East Bay openings in May include new Mexican and smash burger spots, and a French wine bar

Be aware of the editors: NOSH treats meals and restaurant information within the East Bay, and each week we publish an article about all restaurant openings and one article about closures. The openings and closures for every month are then compiled in a round-up. Do you could have a tip for NOSH? Submit it right here.

Alameda Restaurant Opening

05.13.25: Alameda’s Xiang Xiang Noodle, a brand new casual place for Szechuan specialties corresponding to Sizzling Pot, Ma la Xiang Guo, then Noodles, Spicy Wontons and extra, is open within the Marina Village purchasing heart. You may as well discover Hawaiian BBQ and rice bowls on the menu. Xiang Xiang Noodle” 845 Marina Village Pwy, Alameda

Berkeley Restaurant Openings

05.20.25: Burma Berkeley serves conventional Burmese dishes corresponding to Samosas, garlic noodles and tea leaf salad, is now open in what was beforehand Royal Rangoon on Telegraph Avenue. Proprietor Steven Ma, who can also be the proprietor of Burma Burma in Dublin and Burma Gentle in Folsom, has added Berkeley-specific dishes to the menu, together with meat and vegetarian choices with black pepper sauce, dry curry sauce and a particular Burma Berkeley sauce. There’s additionally an entire bar with cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks and fruit juices. Burma Berkeley“ 2826 Telegraph Ave. (between Oregon St. and Stuart St.,) Berkeley

05.27.25: El Mono, a provider of casual Peruvian dishes corresponding to Lomo Saltado, Ceviche, Yucca Fries and extra, has opened a brand new outpost in Berkeley’s Fourth Road. (The unique location is in El Cerrito.) Cease seven days every week earlier than lunch or dinner and remember to view their bARMENU, that gives a choice of Peruvian brews and inventive cocktails. El Mono1300 Fourth St. (in Gilman St.), Berkeley

05.06.25:The unique Mels Categorical, the American dinner in retro fashion with hamburgers, milkshakes, chili fries and chocolate flakes, is now open in Berkeley. The restaurant has been round since 1947. It’s open every day in Berkeley from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The original Mels Express2014 Kala Bagai Method, Berkeley

05.27.25: Berkeley has a brand new window store to be passionate about: Sobo Ramen, additionally discovered within the heart of Oakland, celebrates the comfortable opening on Milvia St. Should you really feel adventurous, the spicy Mayu home windows (a wealthy tonkotsu brouillon is drenched in black garlic and huismeggeg-gelted e-geglaza eagled eaglooky e-geglaza’s e-gelted erglaza. Sobo Ramen2000 Milvia St. (at College Ave.), Berkeley

05.06.25: Seize-and-go sushi rolls, Nigiri, contemporary summer season rolls and poke bowls are actually provided in Solar Solar Sushi Store, a brand new Takeout restaurant that replaces Berkeley Sushi California for a very long time. It’s a nice alternative for a snack on the street or a fast various to meal app supply. Sun Sun Sushi store2033 Martin Luther King Jr. Method (at College Ave.), Berkeley.

Opening of Castro Valley Restaurant

06.03.25: A brand new vacation spot for contemporary poke bowls, sushi buns, seafood burgers and fish and chips has arrived in Castro Valley. Basa Seafood Categorical, which additionally has a location in San Francisco, is a casual inlet restaurant and a fantastic place to order giant sushi plates for events and conferences. Basa Seafood Express2637 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley

Emeryville Restaurant Opening

05.13.25: Demiya, who makes a speciality of Yoshoku -Westers affect Japanese consolation food-has a brand new location open on the Emeryville public market. You possibly can fill your self from Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice), Japanese curry, Mentaiko Cream Udon and Japanese croquettes, together with Tuesday to Sunday. Demiya5959 Shellmound St., Emeryville

Oakland Restaurant Opening

05.13.25: Cafe Noir has moved from its iconic, wall portray -dressed constructing on MacArthur Blvd. To the Prescott market of West Oakland. The Black possession, French bistro fashion café is thought for its sturdy, home made consolation meals, together with the burger with bacon jam, jambalaya and decadent muffins. Carry alongside and examine the latest menu merchandise from the café, The Prescott Bowl, loaded with black shrimps, Farro, black beans, arugula, cherry tomatoes and pepper taken with a cooling seasoned crema. Café Noir1620 18th St. (in Peralta St.), Oakland

05.20.25: Golondrinas Mexican Grill – a comfortable, casual restaurant named after the Barn Swallow – is open within the former Communitē desk house within the Laurel District in Oakland. Menu top factors are tacos, burritos, home made mole, cake, flan, pupusa revuelta and aguas frescas. 4171 MacArthur BLVD. (in Maybelle Ave.), Oakland

05.13.25: With feathered ceiling lights, honey gold accents and delicate artwork nouveau paneling, French wine bar La Loulou brings one Ooh La La Second to Piedmont Ave. The bar celebrated its giant opening on 10 Could and gave a relentless stream of Wijnen from Loire, Bordeaux and Burgundy, in addition to some Californian and Italian varieties. Mix your pinot with small snacks – consider charcuterie, raclette sandwiches, heat olives and vegetarian quiches – and let your self be transported to the Golden Age of the yore of Paris. La Loulou4250 Piedmont Ave. (in Glenwood Ave.), Oakland

05.20.25: A brand new hub for Eritrean and Ethiopian favorites has just lately been opened on Oakland’s Telegraph Avenue. Yelpers report vegetarian combos and fishing tanning wiches, however Ma’adi Selam has not but revealed a menu on-line, so go personally to view it your self. Ma’adi Selam5831 Telegraph Ave. (on 59th St.), Oakland

05.27.25: From the groups behind the much-praised OK’s Deli and Ohgane, a up to date Asian-American place with delicacies corresponding to Ganjang Fried Rooster, Tuna Carpaccio and Oxtail Jjigae within the Rockkridge District in Oakland. Oks, that is Neko (Japanese for CAT) Written backwards, combines Korean and Japanese cuisines with some Southeast Asian influences. View the current NOSH operate on Oken for extra details about the menu, environment and OK’s imaginative and prescient for the restaurant. Ochen6200 Claremont Ave. (in Florio St.), Oakland

06.03.25: It appears that evidently Smash Burgers shortly grow to be one of many biggest love in Oakland. Shawlay Burger, de nieuwste hamburgertent van Oakland, onlangs geopend op Market St. en is zeven dagen per week geopend, met joyful hour -aanbiedingen elke zaterdag van 17.00 uur tot 23.00 uur Bekijk de Western Burger geladen met spek en barbecuesaus, of proef de mozzarella -sticks, uienringen, shakes en desserts. The situation was beforehand generally known as Shawlay Eritrean & Ethiopian restaurant. Shawlay Burger3817 Market St. (at West MacArthur Blvd.), Oakland