Hed 11 in San Francisco closes and will become a more casual spot
San Francisco Chronicle · Mario Cortez ·
Hed 11, a Thai tasting menu restaurant from Billie Wannajaro, has closed and will reopen as a casual spin-off. Here are other Bay Area closures in October.
After two years of preparing elegant, 11-course Thai tasting menus, Japantown’s Hed 11, served its final dinner on Oct. 30. In an email announcement, management said that the space will soon reopen as a second location of more casual sibling restaurant Hed Very Thai, which serves bento-style Thai lunch sets. “Dining habits in San Francisco have shifted, and guests are looking for food that is approachable, consistent, and easy to fit into everyday life,” the email read, adding that the owner plans to open more Hed Very Thai locations in San Francisco and New York City. Hed 11 opened in 2024 and was the second San Francisco restaurant from Thai restaurateur Billie Wannajaro.
High operating costs and Oakland’s slow economic recovery contributed to the end of Old Oakland bar Oeste in late October, the business wrote on Instagram. “This was an Oakland establishment built on hard work, love, support and inspiration from the community,” the post reads. For nine years, Oeste served cocktails, bar bites and Sunday brunch in a spacious location fitted with a rooftop deck.
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