East Bay restaurant openings and closings in December
Openings include La Guerrera’s Kitchen, Alley & Vine, Shake Shack; among closures are Jules Thin Crust, Cookiebar Alameda, El Gusano — and the 71-year-old Albany Bowl.
Joanna Della Penna
Joanna Della Penna has written about food, people and the arts in the Bay Area since moving here from the East Coast in 2001, and was Gayot's Northern California regional restaurant editor for 10 years. She lives in Emeryville with her husband and young son.
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East Bay restaurant openings and closings in November
This month, the East Bay welcomed Ono Bakehouse, Black Star Pirate BBQ and 15 new restaurants, and said goodbye to Corso, the Albatross Pub and 13 other food businesses.
First Person: On the eve of Thanksgiving, so shines a good deed
Sometimes this year’s overwhelming darkness provides a kind of canvas onto which acts of true goodness can be spotlit.
A fire closed The Smokehouse for nearly 2 years. It’s finally reopening on Nov. 27
The Berkeley burger shack will relaunch with online and phone orders only during its soft opening.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in October
This month, 18 new East Bay restaurants opened and eight permanently closed.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in September
Taco & Co., Lion Dance Cafe, Fort Point Rockridge and 12 others opened; The Uptown Nightclub, Trattoria La Siciliana, Tribune Tavern and 12 others permanently closed.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in August
Seventeen restaurants opened, eight closed for good, and many more are on temporary hiatus.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in July
Our monthly list features 16 new restaurants, 11 that have closed for good, and 3 on indefinite hiatus.Â
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in June
Eleven local food and drink venues that are brand new, and nine eateries that have shuttered permanently.
East Bay restaurants open for outdoor dining
Restaurants across the East Bay are starting to reopen for al fresco dining with physical distancing measures in place. Find out what’s open.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in May
Learn about the 12 newly opened food and drink venues in Berkeley, Oakland and elsewhere in the East Bay, along with 7 businesses that shuttered permanently.
Should I teach my kid to cook for himself while we shelter in place?
Juggling work, school and child care from home, some parents are wondering if their kids are ready to start cooking their own meals. The answer is probably yes, but with clear, calm and present guidance.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in March and April
A list of food businesses that opened just prior to or during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, and those spots that have shuttered permanently.
If ever it was time for tea, it’s now
More than just a restorative drink, tea is a reminder that peace and normalcy will return when we make it through dark, uncertain times.
East Bay restaurants offering curbside, no-contact pickup or in-house delivery
Local restaurants where you can get food during the shelter-in-place order.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in February
U:Dessert Story, Viridian, Kokoro Donburi, Arizmendi Emeryville and 14 other eateries opened this month; 12 spots closed.
