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The Halfway Club Opens Today in Crocker-Amazon’s Former Broken Record Space

The former Broken Record bar at Geneva Avenue and Edinburgh Street will be officially reborn as the Halfway Club when it opens Wednesday night, with a kitchen, full bar, and a “70’s dad’s basement bar” vibe.

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New Restaurants Opening In SF's Financial District Point to Optimism For Downtown Recovery

A bevy of recent and upcoming openings in and around the FiDi, including a new Osha Thai and a new Wayfare Tavern, point to some bullishness about things picking up downtown.

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New Fast-Casual Cafe and Pizzeria With Golden Gate Views Opening In the Presidio

A new cafe, with pizza, cocktails, beer and wine, is opening January 15 in the former Transit cafe space at the Presidio Transit Center (215 Lincoln Blvd.), right at the entry of the Presidio Tunnel Tops.

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The Best New Restaurants In San Francisco 2023

Despite the dominant narrative about San Francisco being "over" this past year, you wouldn't know it from the vibrant, resurgent restaurant scene. Here are our picks for the dozen new restaurants everyone who loves food should try.

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This Week In Food: The Rabbit Hole Set to Open In the Mission/La Lengua

The opening activity is slowing down as we near the depths of the holiday season, but there are still a few notable news items this week in the world of Bay Area food, including a new Asian spot coming to La Lengua.

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This Week In Food: Four Hobbits Walk Into Atelier Crenn

The close of November brought the much anticipated reopening of Quince, a couple of sad closing announcements, a celebrity sighting at Atelier Crenn, and more.

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This Week In Food: New French Cafe and Champagne Bar Comes to Embarcadero

In this week's edition, we have a new French spot taking over an Embarcadero space that's been dark for four and a half years, a fancy doughnut shop and cafe is coming to West Portal, and the Chase Center is getting a couple of exciting new food options.

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This Week In Food: A Swanky New Lounge and Restaurant Opens In Union Square

As we transition into the dark and moody months of the year, ahead of the brief spurt of holiday cheer in early December, things in the local restaurant scene continue looking up, with plenty of new spots to try during your abundant, sunless, evening hours.

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Husband and Wife Chef Team Behind Michelin-Starred Marlena Return With 7 Adams, Opening Tonight

The much anticipated return of chefs David Fisher and Serena Chow Fisher, taking over a cozy Japantown space, arrives this week, but the new restaurant is not exactly Marlena part 2.

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This Week In SF Food: Pizza Burger, Burger Pizza

A longtime Italian stalwart in North Beach is calling it quits, a legendary Japanese yakitori shop is coming to Japantown, and more news from this week in the Bay Area food scene.

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This Week In Food: Chow Space In Castro Comes Alive Again as The Rustic

A couple of significant reopenings happened across town this week, and a replacement restaurant for shuttered, Michelin-starred Marlena has made its debut in Bernal Heights.

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This Week In Food: La Connessa Makes a Big Splash on Potrero Hill

A Ju-Ni partner has just opened an Italian restaurant in Merced Manor; the team from Spruce has just opened a huge and sleek new Italian spot on Potrero Hill; and Blue Whale, the new Cow Hollow spot from Empress by Boon chef Ho Chee Boon, opens tonight.

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This Week In Food: A Downtown Italian Stalwart Calls It Quits

Downtown favorite Barbacco is closing next week after 14 years, Collina debuts on Nob Hill, and Bandit finally soft-opens next to Dolores Park.

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Good Luck Gato, a Mexican-Japanese 'Izakaya Cantina,' Set to Take Over Former Hopscotch Space In Oakland This Week

A new culinary mashup concept is getting set to open in Oakland's Uptown, taking over the space from beloved Japanese-influenced diner Hopscotch, which shuttered in June after 10 years.

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New Cocktail Bar With Food From Nopalito Vets, Stoa, Debuts In Lower Haight

A new cocktail and snack spot from a team of industry vets has just debuted in the corner space that was formerly home to Black Sands Brewery, and, briefly, Fort Point's Lower Haight outpost.

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Corzetti, a New Italian Spot From Adriano Paganini, Comes to Hotel G In Union Square

A new Italian restaurant from the restaurant group behind hit spots like Beretta, A Mano, and The Tailor's Son, called Corzetti, has taken over the space at the corner of Geary and Mason, in the rebranded Hotel G.

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Matt Horn’s Burger Joint ‘Matty’s Old Fashioned’ Is Now Taking Reservations, Starting Wednesday Night

You can finally sink your teeth into the long-awaited burger concept from celebrated Oakland chef Matt Horn, as Matty’s Old Fashioned is taking reservations for Wednesday night and beyond at their new brick-and-mortar Downtown Oakland location.

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Quince Team Opens Salon and Private Event Space In Former Cookhouse In North Beach

As Michelin three-star Quince prepares to reopen this summer and celebrate its 20th birthday, owners Lindsay and Michael Tusk have announced the opening of their new private event space and test kitchen upstairs from Vesuvio in North Beach.

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Former Locanda Chef Anthony Strong Launches Dinner Service at Pasta Supply Co. In the Richmond

With a concise menu of fresh pastas, salads, and a few other items, Pasta Supply Co. is now doing dinner service, with a somewhat unique service model that is neither traditional sit-down nor fast-casual.

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Dalida, a New Eastern Mediterranean Restaurant From Noosh Chefs, Debuts Friday In the Presidio

Coming this weekend to the Presidio is a brand new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant from the talented opening chefs behind Noosh and the Mission District pop-up Istanbul Modern, and it's called Dalida.

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New Udon Noodle Spot, Katsuo & Kombu, Opens On Divisadero

A Japanese noodle spot serving housemade udon has just opened on the Divisadero corridor, and it's sort of a spinoff of Noe Valley's Hamano Sushi.

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Flour + Water Pizzeria Gets North Beach Opening Date

The much anticipated new Flour + Water Pizzeria in North Beach is opening in two weeks, and it will be the first new blood on a busy stretch of Columbus Avenue in many years.

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Michelin-Starred Marlena Chefs Expanding to Japantown

It looks as though a well-loved, eight-year-old neighborhood restaurant plans to either close or relocate, and a liquor license app points to some new Michelin-star tenants.

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Lori’s Diner Has Finally Reopened Its Flagship Union Square Restaurant On Sutter Street

It’s been more than three years since the one remaining Lori's Diner has served its all-day breakfast and club sandwiches, but the retro tourist trap reopened this week, and yes there is still a 1959 Ford Edsel in the dining room.

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New Chinatown Hot Pot Spot Offers a 'Ferris Wheel' of Meat

A newly open restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown, Hotpot Champ, is offering a bunch of Instagram- and TikTok-worthy presentations, including a spinning mini-Ferris wheel of raw meat.