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What Happened to Souley Vegan After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24 Oakland, California Closed October 2023

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Souley Vegan has closed — confirmed via oaklandside.org, October 19, 2023.

What the source shows: Oaklandside reported on 2023-10-19 that Souley Vegan had closed its Broadway location after 14 years, citing low foot traffic and safety concerns in the Jack London Square area, with owner Tamearra Dyson planning to reopen elsewhere. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

"Hot Meat and Cool Veg" featured Souley Vegan, a vegan soul-food restaurant on Broadway in Oakland founded by chef Tamearra Dyson. The kitchen built a following for plant-based takes on Southern comfort dishes, and the Oakland location anchored a small restaurant group that once included outposts in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Oaklandside reported on October 19, 2023 that Dyson closed the Broadway restaurant after 14 years, citing thin foot traffic and rising safety concerns in the Jack London Square area. The San Francisco Chronicle similarly covered the October 2023 closing, noting the toll of reduced business following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Wikipedia, Dyson said she intends to reopen Souley Vegan in a different Bay Area location, though no new address had been confirmed as of a September 2026 check of public sources.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24

Episode 11
Aired
Title: Hot Meat and Cool Veg · What was featured: Vegan soul food from an Oakland restaurant group
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. oaklandside.org https://oaklandside.org/2023/10/19/souley-vegan-lulu-golden-squirrel-closings/
  2. sfchronicle.com https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/souley-vegan-closing-18436745.php
  3. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souley_Vegan
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