weekly digest

berkeley eats digest - july 8

berkeley eats digest - july 8
national salad chain sweetgreen launched a summer 'alice waters' peach and goat cheese salad' on july 7. a portion of the salad's proceeds will benefit the edible schoolyard project. photo credit berkeley eats.

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

burmese restaurant aung myanmar now open at 542 ninth street in oakland. (credit bay area news group)

mt. diablo barbecue now open in at 3422 mount diablo boulevard in lafayette. (credit diablo dish)

saints smokehouse now open at 218 13th street in oakland, thursday-sunday, 11am-8pm.

readers are loving the new second location for castro valley-based ones cafe and bakery (thursday-sunday), opened july 1, at 1926 park street in alameda.

service updates

non-eats but near eats: berkeley's amoeba records on telegraph avenue begins daily hours starting july 13.

kirin in berkeley to reopen after a summer break on july 13.

folks who grab a meal on telegraph avenue in berkeley can now shop at amoeba records from 11am-7pm every day of the week starting july 13. photo credit berkeley eats.

the wolfhound in emeryville is now closed mondays, open every other night from 4pm-2am.

there/there in oakland now open fridays and saturdays from 5pm-1am.

millennium in oakland has launched its new weekly pizza tuesday program.

town fare in oakland reopens tomorrow, july 9.

special events 🎈

'alice waters' peach and goat cheese salad' features peaches, cucumber, arugula, spring mix, goat cheese, basil, mint and lemon-tarragon vinaigrette, and a portion of proceeds benefits the edible schoolyard project. on the summer menu at sweetgreen salad chain locations nationwide, july 7-august 10. 🍑

bar shiru industry grooves launches with flour + water's christian washington tonight in oakland, july 8.

faction punk flamingo takeover at little hill lounge, tonight in el cerrito, july 8.

pal burgers at there/there in oakland, july 10.

families: kensington park'd returns to kensington park in kensington, july 10.

ohana mochi popup at april rose provisions in berkeley, july 11.

rockridge market hall's ninth annual bastille day fete du marche happens july 11 from noon-3pm at rockridge market hall in oakland. photo courtesy rockridge market hall.

rockridge market hall annual bastille day fete du marche in oakland, july 11. ☀️🧀🍷🇫🇷

bastille day soiree at la loulou in oakland, july 11. 🌙🇫🇷🥂

viking revenge watch party ('wear green. yell in spanish. root for norway.') at mad oak in oakland, july 11.

local butcher sunday supper club dinner at acme bar in berkeley, july 12.

mosswood meltdown in oakland, july 17-19.

wine lovers: unfiltered at donkey & goat in berkeley, july 25-26.

plan a bit ahead: samin nosrat in conversation with alexis madrigal in oakland, july 28.

coming soon 🔮

update: things are moving along for meson in berkeley; the team says to expect a fall opening (the bay area's true summer), given permitting, etc. – rooting for september or october. 🇪🇸

meson in progress at 1329 gilman street in berkeley. photo credit berkeley eats.

closings

hs (hundal sahib) fish & chips in el sobrante has closed.

reminder: line 51 in oakland closes permanently july 19.

farewell to plank party, july 26. (plank closes august 2)

after 14 years in alameda, greens and grains will close after service on july 31.

july 8, 2026 (tips welcome, world cup venues, past issues of the weekly digest, about berkeley eats.)

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