{"id":458789,"date":"2026-09-10T00:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/458789\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T00:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:50:24","slug":"the-san-francisco-bay-areas-most-anticipated-fall-restaurant-and-bar-openings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/458789\/","title":{"rendered":"The San Francisco Bay Area\u2019s Most Anticipated Fall Restaurant and Bar Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s sweater weather once we get past the required September heatwave(s), and with the chiller temps comes a new Fall 2026 class of restaurants. Among the forthcoming openings is a modern Japanese restaurant with Michelin-starred cred, an all-day Southern Italian restaurant from the A16<\/a> team, plus a stunningly remodeled bar in Nob Hill. These are the most anticipated restaurant openings in the Bay Area this fall.<\/p>\n

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Kristen Loken<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Romi Trower grew up with grab-and-go hand rolls in Melbourne, but she couldn\u2019t quite find an equivalent when she moved to San Francisco. Trower is now opening her own dream version of those hand roll shops with the debut of Handroll Hawker<\/a>, arriving in Russian Hill this September. Trower\u2019s tapped chef Tai Trinh, formerly of omakase restaurant Robin<\/a>, to lead the restaurant, with hand rolls available for dine-in or to-go. 2360 Polk Street, San Francisco<\/p>\n

Opening: Late September\/early October<\/p>\n

The team behind San Francisco neighborhood favorite Black Jet Bakery<\/a> is expanding to the Outer Sunset with Black Jet Luncheonette. There will be some ties to the original shop, with a selection of baked goods like the celebrated pop-tarts and cakes, but owners Gillian Shaw Lundgren and Max Newman will also bring a selection of sandwiches to the menu. As they told SFGATE<\/a> back in March, diners can expect four rotating sandwiches a day, such as meatball grinders, chicken salad, and more, all served on homemade bread. They\u2019ll also serve a breakfast sandwich in the morning, and plan to bring pan pizzas to the shop in the coming months following the debut. 4033 Judah Street, San Francisco<\/p>\n

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Shinka<\/p>\n

Shinka is a new restaurant from chef Fumio Yonezawa, bringing modern Japanese and French cuisine to the Jay hotel <\/a>in the Financial District. Yonezawa hails from three-Michelin-starred Jean-Georges in New York, Jean-Georges Tokyo, No Code<\/a> in Tokyo, and more, and now he brings a kaiseki-inspired menu made with California ingredients. The restaurant launches in October with a tasting menu and bar menu, with an a la carte menu to follow. Diners can expect dishes such as chawanmushi, an egg custard dish flavored with house-made black truffle dashi and topped with crab. The bar will offer signature cocktails, with a wide sake collection and rarer Japanese whiskeys. 333 Battery Street, San Francisco<\/p>\n

The team behind A16 brings a new addition to the Ferry Building with the debut of Lucania<\/a>, a restaurant leaning into Southern Italian dishes. Taking over the former MarketBar Cafe space, the all-day restaurant will serve pizza, pasta, and salads, per the San Francisco Standard<\/a>, with a seafood section highlighting anchovies, sardines, and mussels, and local produce throughout. The restaurant will feature a massive patio that seats up to 140 diners. 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco<\/p>\n

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The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco<\/p>\n

The Ritz-Carlton is set to debut its new bar, Bruma, inside the landmark hotel in Nob Hill this October. The bar area\u2019s gotten a full makeover from the design firm Fettle, with a custom mural that nods to the neighborhood and wraps around the entire space. The cocktail menu splits into four sections: World\u2019s Edge features citrus-forward drinks; Open Water\u2019s section highlights \u201clayered and globally influenced drinks shaped by the pull of the Pacific,\u201d per a press release; Golden City leans into California produce with fruit-forward cocktails; and High Ground is for the bar\u2019s martinis and stirred drinks. (It doesn\u2019t hurt that there is tableside martini service chilled with liquid nitrogen.) There will also be low-ABV and nonalcoholic drinks as well, and a bites menu that includes dishes such as a wagyu smash burger and Dungeness crab rolls. 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco<\/p>\n

Chef Manuel Bonilla\u2019s been cooking around Oakland for years, creating the cult-favorite burger at the Kon-Tiki, opening cocktail bar and steakhouse Palmetto, and touting his Filipino and Salvadoran background with his pop-up Chisme. Now Chisme is finally settled into its new home in Oakland \u2014 fittingly, the former Kon-Tiki space<\/a> where Bonilla once worked \u2014 and opening as Bar Chisme<\/a> this fall. Expect some of the favorites that Bonilla\u2019s been touring around at his pop-ups (and at his 2024 residency at Oakland\u2019s Low Bar<\/a>), and with any luck, diners will soon be eating Bonilla\u2019s version of the Frito Pie, wedge salads, pupusas, perhaps another burger, and some crushable drinks. 347 14th Street, Oakland<\/p>\n

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Gino De Grandis<\/p>\n

Tejer is the newest opening from chef Srijith Gopinathan and Ayesha Thapar\u2019s restaurant group, Cal-India Collective, located inside San Jose\u2019s Hotel De Anza. Tejer debuts in December, following the September opening of the Hedley Club and Palm Court<\/a>, with chef Enrique Gonzalez leading the kitchen in collaboration with Gopinathan. Slated as a Cal-Mexican restaurant, the duo have a lot of plans in place following a trip to Mexico where they cooked with Gonzalez\u2019s mom, Margarita, and walked local farmers markets together for inspiration. Expect Mexico City-style seafood platters, barbacoa, homemade salsa macha and fermented chile sauce, moles, and more. 233 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose<\/p>\n

Opening: Late fall\/early winter<\/p>\n

Chef Floyd Nunn and partner Angelyne Tompkins open Moonchild<\/a>, debuting in the former Fog City Diner space along the Embarcadero. Nunn comes from a Michelin-starred background, hailing from San Francisco\u2019s Benu<\/a> and Quince<\/a>, and now he\u2019s branching out on his own with a restaurant highlighting the state\u2019s coastlines and farms. Diners can expect seasonal cooking throughout the year and a (likely) stellar wine selection, thanks to Tompkins, who\u2019s worked at Sonoma\u2019s Scribe Winery for eight years. 1300 Battery Street, San Francisco<\/p>\n