Restaurants opening and closing in San Francisco

In the last 90 days in San Francisco, 107 opened, 35 closed, 5 were put up for sale, 18 changed owners and 10 applied to open. 479 restaurants on record in the past year. Updated Nov 12, 2026 from public records.

Opened
107
273 in 12 months
Closed
35
173 in 12 months
For sale
5
5 in 12 months
Changing owners
18
18 in 12 months
Coming soon
10
10 in 12 months

Recently closed

Recently opened

Up for sale

Changing owners

  • Restaurant · 302 Valencia St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Restaurant · 3567 Geary Blvd
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • HologramNov 9, 2026
    Restaurant · 2512 Clement St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Restaurant · 1639 Polk St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • YukuNov 3, 2026
    Restaurant · 835 Hyde St Unit B
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • NeulNov 2, 2026
    Restaurant · 1535 Franklin St
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 1785 Fulton St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Sol BotanicaOct 22, 2026
    Restaurant · 1355 Market St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • PottoOct 15, 2026
    Restaurant · 290 Sanchez St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Peking RestaurantOct 14, 2026
    Restaurant · 1375 Noriega St
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • CasitoOct 14, 2026
    Restaurant · 4601 Geary Blvd
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Bar OliverOct 9, 2026
    Restaurant · 2259 Fillmore St
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Cb the CrewOct 7, 2026
    Restaurant · 1330 Noriega St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Restaurant · 465 Hayes St
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 1980 Union St, Street Lvl
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • The Bird IiiOct 5, 2026
    Restaurant · 2031 Chestnut St
    Liquor license transferred to new owner
  • Blue EnclaveOct 2, 2026
    Restaurant · 3218 Mission St
    Liquor license ownership change filed
  • Restaurant · 200 Van Ness Ave
    Liquor license ownership change filed

Coming soon

  • Restaurant · 720 Howard St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • DefneOct 28, 2026
    Restaurant · 598 Guerrero St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Izakaya ManekiOct 26, 2026
    Restaurant · 819 Valencia St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Taqueria MargaritaOct 22, 2026
    Restaurant · 493 Pine Street
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Restaurant · 2199 Mission St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Restaurant · 1117-1125 Ocean Avenue
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Knk KonkawinOct 15, 2026
    Restaurant · 385 Taylor St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Sushi TokkiOct 15, 2026
    Restaurant · 317 Sanchez St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Restaurant · 823 Clay St
    Applied for a liquor license
  • Restaurant · 991 Oak Street
    Applied for a liquor license

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Sources: California ABC licensing records, San Francisco business registry, Newspaper legal notice of sale. Storefront businesses only. Registry dates are when a business registered, which can differ from when its doors opened or closed. Individuals are never named. About the data