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East Bay Restaurants
Berkeley/Oakland
A Cote, College, Rockridge classy wine bar ***Ajanta, 1888 Solano Avenue, Berkeley 510.526.4737 ♥ Asmara Restaurant Oakland 547-5100 Battambang 850 Broadway 839-8815 **Bay Wolf, 3853 Piedmont. 655-6004 ♥ Blue Nile Berkeley 540-6777 Bucci's Emeryville 547-4725 ***Cafe at Chez Panisse. 548-5049 ♥ Café de la Paz 1600 Shattuck Ave. at Cedar 843-0662 Cafe Eritrea d'Afrique Oakland 547-4520 Cafe Grace Berkeley 842-2409 Cafe Rouge 1782 Fourth St 525-1440 ** Cha Am 848-9664 César 1515 Shattuck Ave. next to Chez Panisse 883-0222 **Christophers Nothing Fancy Albany 526-1185 Citron 5484 College Avenue 653-5484 evenings Cugini wood-fired pizza 558-9000 Fonda 1501-A Solano Ave. in Albany 559-9006 Kathmandu 1410 Solano 526-3222 5:30-10:00 daily reserve Kirala Berkeley 549-3486 ** Lalime's 1329 Gilman 527 9838 dinner www.lalimes.com **Liaison, Shattuck & Hearst bistro, fun, a little pricey longlife nooddle company & jook joint, 2261 shattuck, 548 8083 open daily 11:30 - 10:00 chain **Mangia Mangia 526-9700 755 San Pablo closed mondays **Nizza la Bella 526 2552 5:30 pm every day but Monday Norikonoko 548-1274 ***O Chame Berkeley 841-8783 ♥ Oliveto, 5655 College. 547-5356 Picante Taqueria 1328 6th St. south of Gilman 525-3121 Pyramid Breweries 527-9090 *Renee's Place 1477 Solano Ave Albany, CA (510) 525-2330 Rivoli 526-2542 Solano at Peralta 5:30-10:00 ***Soizic, 300 Broadway & Third , Oakland. 510 251-8100 closed mondays ♥ Spenger's Fresh Fish Grotto 1919 4th St. just north of University 845-7771 Spettro, 465 8320 Oakland Tachibana College Avenue/Rockridge 654 3668 Thornhill Cafe 5761 Thornhill Drive Oakland 339-0646 **Townhouse, 5862 Doyle Street, Emeryville 510 562 6151 Lunch Mon-Fri Toyo 843-3768 **Venezia 1799 University 849-4681 NEW & UNTRIED Bendean 1647 Solano Ave., near Ventura 526-3700 A new restaurant on Solano Avenue, with a chef who has returned to the neighborhood after a few years in the city. He has created a most welcoming space, simple but warm. Personnel are outstandingly friendly. The menu is seasonal California-Mediterranean, with a few Mexican touches. Prices are high end, but the quality and the talent in the kitchen makes it all worthwhile. Popular from day one, you should reserve. This should become a winner! Uta found it overpriced. Café Cacao 914 Heinz Ave. 843-6000 In an out of the way location, within the Scharffen Berger chocolate factory, you will find this new cafe, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with pastries and drinks throughout the day. There's a shady patio too. The decoration is industrial chic, with high ceilings and exposed rafters. The food is tasty and fresh, although the dinner menu is limited and the prices are high end. Do make a trip to the restroom, where the aroma of chocolate is enchanting.Marin Restaurants Sausalito Avatar -- "Marindian" cuisine. Try a Punjabi Caribbean jerk chicken tostada. Noisy, snack-bar ambiance. Innovative dishes. Great flavors. $6-$12. ♥ Tommy's Wok -- Contemporary Chinese fare. Sometimes overcrowded. Walking distance. Pricey for Chinese -- $8$10. 3001 Bridgeway. 332-5818. Kitti's Place -- Pad Thai, chicken enchiladas, pasta, sandwiches. Lunch $5-$7. Experienced chef, great flavors. Clean, friendly lunch spot. No atmosphere. Across Bridgeway at 3001. 331-0390. Caruso's -- in the Sausalito Marina -- funky bait store-fish market-snack bar. Sit outside while enjoying your calamari burger. $5. Mill Valley Piatti -- on the west side of 101 near Seminary (just north of Sausalito). 625 Redwood Highway, Mill Valley. Italian restaurant facing lagoon. Pizza, pasta, grilled items. Extensive menu. Jerry Garcia ate his last meal here. Walk next door to look at the Ferraris after lunch.380 2525 ♥ Piazza D'Angelo 22 Miller Mill Valley Charming upscale Italian restaurant in the heart of Mill Valley. 