Eating

Restaurants

For STARTERS, here's a great article from Oakland Magazine about the ten best new restaurants in the East Bay. Also try this article  which has a few places a little closer to home. 

Your best resource for restaurant recommendations is Company Manager, Jean-Paul.  He eats at restaurants, a lot.

Downtown (near the Theatre, and Dwight)

• Eureka! 2068 Center St, Berkeley, 510. 809-8282
• Angelines Louisiana Kitchen – 2261 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 510. 548-6900
• Au Coquelet Café -- 2000 University Ave., Berkeley, 510. 845-0433
• Cesar -- 1515 Shattuck Ave, 510. 883-0222
• Comal -- 2020 Shattuck Ave, 510. 926-6300
• Tuk Tuk Tai – 2468 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, 510.540.6360
• Bobby G’s Pizzeria – 2072 University Ave., Berkeley, 510.665.8866
• Bistro Liason,1849 Shattuck Ave. @ Hearst, Berkeley, 510.849.2155
• La Note Restaurant – 2377 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, 510.843.1535
• Cancun Sabor Mexicano – 2134 Allston Way, Berkeley, 510.549.0964
• Original Pollo – 100 University Square, Berkeley, 510.486.8027
• Round Table Pizza, 2017 University Ave., Berkeley, 510.845.7980
• Gypsy’s Trattoria Italiana – 2519 Durant Ave. #A, Berkeley, 510.548.4860
• Thai Basil Cuisine – 2519 Durant Ave. # D
• Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, 510.843.8277
• Sushi California, 2033 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, 510.548.0737
• Panini, 2115 Allston Way, Berkeley, 510.849.0405
• Pho Que Huong Vietnamese, 2126 Center St., Berkeley, 510.845.4020
• Europa Restaurant and Catering, 1981 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, 510.841.1981
• Revival, 2102 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, 510.649.3810
• Triple Rock Café - 1920 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, 510. 843-2739
• Venus - 2327 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 510. 540-5950
• Flacos – 3031 Adeline St., Berkeley, 510. 981-8081
• Sushi A’Float Restaurant, 2016 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, 510.649-186

Comal has a gorgeous bar, and beautiful cocktails.  And it's right by the theatre.

West Berkeley (near Harrison St.)

• T-Rex Barbeque, 1300 10^th Street, Berkeley, 510.527.0099
• Picante, 1328 Sixth Street, Berkeley, 510.525.3121
• Tokyo Fish Market, 1220 San Pablo Ave., Albany, 510.524.7243
• Lama Bean’s, 1290 6^th Street, Berkeley, 510.528.3435
• Lanesplitter Pizza, 1051 San Pablo Ave., Albany, 510.527.8375 
• Bartavelle 1603 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, 510, 524-2473
• Cafe Leila 1724 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, 510. 525-7544
• Potala Organic Cafe 1045 San Pablo Ave, Albany, 510. 528-2375
• Sabuy Sabuy 1233 San Pablo, Berkeley, 510. 528-3932
• Meal Ticket 1235 San Pablo, Berkeley, 510. 526-6325