From mix-and-match sushi roll slices to takeaway omakase boxes, these new Peninsula businesses are redefining what a Japanese restaurant looks like
Kazu Sushi & Sando in San Mateo specializes in milk bread sandos and affordable omakase, all to go. Buri Buri Burlingame — originally a food truck specializing in eponymous donburi rice bowls — is adapting its approach with its first brick-and-mortar location, specializing in single servings of sushi rolls and bento boxes.
New late-night Yemeni coffee shop takes root in Silicon Valley
The matcha craze may have met its caffeinated match with the increased presence of Yemeni coffee in Silicon Valley.
LA’s iconic 73-year-old doughnut shop is soon opening its first Bay Area location
A doughnut shop with cameos in “Iron Man 2,” “The Simpsons” and “The Tonight Show” is opening its first Bay Area location in Santa Clara.
Review: Meyhouse owners debut all-you-can-eat kebab restaurant in downtown Palo Alto
An all-you-can-eat kebab journey from Istanbul to Delhi awaits at downtown Palo Alto’s newest restaurant, Meze Kebab.
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