Local Eats

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Introduction

A list of regular eating places, places to try, higher end places and places to shop, many nearby our house in South Berkeley and the Ashby and other BART stations. This is a mix of favorites from Jen, Malcolm, and their friends.

Map of Standby Restaurants

Click markers for restaurant names. Maps are based on Google Maps, so normal controls apply. {{#display_map: 37° 51' 10.20" N, 122° 15' 57.17" W~Los Cilantros; 37° 52' 19.50" N, 122° 16' 1.08" W~Tandoori Nite; 37° 47' 15.71" N, 122° 15' 14.27" W~Brotzeit Lokal; 37° 53' 27.39" N, 122° 17' 28.38" W~China Village; 37.8714033,-122.2775917~Townie; 37.8717531,-122.2718951~Platano; 37.8716543,-122.2724259~Cafe Tibet; 37.8782439,-122.3034187~Picante; 37.848794,-122.2743875~Easy Creole; 37.8475959,-122.2745122~Sweet Adeline Bakeshop; 37.858681,-122.2701447~Crixa Cakes; 37.7987953,-122.2740491~Gourmet Delight Seafood; 37.8374452,-122.3169958~Hong Kong East Ocean Seafood Restaurant; 37.8000173,-122.2742962~Tao Yuen Pastry; 37.7982463,-122.2716072~Phnom Penh House; 37.7997177,-122.2742083~Sun Hing Meat Market; 37.799739,-122.2741526~Sun Sing Pastry; 37.8006777,-122.2720436~Shandong Restaurant; 37.8507973,-122.2629109~Cafe Colucci; 37.8754913,-122.2626266~La Val's Pizza; 37.903775,-122.2801098~Inn Kensington; 37.8367374,-122.2663897~Sacred Wheel; 37.7572986,-122.2538819~Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails; 37.7628022,-122.2465001~Scolari's Good Eats; 37.8717445,-122.2722282~Jayakarta Restaurant; 37.7652622,-122.2490077~La Penca Azul; 37.8087315,-122.2580574~Enssaro Ethiopian; 37.7981278,-122.246863~Champa Garden; 37.8353421,-122.2652895~Bowl'd; 37.8347743,-122.2654737~Burma Superstar; 37.8516619,-122.292037~Spoon; 37.8583484,-122.2555837~Elmwood Cafe; 37.8547083,-122.2684295~Smokey J's; 37.8768214,-122.2713528~Cha-Ya; 37.8021699,-122.2640951~Lake Chalet; 37.8270215,-122.2591712~Monster Pho; 37.8272977,-122.2592897~Ohgane; 37.8209359,-122.262436~Judoku Sushi; 37.8265901,-122.2551732~Geta; 37.8135913,-122.248748~Boot and Shoe Service; 37.8457752,-122.2682646~Brick Pig's House; 37.7950672,-122.2681594~Nido; 37.8653063,-122.2612773~Joshu-Ya; 37.8482619,-122.2550652~Noodle Theory; 37.8175059,-122.2919499~FuseBox; 37.8464084,-122.2538985~Ramen Shop; 37.7640924,-122.4347813~Starbelly|width=800|height=800|service=googlemaps|layers=traffic}}

Standbys

Places Jen, Malcolm and friends visit regularly and are moderately priced.

BARTable/Walkable assumes no more than 1 mile walk from home or BART station. Many places not BARTable are still accessible by Public Transit, just not without transfers or buses. A Clipper Card can help immensely, since it's a universal payment method for most area transit agencies.

