
LOOKING FOR THE NEW TABLEHOPPER SITE?
Thanks for coming by! Are you looking for the new tablehopper site? Our preview site is linked here! Please note it’s under construction—we’re still migrating 12,000 articles over to the new site before retiring this one—but you can take a...

The Next-Level Akikos at Avery Lane Is Now Open
It was pretty thrilling to walk into the new Akikos at The Avery at Avery Lane in SoMa for their launch party last month. Chef-owner Ray Lee is on a tear—he recently opened the exclusive sushi counter, Friends Only, and...

Piglet & Co. Is Now Soft Open in the Mission, a Restaurant from the El Chino Grande Pop-Up Team
Husband-and-wife team Chris Yang and Marcelle Gonzales are now in their third week of their soft-opening dinner service at Piglet & Co., their first brick-and-mortar location in the Mission (they opened in the former Southpaw space and short-lived Above Ground)....

New Openings Around Town, from Vietnamese and Moroccan Restaurants to a Chinese Bakery
I wanted to make sure you knew that Gao Viet Kitchen & Bar is now open in SF—they had their soft opening in mid-December. I reported a couple years ago that this popular Vietnamese restaurant in San Mateo from chef-owner...

Service Updates, New Menus, Chef Moves
Some quick bites for you: Kin Khao has reopened for lunch downtown, serving favorites like their khao soi and chicken sandwich. Hours are Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm. I’m so happy to see 1601 Bar & Kitchen has been opening for their regulars...
LOOKING FOR THE NEW TABLEHOPPER SITE?

Thanks for coming by! Are you looking for the new tablehopper site? Our preview site is linked here! Please note it’s under construction—we’re still migrating 12,000 articles over to the new site before retiring this one—but you can take a...
In 2023, Please Keep These Things Away from Me

Due to the pandemic, I have taken the past two years off from writing snarky bores, my annual bitchfest about things I don’t want to see in restaurants in the new year. And to be completely honest, it still doesn’t...
Katsuo & Kombu, a Japanese Curry and Udon Shop, Is Coming to Divis

I love writing about new restaurants, especially when they’re coming to my hood! Nopa residents, it’s time to get excited for Katsuo & Kombu, a casual Japanese udon and curry shop (the name refers to the crucial ingredients you need...
Chef Anthony Strong Is Back, and Bringing a Pasta Playground to the Inner Richmond

Our pandemic poster boy of the pivot, chef Anthony Strong, is back! He was one of the first to fully embrace the great restaurant retail experiment, and converted his recently opened Prairie in the Mission into a general store early...
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