The Berkeley L&L on Telegraph Avenue appears to have closed, with local reporting and the chain’s listings currently giving mixed signals. The shuttered storefront sits near the UC Berkeley campus.

A Mountain View trailer is winning fans with hand‑chopped Adana kebab and a focused Turkish menu.

The two-story Mission space that once housed Hawker Fare, and has had a rough go of it ever since, has a new occupant in the wings. Mandi House, a Yemeni restaurant with a serious following in LA's Westwood neighborhood, is coming to 680 Valencia. For a city where dedicated Yemeni food is genuinely hard to find, this one is worth watching.

Ling Nam is opening two Ling Nam Express shops — in Union City and downtown South San Francisco — bringing its famed señorita bread to new neighborhoods. Construction is already underway and Union City is eyeing a June 2026 opening.

SoDo Donuts launches a weekend residency at Hammerling Wines in West Berkeley, serving seasonal sourdough donuts and coffee. The pop-up becomes a regular weekend café this Saturday.

A 10‑day World Cup–themed Alameda Restaurant Week runs March 20–29 with prix‑fixe menus, brackets and over $1,000 in prizes. Sample specials from Hang Ten Boiler, Burma Superstar and more.

Black Hammer Brewing will wind down operations and close its SoMa taproom at 544 Bryant St. in April 2026, joining other Bay Area brewery closures.

Eduardo Rallo will open Il Porto at Pier 31’s Alcatraz Landing in June 2026, bringing outdoor seating and ferry-synced hours to the Embarcadero.

Acme Burger founders Todd and Erica Kniess will open Bohemian Bistro in the former Hazel space in Occidental. Chef James Millar will lead multi-course prix‑fixe dinners.

Alinea co-founder Nick Kokonas is opening Elsewhere, a wine-first bar at 1429 Main St in St. Helena with a large by-the-glass program and stemware options.

The owners of Castro nightclub The Café are set to open a restaurant and bar in the long-vacant ground-floor space at 2367 Market Street.

The corner of 18th and Castro has a long history of chewing up restaurants, and Gyro Xpress spent more than a decade proving it could be different. Then a health inspector found cockroaches across the kitchen — and one dying in the sugar — and the place was shut down on the spot.

Lobalita opened on March 17 at 2231 Chestnut St., offering $14 cocktails, private‑label wines and a menu of tostadas and shareables.