Bangkok Noodles & Thai BBQ
A Nosh reader was kind enough to share the news that Berkeley’s Bangkok Noodles & Thai BBQ has quietly closed after 24 years. The modern Thai noodle and barbecue shop, a Shattuck Avenue staple on the edge of downtown Berkeley, fed countless students and locals for reasonable prices over the years, including through the pandemic when downtown was mostly empty. It will be missed. Bangkok Noodles & Thai BBQ, 1958 Shattuck Ave. (near Berkeley Way), Berkeley
Lotus Falafel & Shawerma Oakland
Readers holding out hope that the 10-year-old, original location of Lotus Falafel & Shawerma might only be temporarily closed should gently put that hope down, as the family-owned Mediterranean eatery has left Oakland to focus resources on the Peninsula. Lotus now owns locations in San Bruno and, as of several months ago, Burlingame, but the Oakland falafel shop has closed. Lotus Falafel & Shawerma Oakland was at 377 19th St. in Oakland.
Skyline Pizza
The Ridgemont neighborhood’s family-owned Skyline Pizza, a no-frills Oakland standby for pizza, garlic bread, calzones and sandwiches for 20 years, has closed for good. Skyline Pizza was at 4400 Keller Ave.in Oakland.
Uji Time Dessert Cafe Berkeley
Japanese-style ice cream cafe Uji Time on Telegraph Avenue was supposed to remain open through mid May, but, unfortunately, a last-minute landlord call led the dessert shop to abruptly move up its last day to April 28. We hear that the Southside neighborhood showed up strong to bid the eight-year-old cafe farewell, and that, despite the closure, Uji Time is in expansion mode as a business. Expect new locations to open soon, including in the East Bay, but the Berkeley shop is permanently closed. Uji Time Dessert Cafe was at 2575 Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley.
