Badega Bistro Is Now Bodega SF — What Happened After Food Paradise?
Current status
As of September 2026, this address now operates as Bodega SF — confirmed via Bodega SF's own current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026. Now: Bodega SF (formerly Badega Bistro).
Last verified
What the source shows: A direct site check on 2026-09-08 found bodegarestaurants.com live with an active ordering link under the name Bodega SF at 138 Mason St, while Yelp's listing for the original Bodega Bistro address, updated June 2026, still marks that location permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 4, Episode 25
- Original air date
- Address 138 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Current name Bodega SF
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured a Vietnamese chicken dish at the restaurant then operating as Bodega Bistro, tying into the show's chicken-comparison theme. According to the current restaurant's own About page, Bodega Bistro was a Northern Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, run by Matthew Ho's family from 2003 until the family closed it in 2017. According to the current restaurant's own About page at bodegarestaurants.com, the family later ran pop-ups and meal-kit sales before reopening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in 2022 under the name Bodega SF, again in the Tenderloin, at 138 Mason St. A direct check of that site on 2026-09-08 found it live, with an active online-ordering link. Yelp's listing for the original Bodega Bistro address on Larkin Street, updated in June 2026, still marks that earlier location as permanently closed, confirming the business operates today only under its new name and address.
Featured on Food Paradise
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Season / episode
- Season 4, Episode 25
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Taste Like Chicken Paradise
- What was featured
- a Vietnamese chicken dish at the Tenderloin restaurant then known as Bodega Bistro
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Badega Bistro
Frequently asked questions
Is Badega Bistro still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, this address now operates as Bodega SF — confirmed via Bodega SF's own current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026. Now: Bodega SF (formerly Badega Bistro).
What happened to Badega Bistro after Food Paradise?
The episode featured a Vietnamese chicken dish at the restaurant then operating as Bodega Bistro, tying into the show's chicken-comparison theme. As of September 2026, this address now operates as Bodega SF — confirmed via Bodega SF's own current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026. Now: Bodega SF (formerly Badega Bistro).
What is Badega Bistro called now?
Now: Bodega SF (formerly Badega Bistro). As of September 2026, this address now operates as Bodega SF — confirmed via Bodega SF's own current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026. Now: Bodega SF (formerly Badega Bistro).
Where is Badega Bistro located?
138 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Badega Bistro?
Season 4, Episode 25 of Food Paradise, first aired 2013. The episode is titled “Taste Like Chicken Paradise”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 138 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- bodegarestaurants.com
- State hub
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Sources
- bodegarestaurants.com — http://bodegarestaurants.com/about
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/bodega-bistro-san-francisco-2
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