Guidebook for Berkeley
Food Scene
Known for using local, organic foods and credited as the inspiration for the style of cooking known as California cuisine.
337 locals recommend
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck AveKnown for using local, organic foods and credited as the inspiration for the style of cooking known as California cuisine.
The bagels, scones, cookies, breads, and rolls are amazing.
317 locals recommend
The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck AveThe bagels, scones, cookies, breads, and rolls are amazing.
Delicious Mexican food, where the traditional fare is fused with NorCal sensibilities and ingredients, and drinks feature small-batch agave spirits (think tequila, mescal and bacanora)
134 locals recommend
Comal
2020 Shattuck AveDelicious Mexican food, where the traditional fare is fused with NorCal sensibilities and ingredients, and drinks feature small-batch agave spirits (think tequila, mescal and bacanora)
Phil's Sliders
2024 Shattuck AveGreat for a tasty lunch of slider burgers and delicious tater-tots.
Features organic local produce, pizzas, sustainable seafood, and humanely-raised meats that showcase the uniquely abundant environment of Northern California with 50% vegetarian offerings.
77 locals recommend
Gather
2200 Oxford StFeatures organic local produce, pizzas, sustainable seafood, and humanely-raised meats that showcase the uniquely abundant environment of Northern California with 50% vegetarian offerings.
The menu relies on what is seasonal, local and fresh, using mostly organic produce, sustainably caught fish and naturally raised meats and poultry.
33 locals recommend
Rivoli
1539 Solano AveThe menu relies on what is seasonal, local and fresh, using mostly organic produce, sustainably caught fish and naturally raised meats and poultry.
Ajanta has been voted best Indian restaurant in the entire San Francisco Bay Area by Zagat Guide in 2009, 2010, 2011 and also in 2012.
30 locals recommend
Ajanta
1888 Solano AveAjanta has been voted best Indian restaurant in the entire San Francisco Bay Area by Zagat Guide in 2009, 2010, 2011 and also in 2012.
Corso
1788 Shattuck AveGreat pasta dishes!
Arts & Culture
Bold, captivating, intelligent, ambitious, timely, original, provocative, vibrant, and damn gutsy theatre.
127 locals recommend
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison StBold, captivating, intelligent, ambitious, timely, original, provocative, vibrant, and damn gutsy theatre.
Sightseeing
Berkeley co-manages three US Department of Energy National Laboratories: Los Alamos National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab for the US Department of Energy.
427 locals recommend
University of California, Berkeley
Oxford StreetBerkeley co-manages three US Department of Energy National Laboratories: Los Alamos National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab for the US Department of Energy.
Drinks & Nightlife
Serving distinctive, locally sourced, farm-to table, snout-to tail, utterly delicious food for dinner and lunch. The full bar mixes original, hand-crafted cocktails.
35 locals recommend
Revival Bar + Kitchen
2102 Shattuck AveServing distinctive, locally sourced, farm-to table, snout-to tail, utterly delicious food for dinner and lunch. The full bar mixes original, hand-crafted cocktails.