Che Fico Is Back on Divisadero, Four Months After the Fire That Shut It Down
The NoPa Italian restaurant from David Nayfeld and Matt Brewer reopened Oct. 18 after a June 11 fire.
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11 STORIESBay Area food news: restaurant openings and closings, food halls, bakeries and dining guides, with links to the original reporting.
Lucania, From the A16 Team, Brings Southern Italian Food to the Ferry Building's Old MarketBar Space
The Basilicata-inspired restaurant fills the former MarketBar Cafe space and would bring the Ferry Building to full occupancy.
Mama Ji's in the Castro Will Close Oct. 31 After 13 Years
The Sichuan favorite at 4416 18th St. opened in 2013; the owners cite a rent hike and retirement.
Lutticken's Closed After 45 Years in Menlo Park. A Former Employee Hopes to Bring It Back
The West Menlo Park deli and caterer, open since 1981, served its last day Sept. 30.
Alameda's Admiral Maltings and The Rake Pub Have Closed
The craft malt house ran its last batch Oct. 2; its pub, The Rake, closed Oct. 18 after nine years.
San Jose's Hotel De Anza Gets the Hedley Club and Palm Court, With Tejer Coming in December
The Cal-India Collective team opened a bar and a courtyard restaurant in September; a third concept, Tejer, is due in December.
Coming to Westfield Valley Fair: Chubby Tan, CHAGEE, Izumi Revolving Sushi and Kajiken
A wave of Asian restaurant concepts is heading to the San Jose mall this fall and winter.
North Beach's 15 Romolo Is Now Aiming for a Mid-November Reopening
The alley bar, owned by Jon and Kelly Anne Gasparini since 1998, has pushed its return to mid-November.
Moonchild, the Bistro Taking Over Fog City's Embarcadero Space: What to Know
The husband-and-wife team signed a Port of SF lease for the landmark diner space and targeted a late-2026 opening.
Rich Table Alum Gizela Ho Will Open Good Morning 96 in the Old Ten-Ichi Space on Fillmore
The Guam-raised chef plans salted duck egg soufflés, stuffed chicken wings and a mezzanine dining room.
Jjamppong Zizon Opens a Second East Bay Noodle House in Downtown Hayward
Spicy seafood jjamppong and black bean jjajangmyeon come to A Street, with its own parking lot.