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Any concept the place the biggest dim sum restaurant within the nation is situated? If you happen to mentioned Castro Valley, you would be proper. HL Peninsula, an area purveyor of Cantonese delicacies with places in Burlingame, Milpitas and South San Francisco, opened its large East Bay location final month, with an occupancy of 846 throughout ten eating rooms and 28,000 sq. ft. You may discover a menu that is simply as intensive, with beneficiant dim sum choices, in addition to starters and set menus which are greatest for birthdays and banquets. Steamed soup dumplings, fried lobster with peanuts, pan-seared pork bao and rice noodle rolls all seem alongside the decadent tea choices. HL Peninsula3868 Castro Valley Blvd. (at Marshall St.), Castro Valley
Kopi Bar, Walnut Creek’s extremely widespread Indonesian-Californian cafe, left a gap within the hearts of avocado espresso lovers when it closed earlier this 12 months subsequent to sister restaurant SanDai. However the excellent news is that the cafe is again, this time on the Berkeley Artwork Museum and Pacific Movie Archive, and sure – creamy avocado espresso and coconut cappuccino are nonetheless on the menu. You may additionally discover pastries and savory dishes similar to Indonesian fried rice, lemongrass pumpkin soup and mushroom congee. Take a look at Nosh’s exclusive first look at Kopi Bar for extra info. Kopi bar2155 Middle St., Berkeley
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