Name Type Specialties Area Yelp Google Maps BARTable/ Walkable BART Station Distance from BART Price Est. (per person) Phone Delivery to Prince St. Cash Only?
Tandoori Nite Indian, Delivery Berkeley/University Ave Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $20 (510) 848-7252 Yes No
Brotzeit Lokal Biergarten, Sausages Oakland/Embarcadero Yelp Google No $20 (510) 645-1905 No No
China Village Szechuan, Dim Sum Spicy Stuff Albany/Solano Yelp Google No $20 (510) 525-2285 No No
Townie Restaurant, Bar Berkeley/University Ave Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $20 (510) 356-4903 No No
Platano Salvadorian Berkeley/University Ave Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $20 (510) 704-0325 ? No
Cafe Tibet Himalayan, Nepalese, Vegetarian Slow but good! Berkeley/University Ave Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.3 mi / 0.5 km $20 (510) 548-5553 Yes No
Picante Mexican, Fast Berkeley/6th Street Yelp Google No $20 (510) 525-3121 No No
Easy Creole Cajun/Creole South Berkeley/Adeline Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $10 (510) 858-5063 ? No
Sweet Adeline Bakeshop Bakery, Coffee, Tea, Desserts Cheddar Scallion Scone South Berkeley/Adeline Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $10 (510) 985-7381 No No
Crixa Cakes Bakery, Coffee, Tea, Desserts (Hungarian, Russian) The Last Romantic (rich hot chocolate) South Berkeley/Adeline Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $20 (510) 548-0421 No No
Gourmet Delight Seafood Dim Sum Oakland/Chinatown Yelp Google Yes 12th Street 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $10 (510) 832-7661 (Chinese) No No
Hong Kong East Ocean Seafood Restaurant Fancier Dim Sum Shanghai Dumplings Emeryville/Powell Street Marina Yelp Google No $20 (510) 655-3388 (Chinese/English) No No
Tao Yuen Pastry Dim Sum Bakery (Fancier than Sun Sing Bakery) Oakland/Chinatown Yelp Google Yes 12 Street 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $10 (510) 834-9200 (Chinese) No No
Phnom Penh House Cambodian Prahok Katis (Seasoned ground meat - SPICY - with vegetable crudite) Oakland/Chinatown Yelp Google Yes Lake Merrit 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $20 (510) 893-3825 ? No
Sun Hing Meat Market Chinese Meats and Butchery Chinese Bacon (steam and saute to cook) Oakland/Chinatown Yelp Google Yes 12th Street 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $10 (510) 836-1819 No YES
Sun Sing Pastry Dim Sum Dim Sum Egg Custard Tarts (short crust) Oakland/Chinatown Yelp Google Yes 12th Street 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $10 (510) 763-9228 No YES
Shandong Restaurant Chinese Handmade Noodles Oakland/Chinatown Yelp Google Yes 12th Street 0.3 mi / 0.5 km $20 (510) 839-2299 ? No
Cafe Colucci Ethiopian South Berkeley/Telegraph Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $20 (510) 601-7999 ? No
La Val's Pizza Pizza, Pasta, Calzone, Delivery Pizza UC Campus/Euclid Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.7 mi / 1.1 km $10 (510) 540-9333 Yes No
Inn Kensington Breakfast, Brunch, California Modern Kensington/Arlington Blvd Yelp Google No $20 (510) 527-5919 No No
Sacred Wheel Cheese Shop, Sandwiches, Soups Tomato soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich Temescal/Shattuck Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.7 mi / 1.1 km $10 (510) 653-1353 No No
Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails Italian, Bars Alameda Yelp Google No $20 (510) 521-1152 No No
Scolari's Good Eats Burgers, Sandwiches, Salads Alameda Yelp Google No $20 (510) 521-2400 No No
Jayakarta Restaurant Indonesian, Singaporean Berkeley/University Ave. Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $20 (510) 841-0884 ? No
La Penca Azul Mexican Alameda/Park St. Yelp Google No $20 (510) 769-9110 No No
Enssaro Ethiopian Ethiopian Oakland/Grand Ave Yelp Google Yes 19th Street 0.9 mi / 1.4 km $20 (510) 238-9050 ? No
Champa Garden Asian Fusion, Laotian Oakland/8th Ave Yelp Google No $10 (510) 238-8819 No No
Bowl'd Korean, Barbecue Temescal/Telegraph Ave Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $20 (510) 654-2000 No No
Burma Superstar Burmese Samosa Soup Temescal/Telegraph Ave Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $20 (510) 652-2900 ? No
Spoon Korean South Berkeley/Ashby Ave Yelp Google No $20 (510) 704-9555 ? No
Elmwood Cafe Coffee, Tea, Breakfast, Lunch Elmwood/College Ave Yelp Google No, but close! $20 (510) 843-1300 No No
Smokey J's Barbeque (Southern) South Berkley/Shattuch Ave Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $20 (510) 529-4511 No YES
Cha-Ya Sushi, Vegetarian Vegetarian Sushi Berkeley/Gourmet Ghetto Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $20 (510) 981-1213 No YES
Lake Chalet Seafood, California Modern Good view Oakland/Lake Merritt Yelp Google Yes Lake Merritt 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $20 (510) 208-5253 No No
Monster Pho Vietnamese, Pho Oakland/Broadway Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $20 (510) 788-4459 No No
Ohgane Korean Restaurant Korean, Barbeque Oakland/Broadway Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $20 (510) 594-8300 ? No
Judoku Sushi Sushi Bar, Japanese Oakland/Broadway Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.8 mi / 1.3 km $20 (510) 645-1912 No No
Geta Sushi Bar, Japanese Oakland/Piedmont Ave Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.9 mi / 1.4 km $10 (510) 653-4643 No No
Boot and Shoe Service Italian, Pizza Oakland/Grand Lake Yelp Google No $20 (510) 763-2668 No No
Brick Pig's House Barbeque (Memphis) North Oakland/Shattuck Ave. Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $20 (510) 923-1789 No No
Nido Mexican, Farm to Table Oakland/Laney College Yelp Google Yes Lake Merritt 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $20 (510) 444-6436 No No
Joshu-Ya Brasserie Sushi, Seafood, Tapas UC Campus/Telegraph Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.8 mi / 1.3 km $20 (510) 848-5260 No No
Noodle Theory Asian Fusion, Ramen Oakland/Rockridge Yelp Google Yes Rockridge 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $20 (510) 595-6988 No No
FuseBox Korean, Asian Fusion Korean Fried Chicken Oakland/Grand Ave. Yelp Google No $20 (510) 444-3100 No No
Ramen Shop Asian Fusion, Ramen Anything with Smoked Eggs Oakland/Rockridge Yelp Google Yes Rockridge 0.1 mi / 0.2 km $20 (510) 788-6370 No No
Cholita Linda (Presidio) - $10
Abesha Ethiopian (Temescal)
Kansai (Temescal) - Late Night Sushi
Dona Tomas (Temescal)
Pizzaiolo (Temescal)
Genova Delicatessen (Temescal) - $20
Curbside Creamery (Temescal) - $10
Beauty's Bagel Shop (Temescal) - $10

