Food Editor 

Lauren Saria

A new Salvadoran restaurant is an oasis in the middle of the Tenderloin

Food & Drink

Estrellita’s Snacks opened in July, bringing much-needed new energy to the neighborhood.

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

San Francisco lost some great restaurants in 2023—but some wonderful places returned

Culture

From neighborhood Chinese restaurants to chef-driven projects with Michelin stars, this year saw plenty of turnover.

Joel Umanzor

Troubled food hall in San Francisco’s Tenderloin to close

Business

News

The food marketplace will become a commercial kitchen for local businesses in its incubator kitchen.

Sarah Holtz

Black, trans food entrepreneurs complain about treatment at San Francisco culinary incubator

Business owners at the organization&#8217;s Municipal Marketplace and culinary incubator say tensions have mounted over the past year.

This SF food hall is a treasure trove of global cuisine: Why is it struggling?

La Cocina&#8217;s Municipal Marketplace opened with high hopes and inspired lofty rhetoric, but the realities of Covid, a looming recession and the fentanyl crisis have proven difficult to surmount.
