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.

San Francisco’s Flour + Water has opened a Pizza Shop in Uptown Oakland, bringing 96‑hour‑fermented dough, a delivery-first model and a few Oakland‑exclusive menu items. The new location joins a surging local pizza scene.

Omakase chef Yukinori Yamamoto is opening Dining Yamamoto in SoMa, offering chef-made sushi bento boxes, donburi and private omakase dinners starting April 1.

When a health inspector walked into Fishmandu Sushi on Geary Street last week, they found cockroaches on the plates, the prep tables, and the clean dishes — and a bed upstairs. The popular Lower Nob Hill sushi spot has since been cleared to reopen.

A husband-and-wife team has leased the Fog City space on the Embarcadero and plans Moonchild, a wine‑forward bistro aimed at late‑2026. Owners say seasonal Northern California produce will lead the menu.

Less than three weeks after The Infatuation named Nippon Curry one of the best Japanese curry spots in San Francisco, health inspectors found mouse droppings in multiple areas of the Marina District restaurant — and flagged the rodent finding as a repeat violation. Here's what the inspection report shows.

Bayview chef Dontaye Ball is taking over Café Mélange at City Hall and will reopen Thursday, keeping Gumbo Social's gumbo on the menu and inviting local pop-ups.

Kissaten Hi‑Fi, a Japanese‑Filipino slow‑bar and vinyl listening spot, opened March 7 in the Richmond with matcha from Uji and a Milo‑topped espresso.

Del Popolo will close its Union Square restaurant on May 8 as owner Jon Darsky pivots to frozen sourdough pizzas. The move marks the end of a decade-long run downtown.

Thomas Keller’s Burgers & Half Bottles turns an In‑N‑Out memory into a Yountville pop‑up with wagyu burgers, half‑bottles of wine and a vintage Brew Bus.