Neighborhood Watch

Perbacco Wins Award, Straw Gets a Wine List, and More

Castro: There’s some activity at the former Tazza d’Amore (3463 16th Street near Sanchez), which closed a couple of months back. Plumbing work and such is happening. More info TBA. [Grub Street]
FiDi: Perbacco just won an international award in the North American category for being one of the world’s Best Authentic Italian Restaurants. Congrats, guys. [Eater]
Hayes Valley: You can now drink at Straw (203 Octavia Street), and they’ve got a wine list curated by Mark Bright of Saison, including a pairing for that doughnut burger. [Tablehopper]
Van Ness: Rendezvous, the rebranded version of Heights Ultra Lounge that’s been softly open for a few weeks, is having their grand opening tomorrow, and Feast has a preview of chef Mattin Noblia’s tapas menu for the booze crowd. It is what it is. [Feast]

Bayview: That 5600 Third Street complex where Limon Rotisserie and Brown Sugar Kitchen are going come fall, will also be getting a juice bar called Get Fresh. [Tablehopper]
San Jose: Citrus, the restaurant in the Hotel Valencia, is undergoing a re-concepting under new chef Robert Sapirman. [Food Gal]

Perbacco Wins Award, Straw Gets a Wine List, and More