Map of Mid Price/Higher Quality Locations

Click markers for restaurant names. Maps are based on Google Maps, so normal controls apply. {{#display_map: 37.8528322,-122.2681144~Los Cilantros; 37.8795896,-122.2711532~Chez Panisse Cafe; 37.8203279,-122.2909855~Brown Sugar Kitchen; 37.870227,-122.3034387~Cafe Rouge; 37.8482877,-122.2679371~Nick's Pizza; 37.870291,-122.2692997~Ippuku; 37.8662056,-122.2694372~La Note; 37.8670873,-122.2695889~Venus; 37.8715661,-122.2708092~Comal; 37.8392378,-122.291825~Honor Bar; 37.8081575,-122.2717704~Flora; 37.8593364,-122.2688624~Kirala; 37.7750925,-122.4451813~Nopalito; 37.7616119,-122.4281464~Namu Gaji; 37.7640924,-122.4347813~Starbelly|width=800|height=800|service=googlemaps|layers=traffic}}

Mid Price/Higher Quality

This section showcases restaurants that might be a little more expensive, but showcase higher quality ingredients and, sometimes, the California Farm to Table foodways movement.

Name Type Specialties Area Yelp Google Maps BARTable/ Walkable BART Station Distance from BART Price Est. (per person) Phone Delivery to Prince St? Cash Only?
Los Cilantros Mexican, Farm-to-Table Tortilla Soup South Berkeley/Shattuck Ave Yelp Google Yes Prince St. 0.1 mi / 0.15 km $30 (510) 230-7350 No No
Chez Panisse Cafe California Modern, French, Farm-to-Table Berkeley/Gourmet Ghetto Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.7 mi / 1.1 km $45 (510) 548-5525 No No
Brown Sugar Kitchen Soul Food, Breakfast, Brunch Chicken and Waffles West Oakland Yelp Google No $30 (510) 839-7685 No No
Cafe Rouge California Modern, Meat Shop Hot Dog, Hamburger, Farm-to-Table Berkeley/4th Street Yelp Google No $30 (510) 525-1440 No No
Nick's Oakland Style Pizza Pizza, Breakfast, Brunch, Coffee, Tea, Farm-to-Table Pizza North Oakland/Shattuck Ave. Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.4 mi / 0.6 km $30 (510) 658-3903 No No
Ippuku Japanese, Robata, Bar, Farm-to-Table Chicken Ramen (Last Plate) Berkeley/Downtown Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.1 mi / 0.2 km $30 (510) 665-1969 No No
La Note Restaurant Provencal French, Breakfast, Brunch Berkeley/Downtown Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.3 mi / 0.5 km $30 (510) 843-1535 No No
Venus Restaurant California Modern, Breakfast, Brunch, Farm-to-Table Cloud 9 (espresso/chocolate) Berkeley/Downtown Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.2 mi / 0.3 km $30 (510) 540-5950 No No
Comal Mexican, Farm-to-Table Meat plates for two, Tequila cocktails Berkeley/Downtown Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.1 mi / 0.2 km $30 (510) 926-6300 No No
Honor Kitchen and Cocktails California Modern, Cocktails Emeryville/Powell St. Yelp Google No $30 (510) 653-8667 No No
Flora Restaurant and Bar California Modern, Bar Oakland/Broadway Yelp Google Yes 19th Street 0.0 mi / 0.0 km $45 (510) 286-0100 No No
Kirala Sushi, Robata, Japanese Hokkaido Squid Robata South Berkeley/Shattuck Ave. Yelp Google Yes (Prince St.) 0.5 mi / 0.8 km $30 (510) 549-3486 No No
Nopalito Farm-to-Table, Mexican San Francisco/North of Panhandle Yelp Google No $30 (415) 437-0303 No No
Namu Gaji Farm-to-Table, Korean, California Modern San Francisco/Delores Park Yelp Google Yes 16th Street 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $30 (415) 431-6268 No No
Starbelly Farm-to-Table, California Modern Plate: spaghetti, bacon, jalapeno, tomato sauce San Francisco/The Castro Yelp Google No $30 (415) 252-7500 No No

Map of Expensive/High End Locations

Click markers for restaurant names. Maps are based on Google Maps, so normal controls apply.

Map pending.

Expensive/High End

These are worth a special trip, but are very expensive!

