A new year, a new crop of exciting-looking restaurants popping up around the Bay Area. In Livermore, a pair of sushi-restaurant vets are opening a raw bar that highlights local sakes. A sprawling food hall with a dozen restaurants is scheduled for downtown San Jose, an oyster bar with whole cracked Dungeness crabs is coming to Oakland's Jack London Square and a Sicilian joint based on good ol' momma's cooking is launching in Danville. In no particular order, here are the 10 of the most eagerly anticipated restaurants expected to make their debut in 2024, and a couple more inching closer to opening day.