These are the San Francisco Bay Space eating places that closed in July
Closing a bar or restaurant can mark the end of an era, especially for the customers who loved the space and have visited over the years. But the silver lining for some of the companies featured in this month’s round-up of closings is that the end doesn’t necessarily mean the end: some are closing to rethink themselves, with plans to start a new business again open.
In one case this month, the closure means a newer, bigger space – like the one with The Kebabery in Oakland. Here is a curated selection of companies that closed in San Francisco and beyond over the past month.
Below is the list of restaurants, bars, and other food businesses in the Bay Area that were permanently closed in July. For more restaurant and bar closings in the Bay Area in 2021, click here.
Bar in San Francisco Good Trip says au revoir, but the Bon Vivants crew hasn’t completely given up their space yet – another bar concept by the group is already in the works and the space is being renovated for an early opening. Read more at sf.eater.com.
The exterior of the Fiddleheads Cafe in Mendocino, California.
Courtesy Chris Castleman / Fiddleheads Cafe
After months of controversy in Mendocino during the pandemic, Fiddleheads Cafe permanently closed on July 4th. The building that housed the cafe was bought by new owners who refused to renew owner Chris Castleman’s lease from month to month. Read more here.
The kebabery closed its dig in Oakland in July, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Instead, the group will move to a more suitable room that has a larger kitchen and space for Sesame a Tiny Bakery, its pastry shop. Read more at sfchronicle.com. (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst, but operate independently.)
Fort Point Beer’s first brewery company, Mill Valley beer factory, closed after 11 years in business. Founders Justin and Tyler Catalana first opened Mill Valley Beerworks in 2009, before later establishing the Fort Point Beer Company and its four subsequent taprooms. Read more here.
Patty’s Inn lived to see 88 years as a dive bar in San Jose but closed forever to make way for a google campus. This campus will include an office development, residential units, parks and retail space. Read more here.
Posie in Larkspur has put down its ice cream scoop for the time being. After the lease expired, chef and owner Kyle Caporicci decided not to renew and instead move to a new business called Ghost Dog Creamery. Read more here.
The Top Round Roast Beef at 2962 24th St. in San Francisco has closed permanently.
John K. on Yelp
Top round roast beef closed its doors in early July after four years in the Mission District. The advantage is that head chef Ricky Lopez will open his own restaurant concept on the premises in August. Read more here.
