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Bay Area Restaurant Closings
The SF Bay Area restaurants that have closed during the pandemic.
Written byLani Conway
Even though new places continue to open, this is an incredibly challenging time for restaurants. The shutdown, reopening with new guidelines, and concerns for health and safety have forced many to close their doors permanently.
Below is a roundup of those places, though it is not a comprehensive list. The National Restaurant Association says that around 100,000 restaurants around the country have closed as of September 2020. These are just the ones in the Bay Area we know about right now. It’s also worth noting that not all of these places are closed for good. Some have stated their plans to return in a new space, or in a different form. We’ve indicated in parenthesis if that’s the case. If you know a place that should be included, please send an email to sanfrancisco@theinfatuation.com.
New as of 4/26/2021: Tyger’s Coffee Shop, Little Gem (Union St location only), The Greenwich, Bissap Baobab (Oakland)
San Francisco
Angkor Borei
Alfred’s Steakhouse
Arguello
Art’s Cafe
August 1 Five
Badlands
Baker Street Bistro
Beachside Coffee Bar & Kitchen
Bistro Aix
Blind Cat
Bussaba
Cafe du Soleil (200 Filmore Street)
Castagna
Castro Republic
CatHead’s BBQ
Cha-Am Thai
Chili Lemon Garlic
Cliff House
Coin-Op Game Room
Cowgirl Creamery & Sidekick Cafe (Ferry Building location will permanently close April 10th)
Dobbs Ferry
Dosa (SF’s Fillmore location only. Dosa by Dosa in Oakland remains open.)
Estela’s Donburi
Far East Cafe
Farallon
Ferment Drink Repeat - FDR Brewery
Francisca’s
Great Gold
Hakkasan
Harrington’s Bar & Grill
Hinodeya (SoMa location only. Japantown location is still open.)
Homage
Homage LTD
It’s Tops
Izakaya Roku
JapaCurry
Jeanne d’Arc
La Boulangerie (Sutter Street location only. Other locations remain open.)
Lefty O’Doul’s
Little Gem (Union Street location only. The Grove Street location in Hayes Valley remains open.)
Louis’ Diner
Love N’ Haight Deli
Lucky 13
Mauerpark
Maven
Mestiza
Mikaku
Mozzeria (Mission location. Their food truck will remain in operation.)
Muddy’s Coffee House
M.Y. China
My Pot
Naked Fish
Nick’s (All three locations - Nick’s Kitchen, Nick’s on Grand, Nick’s on Mission)
Nico
Nizario’s (Castro location only.)
Nommo
Nopalito (Inner Sunset location only.)
Orson’s Belly
Ozaoza
Pachino Pizzeria
Palio Cafe
Pasta Pop-Up
Pause Wine Bar
Pera
Pesce e Riso
Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
Recchiuti Confections (Dogpatch location only. Ferry Building location is open.)
Revolution Cafe
Rigolo
Ristorante Franchino
Ritual Coffee (Castro location only. The Mission, Hayes Valley, and Haight locations remain open.)
Rosa Mexicano
Rotunda at Neiman Marcus
Rusty’s Southern
Sally’s Restaurant
Salt House
Seal Rock Restaurant
Skool
Stacks
Straw
Sunset Slurps
Takara
The Commissary
The Creamery
The Crepe Houses
The Greenwich
The Grove (Hayes Valley location only. The Design District location is open.)
The Little Chihuahua (Valencia Street location in the Mission only.)
The Stud
Thieves Tavern
Ton Kiang
Town’s End
Tyger’s Coffee Shop
Udon Underground
Velvet Cantina
Vive La Tarte (Ferry Buiding location.)
Walzwerk
Wish
Yiyi’s Mandarin Kitchen
Daly City
Moonstar Buffet
South San Francisco
Armstrong Brewing Co.
Oakland
4505 Burgers & BBQ (Laurel District location)
Aisle 5
B-Dama
Beer Revolution
Bica Coffeehouse
Binney Park
Bissap Baobab
Black Spring Coffee
Chopstick Express
Cosecha
Dopo
El Gusano
Gaylord’s Caffe Espresso
Gourmet Delight
Grocery Cafe
Independent Brewing Company
Jules Thin Crust
Julie’s Cafe (Oakland location only. Original Alameda location remains open.)
Kangnam Pho House
La Guerrera’s Kitchen
La Boulangerie (Rockridge location)
Liba
Magpie
Miliki
Momo & Curry
Ninna
Perch Coffeehouse
R’Noodles
Rosamunde (Swan’s Market location only. The SF location in the Mission is open.)
Siam Bay Authentic Thai Cuisine
Slicer
Soul Provisions
Starline Social Club (The building and business are currently up for sale, and the owners hope the new buyers will carry out Starline Social Club’s legacy.)
Subrosa Coffee (both Oakland locations have been sold, and will reopen under new ownership as States Coffee.)
Sun Sing Pastry
The Lede (The restaurant continues on as a pop-up at Café Encina.)
The Stork Club
Tribune Tavern
Uptown Nightclub
Woods Bar & Brewery (All SF locations remain open.)
Berkeley
Albatross
Au Coquelet
Cafe Ohlone (The restaurant will live on in another form.)
Corso
Espresso Roma
La Capilla
Lalime’s
Little Hunan
Maison Bleue
Pacific Standard Taproom
Pedro’s Brazil Cafe (University Ave. only. The Westbrae Biergarten location is open.)
Sack’s Coffee House
Secret Scoop
Tartine (All SF locations remain open)
Tharaphu Burmese Street Food
Alameda
Cookiebar Scoop Shop (The Oakland location remains open.)
Mama Papa Lithuania
Emeryville
The Meat Up
Sunnyvale
Rabbit’s Foot Meadery
Mountain View
Clarke’s Charcoal Burger
Flights on Castro Street
Shalala Ramen
Novato
Checker NY Deli
San Mateo
Esposto’s Delicatessen
Vault 164
Viognier Restaurant
Fremont
The Saddle Rack
Point Reyes Station
Osteria Stellina
Palo Alto
Mayfield Bakery & Cafe
Tam Tam
San Jose
Tacolicious (Santana Row location only. Other Tacolicious locations remain open.)
St. Helena
Archetype
Restaurant at Meadowood (The Napa Valley restaurant burned to the ground in the Glass Fire. And the owners have vowed to “rebuild and reopen.“)
Napa
Miminashi
Calistoga
All Seasons Bistro
