San Francisco's October Restaurant Openings: Where the Jobs Are

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Four San Francisco restaurant and bar openings are lined up for October, from a fish-forward Southern Italian spot at the Ferry Building to a reborn North Beach institution on Romolo Place. Every new dining room is a roster to fill, so cooks, servers and bartenders should get resumes ready now.

A Ferry Building debut, a Financial District tasting menu, a Lower Haight cafe and a 115-year-old bar's comeback: here's what's opening and how to put yourself in line for the work.

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Lucania	Southern Italian, Ferry Building, expected early October
Shinka	Japanese-French tasting menu, The Jay hotel, Financial District, October
Olive Juice	Wellness cafe, 354 Divisadero Street, patio pop-up in October
15 Romolo	Tapas and cocktail bar, 15 Romolo Place, North Beach, mid-October
New jobs	No headcounts announced by any of the four

Lucania Brings Southern Italy to the Ferry Building

The team behind A16, the Chestnut Street pizzeria that has anchored the Marina for years, is taking over the big Ferry Building corner that sat empty after MarketBar closed in 2020. Lucania bills itself as an all-day restaurant, and the SF Standard reports the menu leans on small fish: marinated anchovies, roasted sardines, steamed mussels. A 140-seat patio on the Embarcadero makes it one of the bigger openings this fall. Its own site still says summer while the SF Standard says early October, so watch its Instagram for the date.

An all-day room that size needs morning and evening crews: line and prep cooks, servers, runners, bussers and bar staff.

Shinka Takes Over the Dining Room at The Jay

In the Financial District, Omakase Restaurant Group is opening Shinka on the ground floor of The Jay hotel, replacing Prelude. Executive chef Fumio Yonezawa, a Jean-Georges alum making his Bay Area debut, is building a kaiseki-style tasting menu that marries Japanese sensibility with French technique, backed by heavy in-house fermentation. The hotel's Shinka page lists an October opening, with hours still to be announced.

Cooks with fine-dining or Japanese technique, and anyone who can pour sake and Japanese whisky, should pay attention. Hotel roles are posted through the operator's HEI Hotels careers portal.

Olive Juice Opens a Patio Pop-Up on Divisadero

Hannah Collins Tate, whose design firm has worked on restaurants like Delfina and SPQR, is turning the old Kelly-Moore Paints storefront at 354 Divisadero Street into Olive Juice, a wellness cafe built around olive oil. Expect olive-oil espresso drinks, smoothies and sandwiches. Hoodline reports the patio pop-up runs Thursday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to start, with the full indoor cafe arriving in 2027.

A small daytime cafe hires small, but a barista who gets in early can grow with it.

15 Romolo Returns to North Beach

Tucked in the alley off Broadway, 15 Romolo has spent two years under renovation. Owners Jon Gasparini and Kelly Anne, who bought the 115-year-old bar in 1998, are bringing it back in mid-October as a tapas bar and cocktail lounge, sangria pitchers and Pimm's cups included. Bartenders and barbacks, take note.

💼 Hiring Reality Check

None of the four has announced how many people it will hire, and none has posted a public hiring event. Get your resume ready now, follow each spot on social media, and watch for postings. Pay at a new restaurant varies widely by role and tips, and San Francisco's own minimum wage sits above the state floor. Our wage line breakdown shows how that compares with neighboring cities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which restaurants are opening in San Francisco in October 2026?

Lucania at the Ferry Building, Shinka at The Jay hotel in the Financial District, Olive Juice on Divisadero Street and the reopened 15 Romolo in North Beach.

Are these restaurants hiring?

None of the four has published a headcount or hiring event. Watch their websites and social accounts, and apply early.

Where do I apply for jobs at Shinka?

Shinka sits inside The Jay hotel. Hotel roles are posted on the HEI Hotels careers portal, and restaurant roles may also appear there.

When does Olive Juice open?

The patio pop-up opens in October, Thursday through Sunday mornings into early afternoon. The full indoor cafe is planned for 2027.

Get on the List Before the Doors Open

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