After over 70 years in business, popular HRD Coffee Shop is closing its doors amid questions of viability of remaining in business in Downtown neighborhoods of San Francisco.

MacKenzie Chung Fegan, Bay Area native and Senior Editor at Bon Appetit, is the new Lead Restaurant Critic for The Chronicle. Join us to see what she adds to the restaurant scene in San Francisco.

It’s no longer called Hong Kong Lounge II and it’s no longer in Laurel Heights, but owner Annie Ho has rebranded the restaurant HK Lounge Bistro and it opened last week near Folsom and Seventh Streets.

A new and provocative natural wine bar has just opened in SoMa and will no doubt make a big splash in the nightlife scene.

Brunch lovers, take notice. New owners are reviving longtime San Francisco eatery Town's End, which had closed down during the pandemic.

The pop-up whose sandwich became a social media sensation now has its own restaurant location. Birdbox is now serving its famous ‘Claude The Claw’ sandwich just a block away from Oracle park at 680 Second Street.

A Folsom Street mainstay with a dangling cow statue since 1987, Holy Cow has closed, but is being rebranded into some sort of “VIP bottle service” club called Eve that’s opening this weekend.

The group that runs the Alexander’s Steakhouse chain is hoping the third time’s a charm for the spot in SoMA they have been occupying for the last four years.

A SoMa cocktail destination hit with wage theft claims, vendor lawsuits, and management mistakes is planning to reopen this week in a new location and with a new approach to the whole enterprise.

The geometric wonder at Folsom and Spear Street just added a wonderful addition, as the SF Board of Supervisors approved a beer and wine license for its forthcoming ground-floor Mili Wine Bar.

Underdogs, which has locations in Inner and Outer Sunset, has opened a third spot in South Beach, across the street from the ballpark, in the former Pete's Tavern.

SoMa has a new spot for different styles of pizza and a wide selection of Tiki-inspired cocktails. Pie Punks has just opened in the former Jersey Pizza location at 145 Second Street.

Fast-casual chicken and rice restaurant Gai has opened its second location at 1001 Market Street (at Sixth), formerly Homeskillet.