{"id":202701,"date":"2026-03-03T20:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202701\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T20:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:31:10","slug":"fob-west-soft-opens-at-prescott-a-new-vietnamese-spot-hits-chinatown-and-more-openings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202701\/","title":{"rendered":"FOB West soft opens at Prescott, a new Vietnamese spot hits Chinatown, and more openings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:\u00a0Nosh<\/a>\u00a0covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh?\u00a0Submit it here<\/a>.\u00a0Subscribing to the\u00a0Nosh newsletter<\/a>\u00a0is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.<\/p>\n

\u2018ammatka<\/p>\n

A new Ohlone cafe<\/a> opens in the Lawrence Hall of Science. \u2018ammatka is Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino\u2019s most recent endeavor. The pair previously opened Ohlone Cafe in 2018, and then later, \u2018ottoytak, a restaurant at the Hearst Anthropology Museum at UC Berkeley. The new cafe recently opened to the public and serves an Ohlone salad, which includes pine nuts, black walnuts, blackberries, dried strawberries, and edible flowers; smoked duck sandwiches; and chia seed puddings. They plan to have a seasonal menu. The cafe is a part of a larger \u2018ottoy initiative to foster respect for the Ohlone people, which also includes a native plant garden in the museum\u2019s Outdoor Nature Lab<\/a>. \u2018ammatka at Lawrence Hall of Science<\/a>, 1 Centennial Dr., Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Cafe Bolita<\/p>\n

The highly-anticipated cafe from the creator of Bolita Masa<\/a> has soft opened with a limited menu and hours. A grand opening is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, owner Emmanuel Galvan told NOSH. According to the cafe\u2019s Instagram<\/a>, they plan to serve \u201ccoffee, champurrado\/atoles, tamales, lil burros, chilaquiles, quesadillas, guisos, aguas frescas and so much more.\u201d They eventually plan to open a dinner service as well. Located in the former space of the beloved Standard Fare inside the Berkeley Kitchens<\/a>, Bolita Masa had been a tenant inside the commercial space for the past few years. Look out for full details and more on Galvan\u2019s story from NOSH next week. Cafe Bolita<\/a>, 2701 Eighth St., Ste. 118, Berkeley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chef Janice Dulce of FOB Kitchen in Oakland\u2019s Temescal\u2019s neighborhood has soft opened her outpost in West Oakland at Prescott Market\u2019s food hall. Named FOB West, the menu will differ from FOB Kitchen, with more of a focus on affordability and dishes from Guam, where chef\/owner Janice Dulce grew up. Some of the most popular Filipino dishes from FOB Kitchen will also be on the menu, and soft opening offerings have included a chopped salad, pancit and both pork and vegetarian lumpia options. FOB West<\/a>, Prescott Market, 1620 18th St., Oakland<\/p>\n

Jolly Cafe<\/p>\n

The cafe that replaced Oakland Chinatown\u2019s Boba Binge is now open. The menu is somewhat similar to Boba Binge\u2019s, including Vietnamese coffee and matcha, Vietnamese spring rolls, and Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches. In addition, they serve some unique drinks, such as ones with sweet mung bean<\/a>. Jolly Cafe<\/a>, 1004 Webster St., Oakland.<\/p>\n

Ox 9<\/p>\n

A new Lanzhou-style noodle joint<\/a> has opened near the Cal campus. Ox 9 first opened locations in 2017 in the South Bay (Milpitas, and later Cupertino), and currently has a few other Bay Area restaurants including in Fremont, San Mateo, and now Berkeley. The chewy, handpulled noodles come in six sizes at Ox 9, from \u201csmall round\u201d to \u201cbelt flat\u201d noodles. Known as \u201cla mien,\u201d or pulled noodles, the famed dish from Gansu province in China is typically served in a clear beef broth. Ox 9, 2404 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Rice Dynasty<\/p>\n

Rice Dynasty, a new lotus steamed sticky rice food spot near the UC Berkeley campus \u2013 next door to Noodle Dynasty on Telegraph Avenue \u2013 has opened. The dishes are served in a bamboo steamer basket with the rice, meat, and vegetables. Rice Dynasty<\/a>, 2428 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley.<\/p>\n

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