Restaurants of note that closed in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond for February 2022.
Category: Nosh
All the East Bay restaurants that opened in February
All the restaurants that opened in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond for February 2022.
The rise and fall of Oakland’s ambitious Community Foods
Brahm Ahmadi set out to change the world by opening a grocery store in a long-neglected neighborhood in Oakland.
Parklets forever? Oakland could make Flex Streets permanent
The program has helped local businesses stay afloat during the pandemic, but it’s been less active in East Oakland.
6 Oakland restaurants are semifinalists in 2022 James Beard Awards
Reem Assil, Crystal Wahpepah and Horn Barbecue have all been named as contenders in the prestigious food awards.
What worker shortage? How 3 Oakland restaurants keep their employees happy
Daytrip, Pomella and Mägo are taking proactive steps to keep their workers happy, healthy and engaged.
Remembering Simone Hérault, the proprietor of beloved Oakland restaurant Chez Simone
Simone Hérault survived World War II, immigrated to the U.S. as a au pair, and at age 42, she opened her eponymous restaurant in Oakland.
La Perla celebrates a year on Fruitvale Avenue
The Oakland Puerto Rican restaurant looks back on an intense first year.
San Francisco tech startup poses new threat to Oakland’s century-old Produce Market
Everyone is welcome at the 106-year-old Oakland Produce Market, but a tech company’s efforts to buy up vendors might change everything.
Can the Inclusion Beer Project prompt real change at East Bay breweries?
Local craft breweries have announced a commitment to diversity and inclusion, but information on change can be hard to find.
All the East Bay restaurants that closed in January
Restaurants of note that closed in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond for January 2022.
All the East Bay restaurants that opened in January
New restaurants that opened in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond in January 2022.
The crispiest, most comforting hash in the East Bay
These restaurants in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond are serving up veggie-laden red flannel, duck leg hash with potatoes and simple plates of savory corned beef.
Monster Pho’s new restaurant is packed with positivity and robots
Tee Tran’s popular restaurant has a fresh new space that speaks to kids of all ages.
These vegan mooncakes and cookies are Lunar New Year treats with a mission
Annie Wang’s Asian baked goods celebrate the traditions of the past while looking to the future.
How a mother and daughter reinvented Oakland’s 65-year-old Fortune Factory
Jiamin and Alicia Wong are changing people’s assumptions of what a fortune cookie looks and tastes like.
Omicron was the last straw for Oakland’s year-old Daughter’s Diner
The all-day breakfast spot was open for 15 months in Uptown, serving up cleverly rethought standbys to a slew of loyal fans.
Surprise! Oliveto, beloved Italian spot, quietly reopens after high-profile closure
The 35-year-old spot is back in business, for a limited time only.
Oakland’s favorite bootleg ice cream is going legit
Officials shut insider ice cream company Bad Walter’s down last summer, but now its creamy, lactose-free pints are back in the East Bay.
Cult-fave tamale spot set to open in former Cosecha space
La Guerrera’s Kitchen opens this month with lunch, dinner and brunch service and an expanded menu of Guerrero-style dishes.