berkeley eats digest - september 16
quick news spotted in and around berkeley. have a tip for the digest? please let us know.
openings
nudi blue's inviting, comfortable space will now host walk-in cafe patrons for pastries, matcha, tea and coffee drinks. the casual daytime cafe reopens tomorrow at 10am. photos berkeley eats.
nudi blue at 2049 san pablo avenue in berkeley relaunches tomorrow, september 17, as a comfortable, simple, walk-in cafe with homemade pastries, coffee, tea and matcha drinks, running thursday-monday from 10am-5pm.
cere tea opened this weekend in the former happy lemon space at 2106 shattuck avenue in berkeley.
delage in oakland reopens tonight under new ownership, and going forward will be open monday-saturday for lunch and dinner.
service updates
lucia's in berkeley now serves dinner tuesday-sunday.
april rose provisions in berkeley open daily.
bar skula in oakland has launched thursday-saturday lunch.
tallboy in oakland closed for maintenance for a couple of days, reopening friday as usual.
heads up: ok's deli in oakland has a new website and ordering platform.
saints smokehouse in oakland now open for lunch and dinner wednesday-sunday.
special events 🎈
september is hunger action month in berkeley. visit bfn.org to learn how to donate or volunteer. ⭐
rollback wednesday at the factory bar in richmond, september 16.
ovinloven at banter in el cerrito, september 16.
food truck friday at piedmont park, september 17.
oktoberfest at headlands brewing, all locations, september 19-october 4. 🍺🥨
elmwood wine walk in berkeley, september 19.
always aloha shave ice at of all places in berkeley, september 19. ☀️
japanese tea ceremony and matcha demo at teance in berkeley, september 19. 🍵
ann’s catering popup market in emeryville, september 19. 🥯🍗
plan ahead: first ever emeryville restaurant week, october 1-11. (credit e'ville eye)
coming soon 🔮
the long-loved gallegos building at 2200 san pablo avenue in berkeley will soon become banh mi republic, with vietnamese sandwiches and noodles and an eye towards easy take-out and family-friendly dining. look for an opening in the next few months.
signs up for buna cafe, coming to 1865 euclid avenue in berkeley.
finally, the mysterious 'new coffee shop' under wraps for months at 1799 solano avenue in berkeley is revealed: coming to the former solano starbucks is kayf, with arabic chai and pastries, from the owners of nearby eunice gourmet market in albany, hopefully by the end of the year. (credit albany scanner)
cafe adeline in berkeley is getting closer.
bay blend cafe in oakland seems very, very close.
the burger fix to arrive in october at the former hopscotch chicken counter kiosk at the epicurious garden in berkeley.
farooj alo al abed headed to 459 8th street in oakland.
gamsa sushi coming to 5415 college avenue in oakland (former uzen).
closings
rice dynasty in berkeley has closed for good; pin rice soon to open in the space.
the former dedicated hopscotch chicken counter in the epicurious garden is in transition to become the burger fix in october; a selection of hopscotch chicken menu items can still be ordered at itani sushi, and in oakland at itani ramen.
bad decision in oakland (in the former starline) appears to have closed after only a few months.
oeste in oakland 'likely to close' in october.
september 16, 2026 (favorite wings, patios, happy hours, kid stuff)