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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.

In 2022, This One's on You

The Bore

In 2022, This One's on You

Well, we’re pretty much in an eerily similar, exasperating pandemic position that we were in last winter. We’re seeing restaurants (and bars) making the hard decision to close their dining rooms, or temporarily close completely so their already severely short-staffed teams can stay healthy, quarantine, or recuperate from…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 03, 2022

This week's tablehopper: it's gonna be a cheesy and crabby month.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: it's gonna be a cheesy and crabby month.

Happy New Year, friends! I know, should I put the “happy” in quotes? It has been a rough start to the year for anyone in the restaurant industry, with many places temporarily closing last week due to staff exposures during this beastly Omicron surge. So many restaurants made the hard…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 03, 2022

Beloved Neighborhood Bistro Universal Cafe Closes After 27 Years

The Chatterbox

Beloved Neighborhood Bistro Universal Cafe Closes After 27 Years

The news of some restaurant closures can feel like such a big thud, and the closure of UNIVERSAL CAFE certainly did that for a number of longtime customers and locals. This cherished and off-the-beaten-path restaurant just served their last brunch on Sunday—my friend Julia let me know that they…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

Chef Seth Stowaway Opens Osito (and Cocktail Bar Liliana) in the Mission

The Chatterbox

Chef Seth Stowaway Opens Osito (and Cocktail Bar Liliana) in the Mission

Call it a Christmas miracle: chef Seth Stowaway just opened his first restaurant this past weekend, OSITO, as well as sister cocktail bar Liliana. This 100-percent, live-fire restaurant offers one extensive tasting menu nightly ($295), paying homage to his Texas upbringing (and many years living in the Mission), while highlighting…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

Liholiho Yacht Club Ends Its Mission Pop-Up to Make Way for Good Good Culture Club

The Chatterbox

Liholiho Yacht Club Ends Its Mission Pop-Up to Make Way for Good Good Culture Club

I ran out of time at my last deadline to include this news, but the Liholiho crew has a big update: they’re ending the Liholiho Yacht Club pop-up on 18th Street in the Mission on December 31st and opening GOOD GOOD CULTURE CLUB in the space on January 11th,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

Poppy, a Breakfast Pop-Up from Delfina Vets Finds a Mission Home

The Chatterbox

Poppy, a Breakfast Pop-Up from Delfina Vets Finds a Mission Home

It looks like team behind the “California breakfast” pop-up POPPY (maybe you caught them at Fig & Thistle this past spring and summer?) just got the keys to an amazing location! They’re moving into the classic Evergreen Garden location in the Mission—the longtime, neighborhood standby Vietnamese restaurant closed…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

Quick Bites: Jikasei Mensho, Super Duper Burgers, Dottie's True Blue Cafe Closes

The Chatterbox

Quick Bites: Jikasei Mensho, Super Duper Burgers, Dottie's True Blue Cafe Closes

MENSHO TOKYO (some of my favorite ramen in the city) just opened a shop (today!) in The Market in the Twitter building, JIKASEI MENSHO. Jikasei, which means homemade, is offering a few kinds of ramen geared for takeout (after a great deal of R&D). They all come in…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

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