San Francisco - Food & Drinks

A new Mexican restaurant, Xica, that spotlights tasty breakfast options is about to open in San Francisco’s Financial District, which brings its owners back to their restaurant roots in the neighborhood.

After six years in the Castro, pressed juice and smoothie shop Earthbar (formerly Project Juice) has closed its location at 506 Castro Street.

Civic Center vegetarian staple Ananda Fuara just announced they’re permanently closing, and Sunday is your last day for their signature “neatloaf” or avocado toast.

Fans of longtime Castro dining, drinking, and event venue Harvey's (500 Castro St.) who were surprised by Sunday's sudden announcement of its closure after 27 years in the neighborhood will have one last chance to say goodbye.

On Sunday, longtime Castro dining, drinking, and event venue Harvey's (500 Castro St.) announced its closure after 27 years in the neighborhood.

The current pop-up restaurant Komaaj has posted signage that they’re taking over the former Good Frikin’ Chicken space at Mission and 29th Streets, so the location’s Middle Eastern food tradition will remain intact.

After three years in the Castro, Mexican restaurant El Capitan Taqueria (4150 18th St.) has permanently closed.

Longtime SPQR executive chef Matt Accarrino appears to have a new venture in the works, and it is set to open around the corner from SPQR in Pacific Heights.

East Bay fans of Indian pizza can now get their fix on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, where local chain Curry Pizza House has a brand-new outpost.

The owner of Richmond's Anaviv catering business and Open Market will open a new waterfront restaurant at Point San Pablo Harbor in February, the harbor has announced.

A Portland-based brewery that's all about "keeping beer fun" has re-envigorated the Torpedo Room space on Fourth Street in Berkeley, formerly occupied by Sierra Nevada beer. The family- and dog-friendly taproom offers brews on 16 taps and allows patrons to bring in outside food.

Specialty market Muuu Meat, a five-year-old chain based in L.A., is hoping to take over the former 7-Eleven at 3998 18th St. (at Noe St.) in the Castro.

The days of bars reopening and then closing again appear not to be over, as once-bustling Tenderloin/Civic Center cocktail spot Whitechapel (600 Polk Street) has decided to close temporarily once more due to flagging business, and it will operate temporarily as a private event space.

Divisadero Mediterranean restaurant Zaytoon (607 Divisadero) has closed up shop after five years on the corridor — and three years after the closure of Zaytoon's original Mission District location.

After nearly four years in the Castro, fast-casual chicken-and-rice concept Rooster & Rice (4039 18th St.) closed its doors Friday, December 23.

San Francisco’s latest Shake Shack addition had its ribbon-cutting and grand opening Thursday, as the Stonestown Galleria welcomed SF’s third Shake Shack to crowds clamoring for ShackBurgers and crinkle-cut fries.

After three years in the Castro, progressive Indian restaurant Bhoga (468 Castro St.) is calling it quits. However, the space won't sit vacant for long.

A new rooftop bar from a veteran cocktail crew, with big views across Mission Bay, is expected to open by the end of next month, and it's called Cavaña.

New owners of the sports bar Bus Stop Saloon, which has been serving drinks in Cow Hollow for more than 120 years, are planning a new restaurant on the second story of the building called Left Door.

Things have gone sour for the milk tea shop at 19th and Valencia Streets, as the original Boba Guys store that opened in 2011 has permanently closed amidst a spate of labor strife and bad publicity.

After being shuttered for the last four years due to city-mandated seismic retrofits and the pandemic, The Savoy Tivoli — the iconic North Beach bar — will celebrate its grand re-opening this week, beginning on Thursday, December 15.

A new independent distillery joined the ranks of Richmond's craft food and drink scene this year and is off to a running start, opening a tasting room near the Richmond marina and garnering recognition for one of its craft liquors. Called Dissident Spirits, the distillery and its attached tasting room are located in Richmond's Marina Bay neighborhood, within a shopping center that also houses the popular Armistice Brewing Company.

A closure could be coming soon as the property is on the market for $6.5 million as a potential development site.

People who love the creative and technical cuisine from the fine dining pop-up Anomaly will be happy to know that the owner, chef Mike Lanham, is about to open a permanent location.

North Beach has always been a place where residents and business owners go out of their way to support one another. So it’s fitting that, just in time for the holidays, neighborhood institution Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and newish cannabis shop North Beach Pipeline have cooked up a fun and tasty culinary collab.