens first location in Oakland

(KRON) — Popular ice cream chain, Salt & Straw is now open in Oakland. To celebrate the Grand Opening of Oakland’s first Salt & Straw, the shop featured two exclusive flavors you can only get at the Oakland location. “Calabrese with Honey Butter Rolls” which is a Calabrese spiced ice cream with whipped honey butter […]

Oakland, CA · 19h

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The Donuts At This California Bakery Are So Good, People Line Up To Get Them

Somewhere in San Francisco, on a street that has seen decades of change, there is a donut shop that refuses to be anything other than absolutely perfect. Bob’s Donut & Pastry Shop on Polk Street is the kind of place that makes you realize you’ve been settling for mediocre donuts your entire life, and that’s a hard truth worth facing.

San Francisco, CA · 7d

hoodline.com

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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 · 3d

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Brentwood restaurant Toscana pairs four-course autumn dinner with rare Oregon wines

Boutique Willamette Valley vintner Audeant brings limited-release bottles to San Vicente Boulevard. Small-batch Pacific Northwest winemaking meets classic Northern Italian cuisine in Brentwood this Thursday, when neighborhood fixture Toscana hosts boutique Oregon producer Audeant for an intimate, one-night-only tasting dinner. Scheduled for Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m., the collaborative dining...

Brentwood, CA · 2d

californiawinesandwineries.com

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2020 Cuda Ridge Wines Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon

The Wine – “Wine is bottled Poetry” – Robert Louis Stevenson. Larry makes his Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon in the “non-Bordeaux style” being more of a New World style with fruit forward, bolder style with the alcohol being higher than the Purple Label offering. This 2020 is a blend of two vineyards being White Cat Vineyard (75%) and Smith Ranch (25%). The barrel treatment is 71% American Oak and 29% French oak and aged for 18 months. The wine comes in at 15.9% alcohol and was released on June 25th 2022. Only 363 cases were produced.

Livermore, CA · 1d

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Lao Garden goes dark, and more East Bay restaurant 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. 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 · 19h