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Perdition closes, changes at Oliveto
Big news for Berkeley barbecue and beer fans: Perdition Smokehouse has closed suddenly. Details on this story, and much more, in this week’s Bites.
Tia’s, Longbranch, Descanso, Plank and more
There are openings galore in this week’s Bites, from downtown Berkeley to Jack London Square. Get the latest East Bay food news here.
Nosh on the Town: Great China in Berkeley
“Double skin,” with mung bean noodles, carrots, cucumber, egg crepe, calamari, shrimp, sea cucumber, onions, mushrooms and pork ($14.95, $19.95, $24.95), is a popular offering at Great China in Berkeley, California. Photo: Emilie Raguso “Double skin,” with mung bean noodles, carrots, cucumber, egg crepe, calamari, shrimp, sea cucumber, onions, mushrooms and pork ($14.95, $19.95, $24.95), […]
‘New Comal’ to Elmwood; Gogi Time comes to Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley greenlights new high-end restaurant for the Elmwood; also new to East Bay: Gogi Time and Tierra Mia Coffee.
Great China to open in new Berkeley spot in days
Two years after a fire closed down popular downtown Berkeley restaurant Great China, they’re back: bigger and, the owners say, even better.
What’s new in East Bay food XXXIV
SliderBar, the Sandwich Spot and Homestead are a few new local spots to put on your list of dining exploration. Get all your latest East Bay food news here.
What’s new in East Bay food, XVI
Bites is Berkeleyside Nosh’s round-up of restaurant, bar and food-related news in the East Bay.
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
GREAT CHINA RESTAURANT Fourteen months after a grease fire ripped through Great China restaurant on Kittredge, forcing it to close, construction is set to begin on a larger, more modern restaurant in a new location. Work should start in the next two weeks at Great China’s new space at 2190 Bancroft Ave. near Fulton, said the […]
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
LINDGREN’S COFFEE & CAFE We tipped you off in September that a new coffee shop was coming to downtown Berkeley, and now it’s here (hat-tip to David Sanger for the alert). Lindgren’s Coffee and Café, which has opened at 2120 Dwight Way just off Shattuck, roasts its own coffee, and offers fresh pastries (baked in-house), sandwiches, […]
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
RUSTIC ON SHATTUCK The lamented closure of nightclub Shattuck Down Low will be assuaged for some by the word that a new, stylish casual restaurant will be opening on the site, perhaps as early as January. Lisa Holt and David Shapiro of Rustic Restaurants LLC have a strong pedigree, having developed and launched the Milliken […]