A Brand-New A16 Drops in Napa
Another A16 restaurant from Shelley Lindgren and partner Kitty Oestlien is on the precipice of opening: A16 Napa debuts on Thursday, May 29, at 821 Coombs Street, spreading out in a 4,000-square-foot space in downtown Napa, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. This new location joins the original Marina restaurant, along with Rockridge and a Ferry Building outpost. The new spot shares many of the Italian dishes and pizzas that have kept the restaurant going for 20 years, but the Chronicle teased a couple of new dishes, including pancetta-wrapped pork rolls and hearth-cooked octopus. The wine list skews toward Italian bottles, but will also feature California-made, Italian-inspired wines. For those looking for a lunchtime bite, A16 Napa is also expected to add lunch service in the coming weeks. Dave McLean is back with a new brewery
Dave McLean, the popular brewer behind the original Magnolia Brewing, is fully back on the local beer scene with his new company, Hidden Splendor Beer, the San Francisco Standard reports. McLean has consulted for other breweries since selling Magnolia in 2017, but now beer aficionados will be able to sip on his own brand's pilsners and lagers as soon as this summer, which will be released to local bars and restaurants. Also in the works: a San Rafael restaurant and pub from McLean, set to open this fall. Crowdfunding starts for new women's sports bar in Marin
Isabella Woods and Soledad Jean-Pierre of Marin are set on opening a new women's sports bar in Marin County, and they're hoping the Bay Area will back them, the Mercury News reports. Dubbed The Twelfth, the duo launched crowdfunding efforts on Friday, May 23, aimed at raising $425,000 for their new bar. No location is set quite yet, but Woods and Jean-Pierre are currently searching for a home for their bar. Run away to Tahoe and open a new restaurant
If you happen to have a cool $4.9 million and change rattling around in your bank account, SFGATE reports that Kings Beach restaurant Caliente is up for sale. Caliente closed up after 18 years in October 2024, and the restaurant (with a fun second-floor outdoor deck) is now for sale. What does this have to do with the Bay Area? Not much, just let Eater SF live vicariously through this idea that a local might snap up this deal, and let us know if you do wind up picking up the space for a restaurant.
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