Respected local pitmaster Matthew Horn is finally opening the doors of Horn Barbecue (2534 Mandela Parkway) this weekend in the former Brown Sugar Kitchen space near the West Oakland/Emeryville border.

The upscale-casual Daughter's Diner had hoped to open in downtown Oakland earlier this year — but then the pandemic derailed those plans.

A new seafood spot offering Maine lobster, Dungeness crab, crawfish, and raw oysters on the half-shell has just opened in Oakland's Jack London Square with a limited menu.

Popular nightclub The Uptown is also set to close.

Plus, Adams Point has a new zero-waste cafe offering coffee, ice cream and bubble tea.

Plus, there's a new doughnut shop downtown.

Plus, Grand Lake now has a specialty beverage shop focused on beer, wine and liquor made by women and people of color.

Lake Merritt also has a new taqueria, with burritos and quesabirria on the menu.

A Chinese-Singaporean vegan restaurant finds a new permanent home, a popular San Francisco-based barbecue spot closes its MacArthur outpost and Uptown has a new Japanese-American joint.

Plus, The Lede has been reborn as a pop-up after its downtown location closed.

Plus, a new waterfront seafood spot prepares to open its doors.

The return of outdoor dining on June 19 turned out to be a false start. See how restaurants continue to adapt and more in this edition of Oakland Eats.

Plus, a popular downtown Mediterranean spot has rebranded and changed up its menu.