Name Type Area Restaurant Group Yelp Google Maps BARTable BART Station Distance from BART Price Est. (per person) Phone Notes
Haven Farm-to-Table Oakland/Jack London Square Daniel Patterson Group Yelp Google Yes 12th Street 0.9 mi / 1.4 km $60 (510) 663-4440 One of our favorites. Prix Fixe, good service, good pairings.
Coi Farm-to-Table, High End San Franciso/North Beach Daniel Patterson Group Yelp Google Yes Embarcadero 0.7 mi / 1.1 km $270 (415) 393-9000 Expensive but worth it. Prix Fixe, Excellent service. Pairings additional charge. Reservations via OpenTable.com (may have to pre-pay).
Commis Farm-to-Table, High End Oakland/Piedmont Ave. James Syhabout Yelp Google Yes MacArthur 0.8 mi / 1.3 km $125 (510) 653-3902 Prix Fixe - 8 course. Excellent service. Pairings $75. Reservations via OpenTable (reserve with credit card).
Rivoli Farm-to-Table Albany/Solano Ave. Wendy Brucker Yelp Google No $45 (510) 526-2542 No Prix Fixe. Attentive service.
Chez Panisse Restaurant Farm-to-Table, California Modern Berkeley/Gourmet Ghetto Alice Waters Yelp Google Yes Downtown Berkeley 0.7 mi / 1.1 km $75 - $125 (510) 548-5525 The restaurant widely credited with starting the California Modern Farm-to-Table cuisine. Alice Waters revolutionized farm-to-table business practices by encouraging local farmers to grow food particularly for her and for Chez Panisse. Also popularized garlic's place in the cuisine. There's a documentary about it (Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers).
Zuni Cafe Farm-to-Table, California Modern, Raw Oysters San Francisco/Duboce Triangle Judy Rodgers Yelp Google Yes Civic Center/U.N. Plaza 0.6 mi / 1.0 km $45 (415) 552-2522 Try using MUNI to shorten the walk. Aside from Chez Panisse, Zuni Cafe is very well known and popular example of early California popular cuisine. Aside from oysters, high end service, and fine wines, also known for increasingly popular Roast Chicken menu item.
Nojo Ramen, Small Bites, Izakaya, Farm-to-Table San Francisco/Civic Center AP Company (Japan) Yelp Google Yes Civic Center/U.N. Plaza 0.5 mi / 1.1 km ? (415) 896-4587 Newly reopened. Ramen is apparently very good, but no data on prices.
Nopa Farm-to-Table, Modern European San Francisco/North of Panhandle Laurence Jossel Yelp Google No $60 (415) 864-8643 Delicious food, good menu. High touch, friendly but not premium service. Excellent cocktails. A family favorite. May be able to get there by public transit beyond BART (MUNI buses and streetcars).
The French Laundry Farm-to-Table, California Modern Yountville, CA Thomas Keller Yelp Google No $310 (707) 944-2380 The gold standard for the California Bay Area in terms of experience, service, and pairings (which may be as expensive as the price of the menu). Reservations are made by purchasing tickets.

There are many more options north of the Bay Area, in Sausalito, Marin, and Napa. Please ask if you're interested in exploring.

To Try

Places Jen and Malcolm plan to/want to try.

  • Aria Grill & Cuisine (and Hookah Bar?) (Afghan) - Oakland/14th Street - Yelp - $20 - $60 for 2 people
  • Chez Panisse Cafe
  • Chez Panisse Restaurant
  • Enssaro Ethiopian (Oakland/Grand)
  • Champa Garden (Oakland/8th Ave)
  • Contigo (SF/Noe Valley)
  • Nido (Oakland)

Map of Markets and Farmer's Markets

Click markers for restaurant names. Maps are based on Google Maps, so normal controls apply.

Map pending.

Markets and Farmer's Markets

  • Berkeley Farmer's Market
  • Adeline Farmer's Market
  • Market Hall
  • Ferry Building
  • Berkeley Bowl
  • Whole Foods
  • Country Cheese Coffee Market (San Pablo)
  • Corner store at Ashby and MLK
  • Produce Store in Temescal

Map of Special Trips

Click markers for restaurant names. Maps are based on Google Maps, so normal controls apply.

Map pending.

Worth A Special Trip

  • Tartine - Get there at 4:30 for FRESH bread - Everything is delicious!
  • Belcampo - For meats
  • Local Butcher
  • Gregoire
  • Bi-Rite Dairy
  • Mitchell's Ice Cream
  • Recchuiti Chocolates
  • Cheese Board
  • Speciality Choclates place in Gourmet Ghetto
  • Imperial Tea Court
  • Smitten (liquid nitrogen ice cream)
  • Cream (Ice cream sandwiches)
  • Bakesale Betty (Fried Chicken Sandwich and spicy cole slaw)
  • Juhu Beach Club (SPICY Indian Street Food)

Feel free to ask if you are interested in special foodie trips!

To Do

For page restyling and to dos.

  • Complete sections by converting them to sortable tabular format and filling all data in
  • Categorize and add: Cholita Linda (Tacos), Abesha (Ethiopian), Kansai (Late night sushi), Dona Tomas, Pizzaiolo, Genova Deli (A wait, but sandwiches!), Curbside Creamery (Temescal), Beauty's Bagels
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