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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

Atelier Crenn
The Regular

Atelier Crenn

A friend and I were recently talking about Patti Smith, and poetry, and how fewer people seem to groove on poetry these days. Sometimes you stumble across a piece that will really resonate with you and give you pause, from a glimpse of beauty from Rumi to some riffs from…
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Bottle Cap Opens on Washington Square
The Chatterbox

Bottle Cap Opens on Washington Square

After making it through some inspections and the usual pre-opening delays in this town, ~BOTTLE CAP~ will be holding their soft opening this week, from Thursday July 7th-Saturday July 9th. To refresh your memory, Bottle Cap is the newest opening in North Beach, in the former Washington Square…
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The Chatterbox

Melody Now Open in Bernal Heights

Currently in its soft-opening phase is MELODY, a restaurant that opened in the former Coco’s Bakery Cafe. First-time owner Esam Jaber has two chefs working with him on an all-day menu of Lebanese, Middle Eastern, and French dishes; Jaber is particularly excited with the breakfast offerings,…
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The Chatterbox

Upcoming Pop-Ups in the Mission

There’s a new pop-up restaurant, REFORM CLUB, starting up on Sundays at Specchio (it all begins August 7th). But the very first one is a preview on July 17th, and the crew who will be feeding you and pouring you beverages is Allyson Harvie (Citizen Cake, Ragazza), Dion…
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Swell on Bush Street Shutters
The Chatterbox

Swell on Bush Street Shutters

A reader tipped me off that SWELL—the restaurant that opened in the original Bar Crudo space next to the Tunnel Top a couple years ago—had shuttered. Inside Scoop confirms the space is closed, and the owner is “reportedly holding onto the property and is planning on reopening it—…
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