San Francisco - Food & Drinks
San Francisco Mission
Zeitgeist to host stand-up comedy night in its beer garden
Popular dive bar Zeitgeist will soon be bringing some much needed comic relief to the city. Starting this Sunday, November 15, the bar will host a live, recurring stand-up comedy night in its beer garden with performers from local comedy group House People. Read More
San Francisco
San Francisco rolls back reopening, stops all indoor dining as cases rise
On Tuesday, Mayor London Breed announced that the city of San Francisco would be halting all indoor dining, just six weeks after allowing it at 25% capacity, due to rising COVID cases. Read More
San Francisco Mission
Vegan Filipino-Mexican street food truck opens in the Mission District with meat-free tacos, nachos, and more
Dishing out generously portioned, cross-cultural street food, Señor Sisig’s signature specialties are now available with a plant-based bend at their vegan food truck, Señor Sisig Vegano, which debuted over the weekend in the Mission District. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Tenderloin
Tommy's Joynt reopens on Van Ness, at long last
Iconic San Francisco hofbrau/sports bar Tommy's Joynt (1101 Geary) has reopened for the first time in eight months, and the corned beef dinners have already begun flying out the door. Read More
San Francisco Bayview
Bayview’s Vegan Hood Chefs will be featured in ad during 49ers’ Thursday Night Football game
Thursday night’s 49ers game will feature a cameo from Bayview soul food truck and catering service Vegan Hood Chefs, as they’ll appear on prime time TV in a Bud Light commercial. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle Mission
French restaurant & wine bar Aquitaine opens along Church St. after delay
French bistro and wine bar Aquitaine has opened at 216 Church St. after a months-long delay due to shelter-in-place restrictions. Aquitaine's first day of business was on Election Day Tuesday, November 3. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley
New Mayan-Yucatecan pop-up Akna opens in former Barcino space in Hayes Valley
The former Barcino space at the corner of Gough and Grove (also formerly Boxing Room) has reemerged this week as Akna, a new Mayan-Yucatecan pop-up backed by the Absinthe Group. Read More
San Francisco
SF restaurants won't be increasing indoor capacity just yet as COVID cases rise
With daily COVID case numbers and the number of hospitalized patients ticking up slightly in the last two weeks, SF city officials are not moving forward with a pledged date of November 3 for further reopening of businesses. Read More
San Francisco
Long live the new parklets as ‘Shared Spaces’ program gets extended through June 2021
With more than 1,800 businesses now sprawled onto sidewalks and streets, City Hall has approved a six-month extension of the popular arrangement. Read More
San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Russian Hill
Remembering The Mandarin, the Ghirardelli Square mecca of regional Chinese cuisine
San Francisco food icon Cecilia Chiang, proprietor of the legendary Mandarin restaurant, died Wednesday at the age of 100, and with her goes a century of taste memories and a long lifetime of stories spanning two continents and multiple wars. Read More
San Francisco Mission
Bender's to reopen after seven month closure
After a seven-month closure, beloved Mission dive bar Bender’s Bar and Grill is coming back to life. Its doors will swing open on Wednesday, October 28 at 2 p.m. for business, along with some notable changes to its set-up. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
Tommy’s Joynt announces Oct. 29 reopening, teases Thanksgiving plans
We could be stuffing our faces with Tommy’s Joynt turkey this Thanksgiving, and the old-school Van Ness sandwich-and-stew hofbrau has announced a “reduced” reopening for Thursday, October 29. Read More
San Francisco North Beach
Red Window to bring al fresco Spanish eats and takeout empanadas to North Beach
A new Spanish tapas and aperitivo bar is preparing to open next month at the prominent North Beach intersection of Stockton, Green and Columbus. Read More
San Francisco
San Francisco set to allow restaurants open at 50-percent capacity indoors in two weeks
San Francisco entered the state's "yellow" tier as of Tuesday, becoming the first Bay Area county to be in the lowest-level category for COVID. The positive move, as Mayor London Breed and Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax announced, isn't going to immediately impact many businesses. Read More
San Francisco SoMa
Undiscovered SF’s Sunday Street Markets Carry on in SoMa with COVID-19 safety protocols
Undiscovered SF's Sunday street markets continue to offer a COVID-19-safe weekend outdoor shopping experience in SF's SOMA Filipino cultural district, supporting small local businesses. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Castro arcade bar The Detour hits pause button, temporarily shutters pending COVID vaccine
"We made the tough decision to shift The Detour into hibernation mode for the next few months until a vaccine is released," said co-owner Shawn Vergara. Read More
San Francisco Mission
The five must-try parklet dining experiences in the Mission District
Even though indoor dining is back on in San Francisco, albeit in tandem with a long list of COVID-19 safety protocols, locals have grown to love our city’s burgeoning al fresco dining scene. Read More
San Francisco Mission
Central Kitchen reopens as wine bar with hearty snacks
Flour + Water sister restaurant Central Kitchen reopens for outdoor dining Friday, October 9 as Central Kitchen Wine Bar, with a pared-down menu meant for enjoying with a glass or bottle of vino. Read More
San Francisco Inner Richmond Outer Richmond Union Square
This week in restaurant closings: Neiman Marcus rotunda, Orson's Belly in the Richmond
The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus is closing indefinitely, and beloved neighborhood wine bar and cafe Orson's Belly is calling it quits. Read More
San Francisco Mission Terrace
Beloved Mission Terrace sandwich spot Roxie Food Center changes hands as longtime owners retire
The many ardent fans of a San Francisco cheap-eats institution will need to stay calm and hope for the best as news arrives that Roxie Food Center has been sold. Read More
San Francisco Nob Hill
House of Prime Rib readies to reopen at 25-percent capacity, fermented salad dressing and all
The House of Prime Rib is waking from its pandemic slumber, and surely a large segment of San Francisco meat-lovers is excited to have a martini and a hunk of hand-carved prime rib once more. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown
House of Nanking offers takeout for the first time in 32 years, outdoor seating on the way
This week, as some restaurants are beginning to bring diners indoors, House of Nanking is just now reopening for takeout and delivery — for the first time in its history. Read More
San Francisco Financial District
85-year-old Harrington's Bar & Grill shuts its doors for good in the FiDi
A classic Irish bar that has served up pints of Guinness to the downtown set in SF for much of the last century has decided to close, seven months into the pandemic that shut down its business. Read More
San Francisco Mission
AL's Place reopens for indoor and outdoor dining in the Mission
You can go enjoy the Michelin-starred AL's Place experience once again, in person, at socially distanced, plexiglass-separated tables. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Castro Business Briefs: Tanglad opens, Sushi Urashima replaces Amasia, Bank of America remodel, more
Castro's Bank of America is currently undergoing a $1.3 million renovation. Read More