Paolo Bicchieri is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups.
This is a curated list of the Bay Area’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week. See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line. For more news, check out our list of restaurants that closed earlier this spring.
April 1
NORTH BEACH — After what seemed like a dozen near-misses, Kennedy’s Indian Curry House and Irish Pub closed for good in mid-February. A still-to-be-resolved back and forth is playing out between owner Brahmabuta Swami and his landlord, the Hong Kong-based Shu Ming Investment Co. Limited, both sides contending issues stemming from the handoff of the building and property. Swami says this is the end for Kennedy’s at 1040 Columbus Avenue.
CIVIC CENTER — Upstairs anchor tenant Kayma Algerian Eatery left Saluhall on Wednesday, March 19. Owners Wafa and Mounir Bahloul, La Cocina graduates serving big bowls of hardy Algerian fare and delicate pastries, say they’ll take time to focus on family before reopening elsewhere…