The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in January
Our list of new eating and drinking spots that opened this month, plus a few that we missed in December, too.
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Bites: Duchess and Juhu Beach Club close, Burma Superstar take-out spot, Pal’s at Kebabery
Catch up on the latest food news, updates and events happening in the East Bay.
New wine bar, sushi spot for Berkeley
To look forward to: a new wine bar, sushi restaurant, and smokehouse in Berkeley, and, this weekend, a tasting tour of local winemakers.
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
CUGINI MANZONE Giuseppe and Michele Manzone opened Cugini Manzone last Thursday night in at 2930 College Ave. in the Elmwood. The restaurant features an Italian wood-fired oven for thin-crust pizza and calzone (the Manzones are also cooking eggplant parmesan and roast chicken in the wood-fired oven), as well as a full menu of Italian antipasti and pastas. The restaurant is only open for dinner at the moment (5 p.m. to 10 p.m.), but plans to open for lunch and mid-afternoon snacks soon. (more…)
What’s new in East Bay food, XXXIX
It's all about openings these days, new seafood restaurant alaMar for Uptown Oakland and Centouno for Jack London Square among them.
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
PHILZ COFFEE Philz Coffee is set to open a second Berkeley shop (its first is at 1600 Shattuck Ave. at Cedar) in the Gilman District Project at 9th and Gilman in West Berkeley that will also house Whole Foods and Office Depot. Matt Holmes from Retail West, who is working with the developers of the project, said they could have chosen any major coffee chain but decided to select “a more artisan and community minded tenant like Philz Coffee.” Philz, which has 14 Bay Area locations, is expanding following a multi-million dollar investment announced earlier this year. More businesses look likely to move in to the Gilman District Project. According to Holmes, they are still looking for a “unique chef-driven fast casual concept” for a 3,100 square foot space in the building, which used to be a bread factory. The new Philz Coffee will be at 1313 9th Street, Suite 110, near Gilman. (more…)
What’s new in East Bay food, XXXVIII
A new Italian gelato spot for Berkeley, the Barrel Room to open in Rockridge: check out latest foodie happenings.
What’s new in East Bay food, XXXVII
Berkeley's new fish market, The Mead Kitchen takes off, and Box and Bells finally launches: All in this week's edition of Bites on Nosh.
Neighborhood restaurants, part two
Prompted by “the Bauer”‘s praise for Wood Tavern, reader Ira Serkes has his suggestions for restaurants that help give their neighborhoods “soul” and make for happy locals. Here’s his list — some of which stray slightly out of Berkeley proper, but who’s on border patrol?:
