6 New SF Openings, East Bay & Napa Newcomers

Peking duck at Crystal Jade
Peking duck at Crystal Jade

From my many articles a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to some coverage highlights here – you can follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily, or on my own @ThePerfectSpot via Twitter or Facebook.

New SF Openings

Hapa Ramen opens its first brick-and-mortar – with cocktails – in the Mission

Crystal Jade opens its first location outside Asia along the Embarcadero

Project Juice’s new Mission shop and first raw food menu, soon to roll out at all locations

The hottest new bakeries in SF

Pies at Ice Cream Bar & the new A Dora Pie in Berkeley

House truffles and gelato pops at Sixth Course in the Mission

Every Friday: 25 NEW RESTAURANTS TO TRY IN THE BAY AREA

Squab tikka masala at Farmer & The Fox, St. Helena
Squab tikka masala at Farmer & The Fox, St. Helena

Underrated & Established Spots

9 cheesiest dishes (best dishes featuring cheese) now

East Bay

Upscale British food at The Growlers’ Arms in Oakland

The US’ first cat cafe opens in Oakland

Wine Country

Just what Napa needed: La Taberna, an all day destination for Spanish food and sherry, wine, Madeira

The Farmer & the Fox in St. Helena – one of the great new Napa Valley restaurants

Brenda's Meat & Three's fried bologna pimento cheese sandwich
Brenda’s Meat & Three’s fried bologna pimento cheese sandwich