Fisherman's Wharf seafood staple Alioto's closes, other closures - San Francisco Chronicle

As part of our ongoing reporting on the closures of local restaurants, here is a list of Bay Area establishments that closed in April 2022. Notable shutterings include Alioto’s Restaurant on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, colorful Napa eatery Gran Electrica and Oakland’s farm-to-table institution Oliveto. See March 2022’s list of closings here.

Alioto’s Restaurant, a Sicilian seafood staple on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, is permanently closed. The restaurant ended its 66-year lease with the Port of San Francisco early, one of several tenants hit hard by the pandemic, according to port officials. A notice on Alioto’s website about its then-temporary closure in 2020 reads: “In light of recent events we will be closed until further notice. Stay safe and healthy.”

Gran Electrica in Napa closed almost three months after temporarily shuttering for an extended winter break. Owners Tamer Hamawi and Blaire Scheibal said staffing struggles and wildfires contributed to its April 1 closure. Its sister location in Brooklyn, N.Y., will remain open.

Brunch spot Early to Rise closed its doors April 3. Located in San Francisco’s Nob Hill, the restaurant served breakfast classics including doughnuts, bagels and rotating specials such as shrimp and grits. Early to Rise plans to come back as a full-service restaurant, according to its Facebook page.

Former chef Brandon Nguyen of Randy’s Best Ice Cream serves small-batch ice cream at his pop-up in Albany.

Courtesy Brandon Nguyen

Albany pop-up Randy’s Best Ice Cream shut down for good on April 23, exactly one year after launching. The weekends-only ice cream cart, with owner Brandon Nguyen in a retro soda-jerk hat, sold inventive flavors such as popcorn salted caramel and banana milk. “I am walking away because I have been thinking about what my life looks like in 5, 10, and 15 years, and the ice cream doesn’t fit into it,” Nguyen wrote on Instagram.

Inner Sunset favorite Tart to Tart and Mexican Grill, the coffee shop-restaurant hybrid, has closed. The business operated for 45 years on Irving Street, but employees told Eater SF, which first reported on the closure, that rising rent and the impact of the pandemic were factors in its closing. Tart to Tart is reportedly looking to reopen nearby.

San Francisco Chinatown institution Washington Bakery & Restaurant shuttered its doors on April 23 after 27 years in business. The cafe, located near Portsmouth Square, served Hong Kong-style dishes such as preserved egg and pork porridge and baked pork chop and rice, and popular baked goods such as pineapple buns, almond red bean buns and hot dog buns.

Berkeley’s Brewed Awakening, a 35-year-old coffee shop near the UC Berkeley campus, has closed. Cafe manager Soosh Nassar, the son of owners Samir and Juju Nassar, told SFGATE that the family was unable to reach an affordable lease agreement after COVID-19 decimated its foot traffic. (SFGATE and The San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst but operate independently.) The cafe was a popular working spot for Cal students and staff, and served coffee, fruit smoothies and food.

Oliveto in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood has closed after decades in business.

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Oliveto, a farm-to-table institution in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood, has closed. Co-owners Bob and Maggie Klein initially announced the closure of the Cal-Italian restaurant in December but decided to keep it open longer while their landlord sought a new tenant for the coveted space. “It takes its toll,” Bob Klein told The Chronicle of running the restaurant for the past 35 years. “We are in our 70s, and we had been thinking about retiring for several years.”

After nine years, Noir Lounge in S.F.’s Hayes Valley has closed. The bar and restaurant’s last night was April 16, according to its social media accounts. “We have loved every last customer and we thank each and every one of you that graced our lounge over the years,” Noir Lounge wrote on Instagram.

Lupulandia Brewery in San Francisco’s Mission District has closed, according to Mission Local. The bar opened in 2019 but shut down just months later due to the pandemic. It received some COVID relief funds but continued to struggle even as the city slowly came back to life. Co-owner Anthony Lavia’s Beauty Bar will continue to operate a few blocks away, and its sister restaurant in Tijuana is still up and running.

Gwendolyn Wu (she/her) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: gwendolyn.wu@sfchronicle.com

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