The Chatterbox

After the closure of Almanac Tap Room in the Mission, local brewer (and distiller) SEVEN STILLS has moved into the space and is now open as a taproom. You can check out the tap list, and there’s a rather extensive and affordable menu of snacks that includes Padrón peppers,…

This Thursday August 1st, over 70 Bay Area restaurants and bars are taking part in a fundraiser called Abort the Ban, the first annual Bay Area Fight for Abortion Rights event! Womxn’s reproductive rights are under attack, and a team of womxn working in the Bay Area restaurant industry…

Right on schedule, TARTINE on 9th Ave. is now open in the Inner Sunset. It’s designed to be a casual, all-day restaurant, almost a hybrid of Tartine Bakery and Tartine Manufactory. You can enjoy Tartine’s beloved pastries, croissants, and breads, alongside an extensive offering of breakfast, lunch, and…

A couple weeks ago, I shared a bunch of details about AL’S DELI, the fast-casual spot from Aaron London’s (AL’s Place) opening in the former Izakaya Yuzuki space on Guererro. Well, it’s now open, and you’re going to want to dive into that menu that…

Finally, you can get a square meal with the opening of the first brick-and-mortar location of  SQUARE PIE GUYS in SoMa. I became a fan of Marc Schechter and Danny Stoller’s Detroit-style pizza when they were a pop-up at Vinyl on Divis, and now they’ve moved into their…

After closing ~NAMU GAJI~ for a mandatory retrofit, the Namu team of brothers (chef Dennis, Daniel, and David Lee) decided to turn the location into a NAMU STONEPOT (just like the location on Divisadero). You can still get the Namu Gaji Kids menu, and they are adding some family-style “picnic…

After breaking the news in the last tablehopper issue that Foxsister will be closing to make the transition to a spin on a modern, Italian American, red sauce joint, GREAT GOLD, I received an update from partner David Steele (Ne Timeas Restaurant Group—flour + water, Central Kitchen, Trick Dog, Salumeria)…

Some new openings around town include KARAWEIK BURMESE CUISINE, the only Burmese restaurant in the Marina. The menu includes royal tea leaf salad, vegetarian samusa soup, green chile lemongrass fish, paratha with coconut curry, chicken keema paratha, and mango papaya salad. According to a post on Yelp, the owner is…

Sad news: ~COMMONWEALTH~ was unable to come to an agreement with their landlord on their lease, so the team has decided to close the restaurant after service on August 26th, after nine years on Mission Street. Eater mentions the team (which includes chefs Jason Fox and Ian Muntzert, Anthony Myint,…

Thanks to a longtime tablehopper reader, I received word about a new café that has opened up in the Excelsior called EXCELSIOR COFFEE. It’s from a husband-and-wife team who have been living in the neighborhood for the past eight years, and they kept waiting for a café to open…