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Eater
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
Influencer Fallout May Have Closed Another Hayes Valley Restaurant
is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. This is a curated list of the Bay Area's most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week. See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line. For more news, check out our list of restaurants that closed earlier this summer. August 5 EMBARCADERO — A 21-year-old waterfront staple just closed. Boulettes Larder's final day of service was Thursday, July 31, taking the sister outpost Bouli Bar along with it. The San Francisco Standard reported the news, owners chef Amaryll Schwertner and Lori Regis giving no reason for the closure of their California cuisine-driven mainstay. CHINATOWN — The offspring of Anthony Bourdain's favorite burger Sam's Burgers, fittingly called Sam's East, has flipped into Legend's Cafe. The 620 Broadway next door location is now a hot spot for Biscoff lattes and Dubai chocolate treats; Sam's East opened in spring 2024. HAYES VALLEY — An influencer-invoked online maelstrom just struck the three month-old Kis Cafe. After the dust settled, the restaurant and wine bar from James Beard Award-nominated Luke Sung permanently closed. Monday, July 28 was the final day of service after Sung ridiculed an influencer, who goes by Karla and was invited into the restaurant by Sung's team. HAYES VALLEY — After Kis Cafe imploded thanks to those micro-influencer shenanigans, Sung's other affiliated restaurant nearby is apparently closed. Domo Sushi closed for good Saturday, August 2, per a sign posted in the window. That note was spotted by Reddit users. The upscale sushi restaurant was open 17 years; the San Francisco Chronicle noted Sung's LinkedIn profile lists him as the restaurant's operator. MISSION — Andrew Tolentino is closing the storefront for his bakery Cake Therapy, a third of the burgeoning Bakery Row in the Mission District. In a TikTok, Tolentino told fans he'd lost the spark for baking. He plans to return to custom orders and hopes to sell his treats in cafes down the road. The final day of service is Saturday, August 16. LOWER PAC HEIGHTS — The San Francisco Athletic Club's last day of service was Sunday, August 3. In an Instagram post, ownership for the 11-year-old bar said the road post-pandemic had been hard. No reason for the shuttering was provided for the sports and beer haven. BERKELEY — No more breakfast from Rick & Ann's, per East Bay Nosh. Co-founder Ann Lauer told the outlet she chose not to renew the lease in August. The restaurant opened in 1989 and was a favorite for orange rice flour pancakes. Thankfully, Ann's Catering lives on as a chance to get Lauer's fare from here on out. SACRAMENTO — The mega-popular Colo's Southern Cafe served its final oxtails and mac n' cheese on Friday, Aug. 1. The Sacramento Bee reported the closure, citing owners Kevin and Tamar McCree journey from pop-up to full-scale restaurant starting in 2019. That original stand opened in 2014. SANTA CRUZ — Further south, Izakaya West End closed after 12 years. The restaurant — formerly known as West End Tap & Kitchen and loved for gastropub fare such as meaty burgers — shuttered for good on Sunday, July 27, per the Lookout. That said, owners Geoff Hargrave and Quinn Cormier told the outlet a local restaurateur made an offer on the space. Lunch and dinner are done for good, but a bar pop-up will run Izakaya West End through to the end of July. Eater SF All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Eater
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
5 Openings to Know in the Bay Area this June
This is a list of the Bay Area's most notable restaurant and bar openings , with new updates published once a week. Did we miss something great? Please, drop us a line . June 5 EMBARCADERO — IRL cookie monsters (and, hey, Cookie Monster, too) will most likely want to hear the news that Gott's Roadside has launched a new cookie counter at its Ferry Building location as of Wednesday, June 4. So far, four flavors are on the menu, including a classic chocolate chip and a double chocolate peanut butter option, but it's pairable with one of three 'dipping milks' — we're looking at the strawberry milk option. DOGPATCH — Standard Deviant Brewing throws open the doors to its huge new taproom and production facility at Building 12 at Pier 70 on Friday, June 6, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Expect a massive 30-foot-long bars for visitors to pony up to, with plenty of Standard Deviant beers to choose from, like Kolsches and blondes. PARK MERCED — Seattle-based Supreme Dumplings makes the leap to California with the opening of their latest restaurant in San Francisco's Stonestown Galleria with a grand opening set for Sunday, June 15. The San Francisco Chronicle also caught this opening, writing that the restaurants specializes in Taiwan-style xiao long bao, and also offers pan-fried dumpling options along with noodles and fried rice dishes. LOS GATOS — New cafe Petals Creamery is now open in Los Gatos, serving ice cream highlighting fun and floral flavors, desserts, and drinks, some with Persian flavor inflections, Palo Alto Online reports. Think akbar mashti with saffrron, rosewater, and slivered pistachios; ice cream sandwiches on lightly sweetened tahdig; and rose yuzu lemonade ice cream. MENLO PARK — An edomae-style sushi option comes to Menlo Park with the opening of Ren, which opens its doors on Saturday, June 7. The restaurant is led by Wen Zhao, who previously worked at San Francisco's Omakase restaurant. Sign up for our newsletter.
Eater
03-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
A Landmark Waterfront Restaurant Just Closed Out of the Blue
This is a curated list of the Bay Area's most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week. See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line . For more news, check out our list of restaurants that closed earlier this spring . June 3 EMBARCADERO — An iconic waterfront restaurant closed permanently on Friday, May 30. The team at Fog City, opened in 1985, let diners know of the shuttering in an Instagram post. No reason was given for the closure. The San Francisco Chronicle writes founders Bill Higgins and Bill Upson established the restaurant, then known as Fog City Diner, as a power player early into its tenure with chef Cindy Pawlcyn's (at the time) innovative small plates and Pat Kuleto design. OAKLAND — Friday, May 9 was the final day of service for chef Mohammad Abutaha's Teta Nahla. The 2123 Franklin Street restaurant was the founder of Shawarmaji's homage to his Jordanian grandmother. Abutaha told fans he hopes to reopen the hotspot for Arab soul food, including dishes like mansaf, once he's done giving his Shawarmaji restaurants his full energy. NOVATO — Another decades-old Bay Area standby, Marin County's Moylan's Brewery & Restaurant closed for good on Sunday, May 4. SFGATE reports the brewery collected more than 100 gold medals for its brews throughout its tenure. The spot, also beloved for Irish nachos and burgers, closed due to a changing beer landscape. 'You know, the beer business has changed — there's oversaturation — and our younger clientele is doing things differently now,' owner-brewer Brendan Moylan told the outlet. PETALUMA — The Press Democrat reports a three-year-old outpost of local chain Superburger closed on Thursday, May 29. The business's website let fans know the lease ended and the Sonoma County-based company simply chose not to renew. The other two outposts remain open. Sign up for our newsletter.
