Neighborhood Watch

Bar Agricole Sets a Date, New Coppola Restaurant Opening in Geyserville, and More

Photo: J. Barmann/Grub Street

SoMa: At long, long last, Thad Vogler’s Bar Agricole (355 11th Street) will be opening on August 16, with its fancy concrete bar, potentially LEED Platinum interior, and the team of wine director Mark Ellenbogen, chef Brandon Jew, and bar manager Eric Johnson. We’ll update you as the date nears. [Grub Street, see the drink menu, and the food menu]
Geyserville: Francis Ford Coppola just opened a new winery, and the on-site restaurant, Rustic: Francis’s Favorites, opens next week. See the menu here. [via Eater, Earlier]
Mission: Bar Bambino has a new menu, which includes some dishes from the borderlands of Hungary, Germany, Croatia, etc. Also, they’re opening a café in the ODC Theater nearby. [Scoop]
Oakland: Last night there was a takeover robbery at Mr. Green Bubble on Piedmont Avenue. Really? Mr. Green Bubble? [Tribune]

South Park: Slow Food SF is having a free member picnic tomorrow, but you have to RSVP. [Grub Street]
Russian Hill: 1550 Hyde Café and Wine Bar is closing next month. [Scoop]
Fillmore/Western Addition: Fillmore Mexican Grill (1552 Fillmore) transformed into an Italian restaurant called Pescara Ristorante. [Eater]
Berkeley: The aforementioned, punky vegan bakery Cinnaholic just opened at 2132 Oxford. [Scoop]

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