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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 18 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

Harlan Records, a Vintage-Vibed Vinyl Bar, Opening This Fall in Downtown's Bar Fluxus

The Lush

Harlan Records, a Vintage-Vibed Vinyl Bar, Opening This Fall in Downtown's Bar Fluxus

I’ve been tracking some liquor license transfer activity on this address, which reveals a new project coming this fall to the former Bar Fluxus, which just closed on July 3rd (a bunch of folks are going to miss the bar’s eclectic style and programming). Due to open this…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 19, 2022

This week's tablehopper: poppin' bottles.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: poppin' bottles.

Howdy, amici. I hope you’re enjoying some summertime fun in the fog, and staying healthy and happy. Things have been full throttle over here, with a busy getaway to Guerneville and Anderson Valley a couple weekends ago (I’ll be doing a writeup of all the fun places I…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 18, 2022

Frances Reopens with a New Look, Menu Format, and More

The Chatterbox

Frances Reopens with a New Look, Menu Format, and More

It felt strange to have one of San Francisco’s most iconic restaurants temporarily closed for so long (18 months!), with some FXMP pop-up dinners to tide us over, but now it’s official: chef-owner Melissa Perello and her team have swung open the doors to FRANCES the beloved Castro…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 06, 2022

New Openings Include Ancora, Southern Indian Cuisine at Aaha Indian Cuisine, The Old Clam House Is Back, New Vietnamese, and More

The Chatterbox

New Openings Include Ancora, Southern Indian Cuisine at Aaha Indian Cuisine, The Old Clam House Is Back, New Vietnamese, and More

The former Locanda location is now home to ANCORA, which means “anchor” in Latin, from owners Andi and Joe Conte of Water2Table, the local hook-and-line and sustainable fish company that services Bay Area restaurants (and now consumers). They were originally going to open as Seven Fishes, but the pandemic had…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 06, 2022

Chef Moves: Nopa's Alejandro Rodriguez Now at 20 Spot

The Chatterbox

Chef Moves: Nopa's Alejandro Rodriguez Now at 20 Spot

There’s some top SF talent now in the kitchen at 20 SPOT in the Mission: chef Alejandro Rodriguez, who was previously the chef de cuisine at Nopa (he was there since the day it opened, in 2006!). He is joined by his wife, Marcella Lew, another Nopa and Nopalito…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 06, 2022

Quick Hits: Miss Ollie's Has a New Home (and Name), Restaurants Getting Harassed on Google with One-Star Reviews

The Chatterbox

Quick Hits: Miss Ollie's Has a New Home (and Name), Restaurants Getting Harassed on Google with One-Star Reviews

This exciting news rolled in just as I was wrapping up today’s column, so I will have to share more details in my next issue, but I wanted you to know Sarah Kirnon of MISS OLLIE’S has landed at Forage Kitchen in Oakland, and she tells me she…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 06, 2022

So Many Pizza Updates...

The Chatterbox

So Many Pizza Updates...

Wow, the abbondanza of pizza places can’t stop, won’t stop (I am not complaining). First up, SQUARE PIE GUYS have officially opened their Ghirardelli Square location after running a soft opening for a bit. This is owners Danny Stoller and Marc Schechter’s third location, serving up their…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 06, 2022

Closures Include the Villa D'Este, Cha Cha Cha Mission, Trouble Coffee, and More

The Chatterbox

Closures Include the Villa D'Este, Cha Cha Cha Mission, Trouble Coffee, and More

When a friend sent me the SFGate story that the VILLA D’ESTE in Lakeside Village was closing after 44 years of serving Hollywood levels of glam drama and veal parm, we had to go out and pay our respects to the interior (you can read more about the restaurant’…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 06, 2022

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