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San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
Dim sum destination Lai Hong Lounge reopens, with new interior and private dining rooms
The more than 30-year-old dim sum favorite Lai Hong Lounge is back from a months-long remodel, and while the giant menu is still the same, there are new private dining rooms to enjoy those Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning pork and custard buns.
San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
SF Noodle Fest packs Chinatown and North Beach, chef Martin Yan hams it up with absolutely everyone
More than 1,000 hungry noodle lovers descended upon North Beach and Chinatown for the revived SF Noodle Fest on Saturday, and celebrity chef Martin Yan cracked up the crowd and took pictures with anyone who asked.
San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
Noodle Fest will return after a 10-year hiatus, pitting Chinatown against North Beach in a culinary battle royale
The noodle wars are coming back, as the street food festival Noodle Fest will pit 29 North Beach and Chinatown restaurants against one another in a noodle contest with celebrity judges Martin Yan, Soleil Ho, and Broke-Ass Stuart.
San Francisco North Beach
Artist Jeremy Fish opens new gallery in North Beach — and hopes other artists will follow suit
North Beach resident and artist Jeremy Fish is excited about The Fish Tank, his new gallery and studio located at 1331 Grant Ave. But he’s even more thrilled to be part of the renaissance his beloved neighborhood is experiencing now that the worst of the pandemic — knock on wood — is behind us.
San Francisco North Beach
El Farolito gets their new North Beach location after compromise deal on formula retail rules
The North Beach location of popular taqueria chain El Farolito finally gets the green light, after the burrito franchise was foiled when the planning department said it ran afoul of SF formula retail regulations.
San Francisco North Beach
Relocated vintage clothing shop Vacation now open in North Beach
“We were in the Tenderloin for 10 years and were really advocating for the neighborhood,” says owner Kristin Klein. “But I could not turn down a primo location in North Beach for the same price as pre-pandemic Tenderloin.”
San Francisco North Beach
SF Chickenbox launches fundraiser to support kitchen, security upgrades
What was once a SoMa pop-up restaurant in 2019, SF Chickenbox has since grown into a fully-fledged eatery with a permanent location at 464 Broadway. But without needed renovations, the North Beach business could go the way of the dodo bird.
San Francisco Marina Mission North Beach
Live music JAM Permits great for SF businesses, but neighbors jamming out complaints
The temporary outdoor Just Add Music permits have bars’ and venues’ parklets bustling, but nearby residents are lodging complaints, often with dog-whistle grievances over “thuggy” crowds.
San Francisco North Beach
'Dear San Francisco' opens in longtime 'Beach Blanket Babylon' venue in North Beach featuring stunning acrobatics and odes to SF
'Dear San Francisco: A High-Flying Love Story,' opened Tuesday night at Club Fugazi (678 Green Street), marking a new life for the venue that for 45 years was home to 'Beach Blanket Babylon.'
San Francisco North Beach
El Farolito's bid to open in North Beach sparks debate over formula retail rules
There's now a petition and multiple news stories about the fight to allow local burrito favorite El Farolito to open a new location in North Beach, which would be the brand's 12th in the Bay Area.
San Francisco Mission North Beach SoMa
News from the Bay 'hoods: Folsom Street Market weekend, Park Tavern to renovate, and more
Most of the Bay Area is masking back up, at least in some situations, and tensions are high as COVID cases and hospitalizations tick up. But things continue to reopen, and events are still happening.
San Francisco North Beach
30-year-old North Beach staple The Stinking Rose seeks new owner to reopen, keep it going
The Stinking Rose (325 Columbus Ave.), which opened in 1991 in North Beach and maintains a loyal clientele of tourists and garlic-loving locals, has been closed throughout the pandemic. And now we learn that it won't reopen unless a new owner steps in and wants to keep the concept going, with the original owners deciding to retire.
San Francisco North Beach
Tosca Cafe reopens its historic dining room for the first time in two years
After nearly two years of being totally dark, the 102-year-old Tosca Cafe (242 Columbus Ave.) is opening its doors again this week, having undergone its second light remodel and refurbishing in the last decade.
San Francisco North Beach
Specs announces mid-May reopening in North Beach
Historic, beloved North Beach dive bar Specs turns 53 years old this week, and after nearly 14 months of being dark, the bar and museum of curios is planning to light up again next month and start slinging its cheap drinks outdoors.
San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights Booksellers, dies at 101
Legendary North Beach poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has died. He was 101 years of age. The beloved literary icon died peacefully in his San Francisco home surrounded by loved ones, "holding the hands of his son and his son’s girlfriend, 'as he took his last breath,'" his son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti said on Tuesday.
San Francisco Japantown Marina Mission North Beach
News from the Bay 'hoods: Muddy's closes in the Mission, Senor Sisig opens Oakland location
A priest has died of COVID-19 at Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach, 27-year-old Muddy's Coffee House has closed at 24th and Valencia, and an East San Jose gym that had remained open in defiance of health orders has temporarily closed.