The Best Dishes Eater San Francisco’s Editors Ate in May

Eater San Francisco 5/30 9:29A Paolo Bicchieri

The Fun Guy pizza at Jules in San Francisco | Dianne de Guzman This month, squid ink fried rice, devilish chicken, kabobs, and more There’s certainly no shortage of excellent food to be found in San...

Legendary Los Angeles Brand Randy’s Donuts Rolls Into the Bay Area

Eater San Francisco 5/30 7:44A Dianne de Guzman

The exterior of Randy’s Donuts in Inglewood | Photo by: Ken Ross/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images But will we get our own oversized effigy of a doughnut? Like moths to a flame, the...

A Brand-New A16 Drops in Napa

Eater San Francisco 5/28 10:01A Dianne de Guzman

Lauren Saria The latest in Shelley Lindgren’s A16 empire opens on Thursday, May 29 Another A16 restaurant from Shelley Lindgren and partner Kitty Oestlien is on the precipice of opening: A16 Napa...

The 12 Best Restaurants for Solo Dining in San Francisco

Eater San Francisco 5/23 7:34A Paolo Bicchieri

Dancing Yak is one of San Francisco’s rare well-priced yet still phenomenal restaurants. | Dancing Yak Excellent breakfast, lunch, and dinner options for the solo diner San Francisco has plenty of...

A Major San Francisco Steakhouse Is Finally Reopening After a Fire

Eater San Francisco 5/23 7:00A Paolo Bicchieri

Niku Steakhouse lives once again after a fire took it out. | Joseph Weaver Sexy Design District anchor Niku Steakhouse temporarily closed following a fire in March 2025 The Omakase Restaurant Group ’s...

This 32-Year-Old Embarcadero Restaurant Is Headed Into Retirement

Eater San Francisco 5/19 6:27A Paolo Bicchieri

One Market’s deviled eggs have been happy hour standbys for years. | One Market Restaurant One Market Restaurant’s founder is nearing 80 years old, and COVID’s impacts were two of a few reasons to...

A 38-Year-Old Castro Coffee Shop Is Getting Evicted in June

Eater San Francisco 5/15 5:41A Paolo Bicchieri

The Castro Coffee Co. is a storied neighborhood fixture. | Google Maps Alongside a nail salon business, Castro Coffee Co. will get the boot from new building owner Another Planet Entertainment A...

Michelin Adds Six New Bay Area Restaurants to the California Guide

Eater San Francisco 5/14 4:05A Dianne de Guzman

Eylan | Patricia Chang Restaurants hailing from San Francisco, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Sacramento all received a nod of approval from the guide In the lead-up to the California Michelin Guide...

Outside Lands Reveals a Bougie 2025 Food and Drink Lineup

Eater San Francisco 5/13 7:56A Dianne de Guzman

Alive Coverage Let there be caviar, octopus hot dogs, and strong caffeine The Outside Lands 2025 hype is ramping up as we get closer to summer. With headliners Tyler, the Creator, Hozier, and Doja Cat...

FiDi’s Chic New Restaurant Has Cheese-Bubbling Burgers, Matcha Affogato, and Vibes for Days

Eater San Francisco 5/13 6:40A Paolo Bicchieri

Bar Shoji, known as Cafe Shoji during the day, is likely San Francisco’s most-socialed restaurant this spring. | Paolo Bicchieri The acclaimed chefs behind New Montgomery Street’s Shoji underpromise...

Hemlock Tavern Space Reborn as Two-Floor, ‘High-Energy’ Nightclub XeX

Eater San Francisco 5/12 8:37A Dianne de Guzman

1131 Polk Street, the new home of nightclub XeX | Google Maps It’s pronounced “ex,” you dirty birds. Those old enough to remember the beloved, grungy Hemlock Tavern, which closed in October 2018 , may...

Stunning Spicy Guava Octopus and Halibut Ceviche Takes the Spotlight in Hayes Valley

Eater San Francisco 5/12 6:47A Paolo Bicchieri

Chef Daniel Morales and wife Laura Morales bring Colombian fusion to Hayes Valley. | LemonAd Media Formerly of the Progress and La Mar, chef Daniel Morales Vallejo will take over the former Andina...

This Hella Chill Santa Cruz Brewery Just Opened on Pier 39

Eater San Francisco 5/9 6:23A Paolo Bicchieri

Humble Sea Brewing set up shop in a big touristy part of San Francisco. | Humble Sea Brewing Humble Sea Brewing opened its first San Francisco location on the water Friday, May 9 A laidback, but...

Iconoclastic San Francisco Bakery Owner Lawrence Lai, an Aesthetic Visionary of Sweetness, Dies at...

Eater San Francisco 5/8 8:30A Paolo Bicchieri

Lawrence Lai was raised in San Francisco and became a major inspiration through his work at Craftsman and Wolves. | Craftsman and Wolves Lai grew up in a San Francisco family of designers, and leaves...

One of the Bay’s Buzziest Pizza Pop-Ups Is About to Open Its First Restaurant

Eater San Francisco 5/8 5:56A Paolo Bicchieri

Jules’s thin-crust pies are available in the Lower Haight starting Tuesday, May 20. | Jules Thunderously popular Jules will offer dinner service as of Tuesday, May 20, in the former Iza Ramen space...