A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Tag: Oakland restaurants and bars
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‘Less crying in the walk-in’: East Bay restaurants switch to counter service to survive
More restaurants are pivoting to a fast-casual model to survive — and thrive — in an era of skyrocketing food, fuel and labor costs.
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Egg Bred breakfast sandwiches land in San Pablo; plus a new East Bay burger spot, bakery and Filipino restaurant
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Smash burgers from a French Laundry alum land at Armistice, and H Mart hits the East Bay
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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The debut cookbook from this decorated Kickapoo chef from the East Bay centers seasonality and knowing whose land you’re on
“A Feather and a Fork,” from Crystal Wahpepah, whose eponymous restaurant is in Fruitvale, is now available.
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El Cerrito welcomes Tasty Sichuan, plus new Nicaraguan, Mexican and coffee spots
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Posted inRestaurant Closures
‘World famous’ fried chicken, a tiki bar, a sports bar, and a chocolate shop all among East Bay’s February closures
Gus’s, The Barbary, The Athletic Club, and Xocolate’s Rockridge shop were some of the food businesses to shutter recently.
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Olfactory Brewing shutters Berkeley taproom, and Montclair’s Highwire in limbo
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Fast-casual Palestinian food, Ohlone cuisine, hand-pulled noodles, and barbecue highlight East Bay’s February openings
Lulu’s Little Kitchen, ‘ammatka, Ox 9 and Saints Smokehouse were just a few of the restaurants to recently debut.
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Ox 9, Cafe Bolita, Rice Dynasty, FOB West and more East Bay openings
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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The Barbary and Gus’s no longer serving, plus the final weekend for Tiger’s Taproom
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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2 new cafes arrive to help fuel East Bay mornings; Cal’s reborn as Cali Grill
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Mt. Agni goes dark, plus the last East Bay outpost of a classic Italian deli has closed
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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The East Bay’s tastiest, most tantalizing SF Beer Week events
From multiple beer and cheese pairings, to speed dating, taste offs and wrestling, the 2026 Beer Week lineup has something for everyone.
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Grand Opening Bakery debuts with Lunar New Year specialities, and a new Berkeley provisions shop is almost ready
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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Athletic Club sports bar throws in the towel; plus a Thai restaurant and a boba spot also shutter
It was a rough start to February for restaurants and bars around downtown Oakland, with Uptown’s Athletic Club, Old Town’s Attaros and Boba Binge in Chinatown all shuttering.
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Top Thai expands into Richmond, plus new donut, Mexican, and Mediterranean options hit the East Bay
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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East Bay loses multiple sushi spots, cafes among January restaurant closures
Sumo Sushi, Uzen, Coffee Cultures, and Delah Coffee’s Berkeley location all shuttered in the first month of 2026.
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Alameda’s Coffee Cultures and Uzen in Rockridge shutter, and more recent closures
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
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World tour: New Southern, Mexican, Indian, Yemeni and Italian spots among East Bay debuts in January
Tease Southern Kitchen, Mamacita, Anahuac, Bangalore Blues and Fatto a Mano opened in the first month of 2026.
