Shoji, chef Ingi “Shota” Son’s cafe-turned-cocktail bar at 140 New Montgomery, pairs viral matcha with izakaya-style plates and theatrical cocktails. Expect lines by day and reservations at night.

A husband-and-wife team spent four years running one of San Francisco's most coveted reservations — and walked away with 15,000 people still waiting to get in. The reason they quit says everything about who can actually survive in this city's restaurant scene right now.

A seven‑decade Santa Rosa dive, the Wagon Wheel Saloon, will close this Sunday after the property changed hands. Owners and longtime staff are marking the end of an era.

Chef Mike Lanham says Anomaly SF will close on June 20 to address health concerns and spend time with family. The Lower Pac Heights tasting-room will pause after nearly nine years.

Out There Coffee Roasters is searching for a second San Francisco café after opening its Fillmore shop in 2024, founder Erica Ash confirmed. Talks are active but no lease or date is set.

Bluestone Lane's Marina cafe has a licensed pest control service, an open kitchen, and a famous banana bread. What inspectors found beneath the banana storage Thursday morning suggests none of that is working — and it's not the first time.

Treasury Wine Estates said it will slim its brand portfolio and sell or retire selected assets, a move that could put Napa vineyards and tasting rooms into flux. The investor day outlines a multi‑year reset focused on a handful of luxury labels.

For 48 years, Orphan Andy's has been where the Castro lands after last call. This week an inspector found something breeding under the dish machine — but the diner quickly addressed the violations and reopened the next day.

Hamdi Ulukaya's camp hasn't said a word about Anchor Brewing in two years — but a document just filed at San Francisco's County Clerk's office says plenty. It puts the Anchor name right back where it belongs, and the timing is no accident.

Sable Lounge opened at 3332 Grand Ave in late April, a rum-and-mezcal focused room by two East Bay bar vets.

Napa Valley College unveiled the Donna Altes Hospitality Training Center on June 2, adding a tasting bar and classroom to its Wine Education Complex. The privately funded facility will train students for tasting‑room and wine‑sales roles.

Sommelier Morgan Gray will open Frenchie’s this summer at 642 Fifth St., bringing 300+ wines and three themed clubs to downtown Santa Rosa.

The Coffee Movement will open a new Chinatown-adjacent cafe this fall with a four-seat slow bar and a multi-course coffee tasting menu. The original window will stay open for quick cups.