San José’s Dine Downtown runs July 9–19, with more than 45 restaurants serving prix‑fixe menus and specials across downtown.

China’s Mixue opened its first Bay Area shop in Sunnyvale, selling soft‑serve cones for $1.59 and drinks under $5 during a grand‑opening weekend through July 12.

Lateen Cafe, a Dubai-inspired concept, plans to open on Driscoll Road in Fremont. The business teases Dubai flavors online but has not announced a date.

An East Bay Cajun favorite has set up a stall at San Pedro Square as World Cup fans pack downtown — po' boys and late hours included.

Bad Egg Breakfast Bar has opened at Gate 19 in SJC’s Terminal B, offering all‑day breakfast, coffee and cocktails for travelers. Hours start early to catch morning flights.

Several Bay Area counties have started permitting licensed home‑based "micro‑restaurants," letting chefs host ticketed backyard pop‑ups while staying under public‑health rules. New permits are giving cooks a low‑cost path into food businesses.

Dasbierhauz’s Redwood City location closed June 30. The Middlefield Road space will become Gangsan, a modern Korean spot promising braised short ribs and soups.

San Jose–based Con Azucar Café opened a downtown Gilroy shop in March after a two-year conversion of a former panadería, bringing pan dulce and Mexican-style lattes to South County.

Blue Water Seafood and Crab passed its follow-up inspection with flying colors — no live bugs, temperatures corrected, oyster tags in order. Seventeen days later, one cockroach nymph on a wall ended it all over again.

San Jose’s Arisan Tea & Coffee opened a Sunnyvale outpost on El Camino Real with a grand‑opening BOGO and new bakery items. The matcha‑forward menu moves into the South Bay.

Sunnyvale's popular Urban Grill buffet has been shut down by Santa Clara County health inspectors for the second time since March — and the closure report reveals that the restaurant's own pest control company documented live mouse activity at the facility just four days before inspectors arrived.

Johnny Doughnuts opened its fifth shop at Santana Row this week, creating about 16 jobs and investing roughly $210K–$240K in the buildout. A sixth location at Napa’s Oxbow Public Market is next.

Vine Hospitality informed staff on June 22, 2026, that Left Bank, LB Steak and Meso Modern Mediterranean will close across the Bay Area. Santana Row's dining scene is expected to be hit especially hard.