SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — After experiencing a drop in business due to the omicron surge, restaurants in San Francisco are starting to rebound. Spring weather, the Super Bowl, and Valentine’s Day drew large diners this past weekend. Restaurants in San Francisco are seeing growth in diners and hope they will enter a period of […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Last month the 2021 Michelin Guide was released, featuring many San Francisco establishments. On Tuesday, The New York Times released its own list of restaurants “The 50 Places in America We’re Most Excited About Right Now.” Three San Francisco restaurants were chosen. Only one of the three is a repeat of […]
Late on a Friday afternoon, the brick-walled dining room at Maison Danel echoes the conversation as tables of guests slide into padded blue banquettes and perch on dining chairs. vintage French dining tables for sipping tea from floral patterned mugs. Danel de Betelu, owner of the stylish Polk Street patisserie and tea room with her […]
During the pandemic, it’s been easy to miss dessert. As restaurants streamlined their menus for takeout and delivery, even those who once prided themselves on sweet dessert menus reduced them to a sad budino that would travel well in a deli container – the loneliest cup of pudding, therefore, to say. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Courtesy of Lily San Francisco got a brief glimpse of indoor dining amid COVID last June. But almost as soon as it was cleared, it was shut down again. Now, thanks to our “orange level” status, he resumed once again. This time, hopefully, forever. Of course, it is only open with many restrictions. Indoor dining […]
The restaurants inside reopened on March 3, so it’s been a while since eaters have seen the inside of some of these restaurants. SF restaurants received a little more attention this round, but not much, with a tentative announcement a week in advance and an official confirmation two days in advance. Still, this isn’t their […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The red level of the state’s reopening plan is in effect in San Francisco, Napa and Santa Clara counties. Restaurants can now allow customers in at up to 25% of dining room capacity. Roxanne’s Café in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill happily welcomed the breakfast crowd indoors on Wednesday morning and […]
This time last year, Eater SF reminisced about the most amazing new restaurants to open in 2019. We were amazed at multi-level food emporiums, glittering chocolate shops, and moon lounges. Well, true to 2020, it looks a little different this year. Now we just hope the restaurants can get through the winter, so we can […]
In a Bay Area dining world still adjusting to the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants in San Francisco resumed indoor service on Wednesday with temperature checks, strict food enforcement policies masks and multi-question health surveys. The moment is a small step towards normality for restaurants in the city, where thousands of food businesses have struggled to survive […]
We are now six months into shelter-in-place. Six months since you might sneak into a crowded restaurant, step into the bar for a cold cocktail, or sit in a busy dining room, so that another human being can hand you a nice plate of food. But while restaurants may miss diners, restaurants miss them more. […]
Are you a restaurant owner or employee in San Francisco who struggled with Yelp or Yelpers during the pandemic? If that is the case, we would like to know more. San Francisco-based review platform Yelp has been keen to publicize its efforts to support restaurants during the coronavirus crisis, from an aborted partnership with GoFundMe […]
There’s a lot of effort right now to support restaurant workers who have closed due to the coronavirus shutdown. One caught my eye: a campaign by Haus, the Sonoma County appetizer producer, called Restaurant Project. I’ve been interested in Haus since it launched a year ago with the kind of instant millennial appeal and venture […]
This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information is received. Restaurants in San Francisco will be allowed to reopen for outdoor dining on June 15, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Thursday. If all goes well and the city’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases remain at acceptable levels, indoor dining will be […]
Cinco de Mayo, the celebration of a historic battle during the Franco-Mexican War, has evolved over the past few decades into a holiday celebrated by people of all cultures (much like, perhaps, March 17th celebrations intended to honor the death of Ireland’s patron saint), frequently in Mexican restaurants and bars. In fact, some local restaurants […]
There’s a new country-fried restaurant on Ogee Street. Polo Dominquez opened its new Family Restaurant Buffet on Friday January 17th. A dedication ceremony took place this afternoon. Dominquez and his family were all present for the ceremony hosted by the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce. Business is not a new adventure for Dominquez. He established […]