Michael Mina quietly opened Pabu‑Chan, a 20‑seat glass‑cube sake tasting room at 101 California, serving guided flights, warm carafes and lunchtime bentos. It doubles as a private event space.

A chef who worked his way through two-Michelin-starred Sons & Daughters and spent a year at a remote Slovenian fine dining restaurant is bringing that training back to the same Nob Hill address—but this time, he's cooking his mother's cuisine. Restaurant Naides opens in December with deconstructed sisig, abalone sinigang, and a vision for Filipino food that has nothing to do with lumpia and caviar.

Trick Dog’s Quik Dog debuts Tuesday in Mission Rock, bringing burgers, hot dogs and pre-mixed cocktails on tap to a 4,133‑square‑foot spot across from Oracle Park.

A Mission pop‑up called Nâu Coffee is selling out pandan, salted‑egg and egg coffees, turning Bernal Cutlery into a line‑inducing stop while the founders plan a permanent shop.

Blue Bottle will open a Mission Rock café next Monday at 300 Toni Stone Crossing, joining a growing roster of waterfront eateries. The outpost will run morning-to-afternoon hours for neighborhood and office crowds.

The San Francisco Street Food Festival returns this weekend after a five-year hiatus, featuring diverse culinary talents from La Cocina's incubator program.

Jerry's Roast Pork opens in SF, offering authentic Philly-style hoagies by baker Matthew Kosoy of Rosalind Bakery. The shop sold out on its first day and aims to bring a taste of the East Coast to the Bay Area.

After a decade sitting empty, a California Street corner now houses San Francisco's newest coffee obsession—complete with beans that roast while you wait and matcha drinks that have already conquered TikTok. The entrepreneur behind Toast'N Egg spent months earning coffee certifications from industry legends just to make sure Laurel Village residents never have to settle for Starbucks again.

Ginger's, the sole LGBTQ+ space in downtown San Francisco, is on an indefinite hiatus due to financial struggles and staffing issues post-reopening. Owner Brian Sheehy seeks a new manager for potential revival.

Bob's Donuts is closing its original Polk Street location after 70 years, moving to a newer, larger space nearby, maintaining its status as a San Francisco institution.

Two San Francisco legends are transforming a long-vacant waterfront pier into something the city has never seen: a gilded café filled with rugs, tapestries, and luxury Yemeni coffee where revolutionary ideas are meant to brew. The project reunites the author with the subject of his bestselling book for a 2026 opening.

Long Weekend Havana, a new three-story bar in San Francisco's North Beach, offers an immersive Cuban experience with themed decor, live music, and innovative cocktails, changing its theme every nine months.

After her Paris restaurant closed in just one year, San Francisco's most decorated chef is making a surprising bet on a Hill Country town of 11,000 people that's rapidly transforming into Texas wine country's answer to Napa Valley.