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Lalime's on Gilman Street in Berkeley. Photo: Sarah Han

‘COVID-19 made the decision for us’: 35-year-old Berkeley institution Lalime’s closes permanently

By Amalya DubrovskyApril 2720202:30 p.m.June 13

Owners Haig Krikorian and Cindy Lalime Krikorian say the indefinite moratorium on dine-in service as well as a desire to retire convinced them to close the Westbrae restaurant.

The man who turned Jimmy Bean’s into Lama Bean’s

By Natalie OrensteinDec. 2720131 p.m.June 17

New to the Bay Area in 2002, speaking no English, Lama Rabten got a job bussing tables. Now he is running his own Berkeley restaurant.

What’s new in East Bay food, XXXVIII

By Emilie RagusoSept. 2020132 p.m.June 17

Bites is Nosh’s round-up of restaurant openings, happenings and closings in the East Bay. Got a tip or scoop? Send it our way to nosh@berkeleyside.com.

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By Berkeleyside staffMarch 520132:30 p.m.Nov. 7