A ‘big reckoning’: Why a wave of prominent East Bay restaurants and bars closed in late 2025
- Posted on December 26, 2025
- By San Francisco Chronicle
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A ‘big reckoning’: Why a wave of prominent East Bay restaurants and bars closed in late 2025

Under pressures ranging from tariffs to declining alcohol consumption, owners of high-profile venues throughout this Bay Area region decided to close their businesses.