pho k&k closed, moving; my-o-my shawarma #2 now open

berkeley vietnamese soup restaurant pho k&k has quietly closed its location at 2533 telegraph avenue after 15 years. the last day for the restaurant was september 20, though the internet seems to have missed the news.

interestingly, in a posted letter, the team mentions an upcoming move to nearby 2517 durant, unit c. (cafe durant), which we will monitor, but for the moment the former location of pho k&k vietnamese at 2533 telegraph avenue in berkeley has closed.

meanwhile, the second berkeley location for canadian shawarma and poutine counter my-o-my shawarma has already softly opened at 2431 telegraph avenue. google says its hours run until 2am nightly. we hope this is accurate because, as everyone knows, the correct time for poutine is after midnight.

and one more piece of news for berkeley's telegraph avenue – upcoming vietnamese specialty cafe cafe gara (a play on 'garage') seems like a fun opening to watch at 2422 telegraph. follow their progress here.

october 6, 2025