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Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Food & Drink

Best of the Bay 2026: Food & Drink Winners

Best Burrito, Best Dive Bar, Best Best Pizza, Best Brunch, Best Date Restaurant, Best Sports Bar, more

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Kukje Bakery

Standalone bakery from a family-owned Daly City supermarket beats big Korean shopping marts with sweet and savory treats.

Good Taste: Steph Curry’s new menu has game

The Eighth Rule’s new à la carte food options start at $15 per person, and open up the swanky Union Square bourbon bar's palate.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tacos El Patrón

The popular Mission taqueria just expanded to the Fillmore, spreading its quesabirria delights (and hearty plates) across SF.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Festus Ezeli

The former Warrior now leans into his food-loving side, highlighting local mom-and-pop restaurants that could use some spotlight.

Good Taste: Summer’s gone—but it left us great cafes

A quartet of exceptional new spots where you can linger over coffee, pastries, and perhaps some great art in the making.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tablehopper

20 years in, still white-hot local food & drink newsletter gives you all the scoop—two scoops, even—on culinary dish.

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Brucato Spirits

Can a bitter liqueur spark a love affair? The local distillery's brilliant amaro releases will definitely spice up your cocktails

Good Taste: Mexican favorite Al Pastor Papi ousted by triple rent increase

Miguel Escobedo's Union Square brick-and-mortar was part of the Vacant to Vibrant program—then the building was sold.

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Fall Food Preview: Fresh openings, classic comebacks, big mall glow-ups

Reasons to Rize Up, Meat Packers with buns, My Friend Fernando sets down roots, more steaming news and rumors

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Alysa’s Gold from Fentons Creamery

Triumphant Olympian Alysa Liu receives the sweetest tribute: her very own flavor at the beloved 132-year-old Oakland staple.

Good Taste: My McDonald’s-free decade started with a local special

Beyond the ethical morass and public nuisance complaints, messing with a sacred treat was the Golden Arches' final straw.

Good Taste: SF confectioner opens a sweet (and affordable) cooking school

Iranian chef Shekoh Moossavi offers one-day classes ranging from Persian and Italian cooking to knife skills.

What we ate at Outside Lands: Hot takes on Bay Area tastes

Crab pastries, jollof plates, caviar corndogs, and super sundaes—the fest’s sexiest food hit all the high notes.

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Good Taste: Pouring out love for Hojicha

Move over, matcha. Can it, coffee. We’re all-in on roasted green tea drinks and treats this summer.

Good Taste: Mark your calendar for ‘pay what you can’ restaurant day

Mexico City-rooted initiative gets local participation from Al Pastor Papi, Reem's, Merkado, Understory, more

Good Taste: 42 dishes in one meal? Merchant Roots did that

...and we ate it. SoMa restaurant offers 'Around the Summer in 42 Plates'—and a 'pay what you can' night.

Good Taste: It’s brunch, bitch!

Ohlone-forward snacks, immigrant-ABC collabs, Thai tastings — ‘tis the season for Bay brunches with attitude.

Good Taste: Summer’s delicious coming attractions

Turkish delights, fresh food halls, exciting expansions—and some old favorites return to the scene.

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