Is The Bywater Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 43 Los Gatos, California
Current status
As of October 2026, The Bywater is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The business's own website, checked 2026-09-08, showed current hours and active ordering, and Yelp's listing, updated 2026-08, showed continued review activity. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 43, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 532 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030
- Website thebywaterca.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri visited The Bywater in Los Gatos, California, in the episode "Cajun, Asian, and 'Cue" (aired 2026-06-12), spotlighting the restaurant's New Orleans-inspired Cajun and Creole dishes. The Bywater is a bar and restaurant at 532 N Santa Cruz Ave in Los Gatos. According to the restaurant's website, thebywaterca.com, checked 2026-09-08, the site listed hours including Monday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Friday noon to 9 p.m., and a Saturday-Sunday barbecue brunch from 11 a.m., along with an active online ordering option. According to Yelp, updated 2026-08, The Bywater had logged 819 customer reviews and remained listed as operating. The recent Yelp update together with the posted hours and ordering option indicated the restaurant was still open as of the checks.
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Sources we checked
- thebywaterca.com http://www.thebywaterca.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bywater-los-gatos
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Record ddd-1599 · checked by Cal Marchetti.