Mission District cocktail bar Dalva, and its crafty back speakeasy the Hideout, have used the pandemic upgrade to upgrade their floors, furniture, washrooms, and more.

The Vault Steakhouse — an upscale steakhouse by Hi Neighbor Hospitality Group — is set to begin serving downtown diners tomorrow, October 1, inside the 555 California Street building.

There's now a petition and multiple news stories about the fight to allow local burrito favorite El Farolito to open a new location in North Beach, which would be the brand's 12th in the Bay Area.

Hoodline has the scoop on where to celebrate Oktoberfest in San Francisco, the South Bay, and the East Bay.

The sushi rolls, sashimi bowls, and flaming fish fillets of Elephant Sushi are on their way to Hayes Valley, as the cult-hit sushi spot hopes to open this October at the former home of shuttered Little Gem.

The new Spanish/Mexican-influenced restaurant Copas on Market (2223 Market St.) is now open in the space formerly occupied by Nomica and Izakaya Sushi Ran.

Estiatorio Ornos, a Michael Mina restaurant at 252 California Street, is the next iteration for the storied space that used to house Mina's eponymous restaurant.

Well-loved, 11-year-old Dogpatch ice cream shop Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous (699 22nd St.) is remaining open as an ice cream shop, however its co-founder and owner, Annabelle Topacio, has sold it to a new owner, and its name will be changing to Sunday Social come October.

Upscale Neopolitan-style pizza place Fiorella will open its third San Francisco location Monday, their first to have a hard liquor license and a rooftop deck.

Both the Cliff House and Louis’ Restaurant locations will be getting new restaurant tenants, but we won’t know who they are until all sorts of National Park Service red tape and bureaucratic hurdles get worked out.

Cozy Castro bar Last Call (3988 18th St. at Sanchez St.) is set to reopen next week under new ownership after a 17-month hiatus caused by the shelter-in-place restrictions.

Pastrami sandwich shop Hot Johnnie's is now open at 4077 18th St., in the former Nizario's space, and it has a surprise back patio.

Frjtz, the go-to place for Belgian-style frites and waffles that first opened in the year 2000 on Hayes Street and later had locations in the Mission and Ghirardelli Square, has now ceased to even be a delivery option, which it had been for the past two years.