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Cafe Adeline
Taking over a former antiques shop, this new Turkish cafe serving egg breakfasts, Turkish tea, omelettes, sandwiches and more soft opened Nov. 7 in South Berkeley. In a nod to the space’s history, the cafe is using antique cups and plates. Cafe Adeline 1999 Ashby Ave. (at Adeline Street), Berkeley
Highwire
The Bay Area coffee company opened its latest location Nov. 2 in central Alameda at the Star Harbor apartments. Like the local chain’s other coffeeshops, the new location serves a full range of Highwire coffees in addition to teas and baked goods. Highwire, 1518 Clement Avenue Ste., 3140 A, Alameda
Mugunghwa Korean Restaurant
A restaurant known for comforting Korean soups and homestyle dishes opened a new location in Castro Valley in the former location of Silver Spoon, a Chinese restaurant that shuttered last year. If the name Mugunghwa is familiar, that’s because there are also locations in Oakland and El Cerrito. The restaurant serves a little bit of everything, but many like their clear broth soups like the galbi tang, made from marinated beef short ribs. Mugunghwa Korean Restaurant, 3563 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley
Doppio Zero
An expanding southern Italian Bay Area-based restaurant chain is opening another location, this time in Livermore. The grand opening is Nov. 17, with free pizza and pasta samples, according to its website. Doppio Zero also opened a downtown Walnut Creek location in May. Doppio Zero, 23 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore
Oh Crab!
If you missed the final installments of 2026 of the seafood boil pop-up Second Line Pleasure Club, not to worry. Seafood boil restaurants are the restaurant concept of the moment, and a new one opened Nov. 2 in Temescal. Oh Crab! takes over the space formerly occupied by Tuum, which lasted three months, and Hanshin Pocha. Oh Crab! is the third seafood boil restaurant to open in the East Bay since April, joining Lemon Crab and Cajun Claws Seafood Boil House. Oh Crab!, 4869 Telegraph Ave., Oakland
Wagyu Factory
A Japanese barbecue restaurant from the Chubby Group, a Los Angeles-based restaurant company with more than 70 locations representing over 20 different Asian dining concepts, is opening Nov. 16 in Oakland. Wagyu Factory is an all you can eat (AYCE) restaurant serving “premium meats, including Australian Wagyu, Japanese A5 Wagyu, and a variety of specialty cuts and marinated meats,” according to a representative of the Chubby Group, a hospitality group focusing on Asian restaurant concepts. Wagyu Factory will also offer sushi, dim sum, hot dishes, and desserts. Wagyu Factory, 528 34th St., Oakland
