berkeley eats digest - august 5
because there's just too much news – quick food and drink updates spotted in and around berkeley. got a tip for the digest? please let us know.
openings
gateway cafe at 2300 hearst avenue in berkeley has breakfast toasts, peet's coffee drinks, cafe treats, and mediterranean-inspired wraps and bowls.
simply sweet bakes, ready for orders in oakland.
excited for carlyle's chicken wings, the new brick-and-mortar spot for jamale carlyle's grilled wings, at 439 water street in oakland's jack london square.
broken dreams oakland opens august 10. 🍚✨
service updates
gather in berkeley now serves lunch and dinner daily.
new weekday happy hour at casa do petisco in berkeley. 🍷🇧🇷
umami mart in oakland is on their first ever wee summer break, through august 6.
reminder: second location for teni east kitchen at 3770 piedmont avenue in oakland serves lunch and dinner daily (the east bay express has more), and the original at 4015 broadway serves dinner nightly.
special events 🎈
live comedy and music at donut farm in berkeley, tonight august 5. 🍩
moonglow at bar shiru industry night, tonight, august 5. 🎧🕶️🌙
rooted & written at book society in berkeley, tonight, august 5. 📖
preseason kickoff at yeti in berkeley, august 6.
first friday at the gilman wine block in berkeley, august 7. 🍇
ann's catering pop-up market (with prepared and pantry foods and kaz bagels) in emeryville, august 8. 🥯
ohana mochi and roots & craft tea at april rose in berkeley, august 8.
rosie's at vintage berkeley on vine, august 8.
happy birthday to the factory bar in richmond, august 8. 🎂
speaking of richmond, western swing pancake breakfast on the ss red oak victory ship, august 9.
reminder: outside lands in sf might disrupt some local industry schedules this weekend, though most festival vendors from the east bay might also be open for biz as usual, august 7-9.
burgers and brews for a good cause at headlands westbrae in berkeley, august 11. 🚴🍻
plan ahead: rhythms on tap salsa night at east brother in richmond, august 21. 💃
chef green summer cookout in oakland, august 22. ☀️🌮
plan way ahead: tindero at commis in oakland, september 7.
coming soon 🔮
kash cafe in berkeley coming this month.
we almost can't believe it, thought it was doa, but nono's doughnuts in berkeley looks close.
world of hoagies hopes to land end of august in berkeley. 🥪
a tipster (thank you!) spotted hango korean bbq & hotpot, coming soon to 3150 pierce street in richmond, in the former saigon seafood harbor.
everyone's talking about uncles (plural! no apostrophe! shorten it to 'uncs' if you'd like, courtesy chef davis), coming to rockridge in oakland in 2027.
closings
southside old-timer cafe milano has gone dark; hope it's only temporary. anyone have intel?
pucquio's rockridge closure last friday, july 31, broke hearts. 🇵🇪
'last sip' moving party for cafe santana's old location at 4100 macarthur boulevard in oakland, august 22. (new location at 2700 macarthur already open.)
plank in oakland is now permanently closed after 12 years.
august 5, 2026 (tips always and forever welcome; summer winding down; reminder to visit faves near cal now as moving day approaches.)
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