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.

San José favorite Las Cazuelas has opened a new outpost at Santa Teresa Square, bringing its decades‑old menu to South San José. The mayor posted a celebratory note.

Shabu Shack will close its South San Francisco restaurant on Monday, June 22, removing the chain’s only Bay Area location. The shutdown was announced on social media and reported locally.

Wing So Good is taking over the former La Salsa spot at 660 San Antonio Road, promising pan‑Asian shatter‑crisp wings and plans to serve beer and wine.

Bloom & Vine, from the team behind Mian, has opened on Castro Street with Peking duck carved hourly, Shanghai‑style dumplings and seasonal cocktails.

Haru quietly opened last Friday on Main Street, pairing dry‑aged fish and approachable gozen sets with an affordable omakase counter in downtown Los Altos.

Zareen’s has opened a new Murphy Avenue outpost in Sunnyvale, bringing its Michelin‑noticed samosas and a James Beard semifinalist chef to downtown. The restaurant is open evenings daily.

The Ma'lawah Bar, a kosher Yemenite cafe on El Camino Real, will close its El Camino storefront this Friday; the owner announced the shutdown on Instagram. The team hinted at future plans but gave no details.