"It's very upsetting," said Chapman, whose family owned the diner for 68 years. "I didn't plan this kind of closure."

Founded in the Castro in 1976, the famed Bay Area ice cream brand is opening a new scoop shop in the neighborhood.

The 13-year-old restaurant specializing in "comfortable food" appears to have vacated its prime Hayes Valley address.

Nopalito is the latest business to fall victim to the pandemic — but when one door closes, a window opens.

The former sandwich shop had revamped last year to become a Japanese rice bowl and sushi eatery.

Owned by her longtime friend Matt Leum, Roma's will offer classic Italian food in an inclusive, queer-friendly space.

Normally competitors, neighboring restaurants are now joining forces to convince the city to close down their streets for outdoor meals.

"It's not looking good for the restaurant business," says owner Juan Romo.

"We're going to step up the cocktail game of the Castro," says Hi Tops' Jesse Woodward of his forthcoming restaurant and cocktail bar.

SF bars need to sell to-go cocktails to stay afloat, but they're required to serve them with "bona fide" meals. For bars without kitchens, that's a challenge.

"For hospitality, there has never been a worse time," says Steve Izzo, who co-owned the restaurant with his wife, Lee Ann.

It's Tops' famed neon signage at Market and Octavia streets was removed on Wednesday.

In the works for over three years, the sizable new brewpub was further delayed by the pandemic.