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San Francisco Bay Area New Restaurant Openings, Closings 2025

Restaurant, Bar & Business Openings, Closings San Francisco Bay Area, Marin, Alameda, San Jose, New Restaurant Openings 2025 San Francisco Bay Area

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Eddie Hernandez
Nov 25, 2025
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Last Updated November 24, 2025

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New Restaurant, Bar Openings, Closings & More Bay Area

In my free weekly email newsletter, my focus on the news round-ups deals with more local and state issues, but I felt there was a need to easily relay info on closings and openings so here we are.

I have been sending tips to publications for years regarding openings, closings and more, but now, I am testing out a news feed so you can keep up on latest news developments during the week regarding restaurant closings, bar openings, and local business expansions.

It’s not meant to be a directory of all or even most new openings, but rather a curated list of unique places, places I am excited about and some that have not gotten much coverage (and are piquing my attention).

This space will also contain direct pleas for help by establishments struggling to survive.


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San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant, Bar Openings 2025

  • Jules Pizza, Lower Haight Opens May 20th

  • Humble Cheeseburger Opens Up Food Truck In Corte Madera, June 30

  • Hopscotch Chicken Soft Opening In Berkeley, Aug 22-24 (from chef behind Hopscotch in Oakland)

  • Sangria & Salt Opens Up In The Mission (On September 12)

  • Devil’s Teeth Pop-Up In Larkspur November 15-December 15

  • Green Heron Has Soft Opening in November In Old Hobson’s Choice Location In The Haight; from folks behind Red Tail

  • Laughing Monk, NOPA had it’s soft opening on November 14, 2025

  • November 19, 2025 - Seattle’s Dough Zone opens up in Berkeley

  • Kappo (Niku Steakhouse Folks), Opens Up Counter Dining At Stanford Mall

  • Chicken Fried Place Opens November 22, 2025

    • Old Wes Burger Place in The Mission; from former Osito Chef

  • November 24: Fieldwork Brewing Opens Santa Rosa Location

  • Osaka Market to open Foster City location in December; Pleasant Hill in 2026


San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant, Bar Closings 2025

  • January 1, 2025: Bohemian Creamery of Sepastobol Closes

  • October 22, 2025: Bulgarian Street Food Kuker Suspend Trailer Operations

  • K-Elements BBQ Closing On November 23, 2025

  • November 14, 2025 - Roses Taproom In Oakland Announces Closing

  • November 17, 2025 - Bissap Baobab (Mission District) Closing December 28, Looking For New Place

  • Ounces Outdoors, San Rafael Closing December 7, 2025

  • November 24: Casa Borinquena Leaving Saluhall January 1, 2026

  • Art Boutiki, San Jose, closing December 2025


Temporary Closings San Francisco Bay Area 2025

  • November 14, 2025 - Spanish Table Temporarily Closes Inner Richmond Location

  • Nov’ 25: Pho Love, Milpitas closes after viral video of meat slammed on ground


San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant Openings 2026

  • Berkeley’s Rose Pizzeria Opening In Inner Richmond, SF, Takes On Funding

  • Tokyo Central Market Opens January 31st In Emeryville

  • Cliff House To Open Street Level Portion Of Space By Summer 2026

  • Presidio Mess Hall (food hall, market & bar) to open in 2026


Announcements

  • Chef and owner of S.F. sensation Ernest has plans for a new restaurant (Lawrence) in SoMa (formerly Alexander Steakhouse)

  • New Korean restaurant opens up in the Richmond

  • Food Folks opening up on Clement St; to offer food, drinks, & local pantry goods

  • Crunch Fitness Opening Up In San Rafael

  • Rich Table folks opening up RT Bistro (coming soon as of November 25)

  • Tartine opening up Marin location (Strawberry Village, Mill Valley) end of 2025

  • Reem’s Is Opening Up In Jack London Square Oakland; fundraising info; initial timeline was Fall 2025.

  • Club Deluxe Is Re-Opening; Latest post on Nov 7 states construction starts soon; it closed back in 2022.

  • Berkeley sandwich stalwart Grégoire launches 1st S.F. franchise (9th & Irving, old Jamba Juice)


Uncertainty…

  • Thee Parkside in Potrero Hill may close as the building/land was sold in August 2025 to a developer who plans on leveling the building. It’s currently still alive and doing well with events through January 7, 2025 (as of November 24, 2025).

  • Arthur Mac’s Oakland struggling to survive. Posts for help on November 23, 2025

  • Neon Workspace To Open 2nd Location On Clement, Inner Richmond Walgreens?


For those interested in getting the word out about your future opening, I offer opportunities for exclusive announcements like the ones below.

  • Thrive City Announces Opening Of Splash Bar

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