{"id":2279,"date":"2026-06-16T21:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:09:28","slug":"a-month-after-closing-this-famed-vegan-restaurant-has-returned-to-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2279","title":{"rendered":"A month after closing, this famed vegan restaurant has returned to Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A month after closing, an acclaimed plant-based restaurant in Oakland is back much like a carrot \u2014 in a pared-down way.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2277\">Friedman: Everybody is a loser in this Mideast war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Millennium in the city\u2019s Rockridge district is reopening on Wednesday, June 17, for dinner service, according to an email from Alison Bagby, co-owner and director of operations. One of the most famed vegan restaurants in the country, the eatery has unveiled a new concept focused on prix-fixe dinners and a rapidly changing menu.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant, which opened in 1994 in San Francisco and moved to Oakland in 2015, had shuttered in May with Bagby saying it wasn\u2019t busy enough and was not financially sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike so many independent restaurants, the years since 2020 (with the pandemic) have been incredibly hard,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But now Millennium will host set menus on its heated patio, serve a small a la carte menu inside and also allow patrons to order at a counter and self-seat themselves. Plus, beginning in July, there will be pizza every Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we reopen, we\u2019ll be offering reservations exclusively on our heated, covered patio, featuring either a three-course ($65) or five-course ($95) prix-fixe dinner,\u201d the restaurant posted on Instagram. \u201cWe\u2019ll also be updating our menu more frequently than before. While not every dish will change each week, you can look forward to new offerings and fresh updates on a weekly basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2275\">Borenstein: Your government wants power to sue you for seeking public records<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Millennium 2.0 will have \u201cfewer seats\u201d and a \u201cleaner crew,\u201d according to a report in VegNews. Chef Eric Tucker told the site that the \u201cunexpected and overwhelming support from patrons, both new and old, truly convinced us to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is taking its sleeker form as a challenge to serve leveled-up food.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve attended one of our wine dinners or special event dinners, you know how exciting it can be when Eric channels all of his creativity and talent into a more focused menu,\u201d read its Instagram post. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to embrace that approach with this new format and can\u2019t wait to share these dinners with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong> Open 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 5912 College Ave., Oakland; millenniumrestaurant.com<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2273\">Counselor charged in sexual molestation of 11-year-old girl attending summer camp on UC Berkeley campus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Millennium has a pared-down staff, prix-fixe dinners outdoors and Tuesday pizza nights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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