The Mina Group will step back from managing Tiburon’s Bungalow Kitchen on June 1. Arizona’s Clive Collective will take over management while the restaurant stays open.

The Richmond Caspers on Macdonald Avenue will close after a sale; the storefront is expected to reopen as Corky's Famous Hot Dogs on May 16, 2026.

Nosh Corner has opened at 2655 Broadway in Redwood City, replacing Ike’s Lair with a menu of sandwiches, matcha drinks and milk teas.

Healdsburg’s four‑day food‑and‑wine festival returns May 14–17 with tastings, chef dinners and a Grand Tasting on the plaza. Tickets and packages are moving fast.

San Jose's El Halal Amigos lands a Food Network feature — Guy Fieri sampled the barbacoa and chile relleno burritos and a recipe is now online.

A retired BART car was craned onto B Street and will be the centerpiece of Arthur Mac’s Big Snack in downtown Hayward. The complex move pushed costs upward and the location is slated to open this fall.

The Subway inside the Northpoint Centre near Fisherman's Wharf has had its health permit suspended for the second time after inspectors showed up and found cockroaches in the bread holder, rodent droppings under the soda syrup storage, and rats apparently nesting behind the point-of-sale — all while operating on a business license that expired five weeks earlier. It's the kind of situation where "eat fresh" starts to feel more like a warning than a tagline.

A Bay Area chef is opening Mr. Gao, a Vietnamese concept, in the former Mama Kin space at 374 S. First St. in downtown San Jose.

Oken, the sit-down restaurant from Ok’s Deli founder Albert Ok, will close May 31 after one year in Rockridge. The team said the industry is tough and will reassess.

Maria Isabel is the Dalida chefs’ compact Cal‑Mex casita in Lower Pacific Heights, pairing nixtamalized masa and coastal Guerrero plates with an adventurous drinks list.

Berkeley's Rose Pizzeria — anointed by the New York Times as one of America's 22 best — has landed on Clement Street, and the Inner Richmond hasn't seen chaos like this since the farmers market added a dumpling booth. The red sauce alone might justify the wait.

Chef Albert Park’s Seoul to Tokyo Kitchen brings long-simmered broths and Korean comfort dishes to Marlow Road in Santa Rosa's Coffey Park.

Sapori Ristorante opened on Fourth Street in January, bringing pizzas, pastas and a regional wine list from Jaime and Esther Wence. The couple moved from Isleton and renovated the space over a year.