Bay Area Food Radar

• Locals avoid Fisherman's Wharf like the plague, yet over 12 million visitors chase its seafood reputation each year.
• Guardino’s (since 1908)...

Restaurant ownership in San Francisco demands everything with razor-thin margins and regulatory hurdles, yet Nate Pollak remains bullish thanks to adaptive strategies, city support programs, and Mayor Lurie's recovery push.

Black-owned vendors and chefs take center stage at several Juneteenth events this month.

• Juneteenth on the Waterfront in SF features nearly 30...

A&M Barbecue earned a zoning enforcement pause after a packed Sebastopol City Council meeting, where diverse supporters praised its authentic...

Napa's wine industry faces a hard reset due to bloated inventories and sluggish sales, forcing producers to rethink portfolios while giving Bay Area consumers leverage to hunt online deals and push back on restaurant markups.

• Thursday Nights in Orinda launches tonight at Community Center Park with free live music and food trucks
• Taste of the World Market trucks run...

Anchor Brewing's secretive billionaire owner just officially registered a name at the historic San Francisco brewery.

Foodwise kicks off its month of celebrations with the sixth annual Juneteenth on the Waterfront festival at the San Francisco Ferry Building this weekend, showcasing local Black-owned businesses and food entrepreneurs.

AYA opens as a rooftop destination at Graton Resort & Casino, where Chef Roy Ellamar fuses Filipino and Hawaiian roots with Northern California...

• Juneteenth kickoff brings over 100 food booths with classics and global bites like elote and boba.
• New contenders for Foodies Choice Awards...

Mayor Daniel Lurie celebrated new small businesses downtown to close out Small Business Month.

• Whole Cakes (680 Mission) and Bruno’s Italian Taste...

New Openings

• 🔥 Maggie & Mac’s Debuts: Maggie & Mac’s opens June 5 at 1326 9th Avenue in the Inner Sunset, serving California comfort food...

SF's specialty coffee scene blends legacy roasters with quirky hideaways worth seeking out.

• Sightglass Coffee: SoMa flagship roastery with changing...

The team behind Momo’s just debuted Maggie & Mac’s, a new family-friendly comfort-food spot in the Inner Sunset serving personal family recipes alongside affordable cocktails.

Santa Rosa's Wednesday Night Market at downtown Courthouse Square is the North Bay's summer staple, with farm stands, food vendors, live music, and local artisans every Wednesday from 5-9:30 PM through mid-August.

The Bay Area Craft Beer Festival returns August 29 to Martinez Park with 100+ brews from 20+ Northern California breweries like Canyon Lakes, Stone, and Alameda, now featuring waterfront views during the city's 150th anniversary.

Maggie & Mac’s arrives Friday as a family-friendly California comfort food spot in Inner Sunset from Momo’s owners Scott and Caitlin Morton. Expect...

The Ube Festival Bay Area brings a vibrant celebration of Filipino heritage to the Cow Palace on June 20, featuring ube-inspired treats, live entertainment, vendors, and cultural performances that spotlight the culture's growing regional influence.

Some of the East Bay's best meals come from places without long waitlists or viral buzz. Local Business Spotlight highlights five under-the-radar...

The Tonga Room remains one of San Francisco's last venues with a regular house band, as the Island Groove continues performing on its signature tiki...