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quick albany psa: yet another new spot is headed to your end of solano avenue (luckies), and it's both familiar and beloved. starter bakery has announced an upcoming new location at 1183 solano avenue, between the new kitava and little star. look for developments soon, and, most importantly,
melt me creamery softly opened today at noon at 1918 martin luther king, jr. way, inside the berkeley plaza. on offer: a very friendly variety of artisanal frozen treats and small-batch ice creams. scoops include some classic flavors (vanilla), some innovative (smoky campfire s'mores), some with thai inflections
berkeley's branch of dumpling kitchen, located on durant avenue in the southside neighborhood, closed permanently after four years on june 22, 2025. (the east bay express had the news first in its "what the fork" subscription newsletter.) already opened in its place is new vietnamese eatery
thanks to a reader for this tip: under new family ownership since fall of 2024, the kensington gourmet deli (known previously as kensington fine foods) is located inside young's market at 285 arlington in kensington. the friendly, old-fashioned deli counter features a chalkboard menu of hot (meatloaf; steak
el cerrito-based restaurants seem to be multiplying this summer. korean restaurant mugunghwa has been open for less than a year at 10140 san pablo avenue in el cerrito, but has already garnered a devoted following and many, many positive reviews for its soups, stews, fried chicken, noodle dishes and other
