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Bake Sum
Bake Sum is arriving in Alameda this weekend at the former Feel Good Bakery space inside Alameda Marketplace. Bake Sum, voted the East Bay’s best bakery in 2025 by Nosh readers, is known for Asian American-style pastries – a mix of Asian bakery buns and French-style pastries, with items that quickly sell out like passionfruit tarts, ube cookies, mochi muffins, and a croissant inspired by Spam musubi. The shop, which opened on Grand Avenue in Oakland about five years ago, is owned by Joyce Tang, who has a forthcoming cookbook co-authored with journalist Soleil Ho. The opening is Saturday, May 9 at 9 a.m. until they sell out. Bake Sum, 1650 Park St., Alameda
Dave & Buster’s
The arcade and restaurant chain opened in Oakland’s Jack London Square May 4. Think a large claw machine that holds up a human, darts, shuffleboard, and large-screen TVs for sports-watching, plus beer and bar food. Dave & Buster’s, 55 Harrison St., Oakland
Kathiew House of Oakland
A popular Cambodian beef noodle soup spot is back in operation after taking a pause for a few months. Kathiew House used to sell noodle soups and other Cambodian dishes from a home kitchen and is now set up outside at A&R Market in East Oakland. Kathiew opened last weekend, and plans to only be open on weekends starting at 9am until sold out. Kathiew House at A&R Market, 3615 Foothill Blvd., Oakland
Meyhouse
A new Turkish restaurant and jazz venue opened last weekend in San Ramon. The Meyhouse Restaurant Group opened this concept inside the City Center Bishop Ranch. Meyhouse also operates Meyhouse and Meyhouse Jazz in Palo Alto, Meyhouse Sunnyvale, and Meze & Kebab in Palo Alto. Meyhouse, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road, Ste. 1505, San Ramon
MIX Bar
A new cocktail bar focusing on mixed drinks and live DJs soft opened in Alameda last week. The menu includes drinks like a pandan old fashioned and a Sonrisa bourbon-based drink with calamansi and egg white. MIX Bar is run by some of the same folks behind the popular Somar Bar in Uptown Oakland, which closed about three years ago after a long stint in the neighborhood. MIX Bar’s grand opening is Thursday, May 7. MIX Bar, 2320 1/2 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda
Sightglass
Sightglass Coffee arrives in the East Bay, opening this Thursday, May 7 in Berkeley. East Bay NOSH has the details on the new space, located across the UC Berkeley campus in a student housing complex. Sightglass, 2169 University Ave., Berkeley
Starline
What’s going on at the former Starline Social Club space? For a brief time, it was called Bad Decision, but owners told NOSH that after they took over last January, they have been reworking the concept. They recently partnered with food purveyor Sistas Wings to lead the kitchen is now renamed Starline. Sistas Wings’ menu includes not only wings, but oxtail, pork chops, lamb chops, and sides. Starline, 2236 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland
Teni East Kitchen
The popular Burmese restaurant is now open in its new Piedmont Avenue location. Chef and owner Tiyo Shibabaw is originally from Ethiopia and worked as general manager at Burma Superstar before opening her own restaurant. Her dishes have a Cali-cuisine spin on Burmese dishes. Teni East Kitchen, 3770 Piedmont Ave., Unit B, Oakland
