After wowing customers with flaky and visually stunning bacon, egg, and cheese croissants, baker Sophie Smith has given her former pop-up business Butter & Crumble a permanent home in North Beach. Head over to the former Tante Marie’s Cooking School space at 271 Francisco Street to select a treat from options such as pistachio and cardamom sugar croissants, pain au chocolat, and chocolate chip cookies. 

Flour + Water Pizzeria is back in action, this time in a prime space on Columbus Avenue. The restaurant, which was formerly located on Valencia in the Mission, moved into the former Rose Pistola space in late June, bringing back a menu of red and white pizzas; starters including meatballs and mozzarella sticks; and soft serve ice cream with various toppings for desserts. If you’re looking to grab a pie or big slice to-go, pop around to the Pizza Shop off Stockton. 

San Francisco diners may know chefs Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz as the couple who opened Noosh — and helped make it one of the city’s hottest restaurants before their abrupt departure in 2019. Now they’re back as chefs and first-time owners of Dalida, a modern Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in the Presidio. The menu spans classics like a fattoush salad and kibbe plus less traditional ingredient combos like a sea urchin tahdig topped with smoked trout roe. 

It’s been four years since Seven Hills moved into a larger space in Russian Hill but finally, they’ve gone back to the space on Hyde to open Collina, a sister Italian spot to the well-loved original. Here, executive chef Anthony Florian offers a more affordable menu of fresh pasta, entrees, and Italian wines. The 48-layer lasagnette promises to be a showstopper with bolognese, bechamel, and spinach stacked up high. There’s also brick chicken,  tripa alla Romana, and pan-seared scallops.

Chef Marc Zimmerman, the mastermind behind the wagyu palace that is Gozu, opened his latest restaurant in September: Yokai, a handsome dinner spot and bar inspired by Japanese hi-fi lounges. Expect a powerful speaker system, of course, but also a menu of indulgent small plates and lean cocktails. The stars are the expertly grilled skewers, which feature premium ingredients like Wolfe Ranch quail, Spanish octopus, Sonoma duck, and scallops. It’s not a cheap night out, but the food won’t disappoint.

San Francisco diners are likely familiar with Adriano Paganini’s Back of the House restaurants, which include El Techo, a Mano, and local mini-chain Super Duper Burger. But his latest gets more personal, drawing inspiration from his childhood summers spent near the Ligurian Sea. Corzetti, located inside Hotel G near Union Square, serves seafood-centric and regional fare including seafood and shellfish ciuppin, a seafood stew similar to cioppino; pansotti in salsa di noci, a stuffed pasta filled with greens; and fazzoletti al pesto, a handkerchief-shaped pasta common in Liguria.

The chef-couple that put Michelin-starred Marlena on the map as one of the city’s most exciting and affordable tasting menu restaurants has a new restaurant to unveil. 7 Adams takes its name from chef David Fisher’s childhood home and serves a 5-course menu that blends set dishes with courses during which diners will choose from a couple of seasonal options. Save room for star pastry chef Serena Chow Fisher’s desserts and don’t be afraid to ask for a seat on the cozy back patio of this Japantown-area destination.

Edomasa is famous as a Tokyo yakitori stand but that restaurant closed last year. Now, a team of Bay Area restaurateurs has brought it over to San Francisco’s Japantown Center mall, where diners can order charcoal-grilled chicken skewers made with the same tare that was used at the Japan original. There’s also the option to go for a $30 set menu that comes with several skewers, chicken soup, and a seasoned rice dish, per the Chronicle. 

A pair of vets from Michelin-starred Sons & Daughters struck out on their own to open Kiln, a tasting menu restaurant “highlighting quality ingredients, minimalism, and technique,” per a press release. The restaurant takes over the former Cala space at 149 Fell Street where the Civic Center neighborhood meets Hayes Valley. The full 18-20 course tasting menu costs $225 with an option for an abbreviated 8-10 courses at the bar for $135. 

The chef duo behind Noe Valley’s Hamano sushi have taken their talents to Divisadero to open Katsuo + Kombu, an udon and katsu shop. It’s a spinoff from the Noe Valley sushi favorite, where chefs Jiro Lin and Takashi Saito began serving handmade udon noodles at the omakase counter, per the Chronicle. Now, they have a dedicated restaurant — and an imported Japanese machine — to power the Fukuoka-style udon menu.  

Berkeley Thai restaurant Funky Elephant has made do with its small home for years — but as of this summer, they’ve expanded to the city with a new, larger space. The menu remains largely the same, full of crunchy party wings; yum kai dao, or fried egg salad; and the restaurant’s popular Pad Thai Old Skool. Beer and wine round out the offerings for the dinner-only restaurant on Valencia.