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Jan 29, 2025
The Peach opens all-day brunch spot on Lakeshore Ave
For many years, Lakeshore Cafe was a dependable if outdated spot to grab breakfast, brunch or lunch. While the food wasn’t memorable, the space itself offered sunlight and comfortable seating. It was a casual cafe with a...
Jan 21, 2025
George’s Donuts & Merriment serves joy and charm
George Cawog operated George’s Laundry & Dry Cleaners on Lakeshore Avenue for decades. The self-declared “Shirt King of Oakland” made stopping by the Colonial Donuts next door to his business a daily ritual. Later in his career,...
Jan 14, 2025
Sipeos Café & Bar de-centers alcohol
New to the hospitality business, Hetal and Dhruma Shah started Sipeos last year as an “online shop of adult non-alcoholic drinks.” As of last month, Sipeos has since expanded into a cafe and bar with a full...
Dec 31, 2024
New Korean restaurant Mugunghwa opens in El Cerrito
Everyone deserves a table decked out with an enticing spread of banchan. Mugunghwa, a new Korean restaurant in El Cerrito, embraces a celebratory approach to dining, much like its shabu shabu sister restaurant, Hancook, on Telegraph Avenue....
Dec 17, 2024
Heads & Tails Barbecue evolves menu
California is not the epicenter of barbecue culture in America. Notwithstanding notable and beloved East Bay exceptions like Horn Barbecue and Fikscue Craft BBQ. Whether it’s slow-cooked over wood coals or hickory hardwood, sauced or rubbed, the...
Dec 3, 2024
Shaka Shack serves it up Hawaiian-style
The bright yellow Locos Only food truck—the one with the anthropomorphized pineapple on the side—has made appearances at East Bay breweries, events and wineries since 2018. Donald Kubisch and Amy Griffith’s first culinary project gained momentum after...
Nov 26, 2024
Bangkok by the Bay opens in Berkeley
When I opened the menu at Bangkok by the Bay, the last thing I wanted to order was pad Thai. It’s possible I’ve eaten that classic combination of noodles, bean sprouts, tofu, egg and chicken—and sometimes shrimp—101...
