Check, Please! Bay Area

Arizmendi Emeryville Bakery & Pizzeria, LUNA Mexican Kitchen, Shizen (18x11)

: 18, 2024

First up, diners check out the East Bay’s Arizmendi Emeryville Bakery & Pizzeria along San Pablo Avenue. This worker-owned and operated neighborhood gem serves up a rotating selection of satisfying seasonal pizzas and tasty pastries baked daily. Then, in the South Bay, Campbell’s LUNA Mexican Kitchen is home to traditional Mexican dishes in cozy digs using fresh, carefully curated ingredients, including masa made in-house using the ancestral method of nixtamalization. Finally, in San Francisco’s Mission District, Shizen perfects their inventive sushi rolls with local and seasonal ingredients, serving up traditional izakaya favorites with an entirely vegan, plant-based twist. Reporter Cecilia Phillips rounds out this week’s episode with a visit to the Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile. Since 2014, this weekly pop-up has brought local bites, artists, libations and live music to the neighborhood.