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What’s coming to Oakland & East Bay

New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

Try94607 · Jack London Square 94704 · Downtown Berkeley 94709 · North Berkeley 94609 · Temescal

32coming soon

8recently opened

151changing hands

17neighborhoods

Downtown Oakland · UptownLiquor license filedP

Pico

Downtown Oakland · Uptown · 365 19TH St

Liquor license · Sep 25, 2026

RichmondLiquor license filedHK

Hango Korean Bbq & Hot Pot

Richmond · 3150 Pierce St

Liquor license · Sep 24, 2026

North BerkeleyLiquor license filedSB

Shattuck & Butter

North Berkeley · 1511 Shattuck Ave #f

Liquor license · Aug 12, 2026

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Coming soon to Oakland & East Bay · 32 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

Downtown Oakland · UptownP

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Pico

365 19TH St · Oakland, CA 94612

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 25 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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RichmondHK

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Hango Korean Bbq & Hot Pot

3150 Pierce St · Richmond, CA 94804

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 24 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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PleasantonC

Liquor license filedFiled

Chaiaum

5424 Sunol Blvd, Ste 11 · Pleasanton, CA 94566

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 22 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Downtown BerkeleyNB

Liquor license filedFiled

North Beach Pizza

2072 University Ave · Berkeley, CA 94704

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 14 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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North BerkeleyBF

Liquor license filedFiled

The Burger Fix

1511 Shattuck Ave, Ste A · Berkeley, CA 94709

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 2 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Brentwood

Liquor license filedFiled

Chipotle

3121 Balfour Rd · Brentwood, CA 94513

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 29 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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TemescalWF

Liquor license filedFiled

Wagyu Factory Oakland

528 34TH St · Oakland, CA 94609

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 24 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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San RamonFB

Liquor license filedFiled

Fieldwork Brewing

6000 Bollinger Canyon Rd, #1206 · San Ramon, CA 94583

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 17 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · application

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HaywardBB

Liquor license filedFiled

Bay Billiard & Snooker

31185-31186 Mission Blvd · Hayward, CA 94544

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 16 · Applied for liquor license · beer bar · new license

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Mystery spot of the week

1548 Locust St is getting a new food business.

Nobody has filed a name yet. Here’s everything on file so far. We’ll update this page the moment a name shows up.

Liquor license · first filed Aug 4, 2026 · Walnut Creek

On file so far

Liquor license · Aug 4, 2026
Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new license

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Changing hands · 151 spots

New owners, same address

Jack London SquareER

Changing handsFiled

Elbo Room

311 Broadway · Oakland, CA 94607

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 27 · Applied for liquor license · bar / nightclub · new owner

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LivermoreBC

Changing handsFiled

The Black Cat

2241 1ST St · Livermore, CA 94550

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Liquor license transferred to a new owner · restaurant, full bar

Liquor license · Jul 23 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · new owner

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PleasantonI

Changing handsFiled

Indy

780 Main St, Ste 101 · Pleasanton, CA 94566

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Liquor license transferred to a new owner · restaurant, full bar

Liquor license · Aug 27 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, full bar · new owner

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Downtown Oakland · UptownRR

Changing handsFiled

The Ruby Room

132 14TH St · Oakland, CA 94612

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Liquor license transferred to a new owner · bar / nightclub

Liquor license · Sep 10 · Applied for liquor license · bar / nightclub · new owner

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OaklandRB

Changing handsFiled

Red Boy Pizza

1500 Leimert Blvd · Oakland, CA 94602

New owners are taking over this pizza spot.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Liquor license transferred to a new owner · restaurant, beer & wine

Liquor license · Sep 10 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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PleasantonMS

Changing handsFiled

Masas Sushi

824 Main St · Pleasanton, CA 94566

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Applied for liquor license · restaurant, beer & wine · new owner

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Cities

Cities around Oakland & East Bay with at least 5 projects

Oakland 31 Berkeley 20 Walnut Creek 15 Hayward 13 Pleasanton 12 Livermore 9 Fremont 8 San Leandro 8 Concord 8 Pleasant Hill 7 Brentwood 6 Newark 6 San Ramon 5 Antioch 5

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

Walnut Creek 94596 · 10 Jack London Square 94607 · 9 Pleasanton 94566 · 9 Livermore 94550 · 7 San Leandro 94577 · 7 Pleasant Hill 94523 · 7 Newark 94560 · 6 Brentwood 94513 · 6 Berkeley 94702 · 6 Concord 94520 · 6 Hayward 94544 · 6 Downtown Berkeley 94704 · 5 North Berkeley 94709 · 5 Fremont 94538 · 5 Oakland 94611 · 5 Hayward 94541 · 5 Temescal 94609 · 5

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How we know

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Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
Filedone official record
Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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