Restaurants

1139 S. Main Street, Walnut Creek

Capital One Cafe opened recently in downtown Walnut Creek where GAP used to be, next to the apple store and I dropped by to see how it compares to their San Francisco location. With a Peet’s cafe located inside (50% off drinks for Capital One card/account holders) and plenty of seating this is a great spot to socialize and get stuff done! The lighting is great, they have meeting rooms for non-profits as well as little semi-private rooms called nooks that are available to individuals. Check with an employee first before using a nook though. They even have a water-filling station available. With the ATMs you can pay your credit card there as well learn about financial services they offer. And don’t forget to walk out the back to check out the koi pond with gigantic koi fish, it’s amazing!

More photos of the inside after the jump… Continue Reading

1524 Locust St, Walnut Creek

Last month we learned that the San Francisco Peruvian restaurant Limon Rotisserie would be opening today but a new sign in the window indicates they will be opening at 5pm this Friday, July 21st. Check out their menus here and read about their background here.

1521 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek

Napa-based Bounty Hunter Rare Wines & Spirits & Smokin’ BBQ is expanding to downtown Walnut Creek where Tommy Bahama used to be with a new shop and restaurant called Bounty Hunter Food.Wine.Spirits. with a planned opening date of March 2018. In the meantime check out their Napa menu here and their wine shop selections here. Stay tuned…

From an email:

Founded by Mark Pope in 1994, Bounty Hunter Rare Wine & Spirits began as a one-man shop dedicated to offering exceptional wine and spirits with a fun, authentic approach and uncompromising standards.  Its Napa restaurant and wine bar, Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ, opened in 2003 and quickly became a favorite dining and wine-purchasing destination.

Thanks to all who sent word about this.

7011 Sunne Ln, Walnut Creek

Tonli Kitchen, the new restaurant from the owners of the Tonli Dumpling House food truck  we learned would be opening in the Avalon apartment complex across from Pleasant Hill BART station in Walnut Creek has now soft opened although they were closed when I dropped by over the weekend. Has anyone been yet? Any recommended dishes to try?

​1520 Locust St., Walnut Creek

Lokanta Mediterranean Grill & Bar is now open in downtown Walnut Creek although they aren’t taking reservations until their grand opening on Monday. Check out their lunch menu here and dinner menu here. With Limon Rotisserie located next door opening the following week that means there will be plenty of new types of cuisine to choose from!

From their website:

Lokanta restaurant offers sophisticated menu of Turkish,Greek and Mediterranean Fusion Cuisine.
At Lokanta Grill we stand behind the culinary dishes we create.We take our responsibility of ensuring the origins of our ingredients seriously and pride ourselves on using local, seasonal and organic fare whenever possible