388-2000 ♥ Mountain Home Inn -- past the Muir Woods turnoff at 810 Panoramic. Stunning views back to the Bay from the slopes of Mt. Tam. Deck. Snacks and light meals. Mon-Fri lunch & dinner, Sat-Sun brunch & dinner. Closed Mondays November thru April. 381-9000. Corte Madera Il Fornaio Cucina Italiano. Delightful ristorante, the mothership of the Il Fornaio chain. Corte Madera 927-4400 Larkspur **Left Bank, Magnolia, Larkspur. Formidable. Roland Passot's bistro evokes memories of the French countryside. Fantastic food more than makes up for occasional lapses in service. 927 3331 ***Lark Creek Inn, 234 Magnolia, Larkspur. Chef Bradley Ogden's upscale California cuisine experience. In good weather, ask for a table outside by the creek.924-7766. **Fabrizio, Magnolia, Larkspur. Very pleasant neighborhood Italian. A bit noisy. Tiburon Guaymas, 5 Main. 435-6300. Innovative Mexican. Sam's Anchor Cafe. The traditional seafood place. San Anselmo Bubba's Diner, 566 San Anselmo. 459-6862. Gotta try this. American all the way. Breakfast, lunch & dinner every day but Tuesday. San Rafael Cafe Monet, 100 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael 94903 415/499-8668 Striking salads, innovative lunches, bistro ambiance.
Pensinsula Restaurants ***Zibibbo 20, 21, 18, $36 430 Kipling St. (bet. Lytton & University Aves.), Palo Alto, CA, 94301-1529 (650) 328-6722 **Evvia 24, 23, 21, $37 420 Emerson St. (bet. Lytton & University Aves.), Palo Alto, CA, 94301-1604 (650) 326-0983 For "Greek food raised to an art form", try this "taverna-like" Palo Alto spot with "wonderful" "nouvelle Hellenistic" cuisine; throw in "transporting decor" and it becomes a "feast for the senses"; the only complaint is that it's one of the "toughest reservations" in the area to score. Flea St. Cafe 22, 19, 21, $35 3607 Alameda de las Pulgas (Avy St.), Menlo Park, CA, 94025-6213 (650) 854-1226 "Marvelous" Menlo Park New American offering "cleverly prepared" food made with "fresh ingredients" and served by a "personable" staff; a recently redecorated dining room (relax, it's still like "eating at home"), and new chef Mark Stark may make Flea fans jump even higher. **Viognier 25, 22, 21, $43 222 E. Fourth Ave. (bet. B St. & Ellsworth Ave.), San Mateo, CA, 94401-4079 (650) 685-3727 "A food lover's restaurant", this San Mateo Med (located upstairs from Draeger's "super supermarket") is "one of the few worth a trip down 101"; while star chef Gary Danko is now at his own spot in SF, his legacy lives on in the "imaginative, delicious" cuisine; with its "wonderfully spacious" dining room, "friendly service" and "good wine list", it's "a repeater." ------------------ Amber India 2290 W. El Camino Real #9 (between Rengstroff and Ortega aves.) Mountain View, CA (650) 968-7511 Bistro Elan 448 California Ave. (between El Camino Real and Ash) Palo Alto (650) 327-0284 California, French Culinary creativity rules at this four-year-old Palo Alto bistro with sparkling ambience that makes you feel French. Blue Chalk Cafe 630 Ramona St. (between Hamilton and Forest) Palo Alto, CA (650) 326-1020 Southern, Cajun/Creole Play pool and sample imaginative southern comforts at a unique and fun restaurant/hangout. Caffe Riace 200 Sheridan Ave. (at Park) Palo Alto, CA (650) 328-0407 Italian A pleasant Italian eatery with outdoor seating and simple but very satisfying food. Crescent Park 546 University Ave. (between Webster and Cowper) Palo Alto, CA (650) 326-0111Mediterranean South Bay residents welcome this Mediterranean establishment to their neck of the woods. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant (Palo Alto) 640 Emerson St. (between Forest and Hamilton) Palo Alto, CA (650) 323-7723 California Fresh beer and good food attract Stanford folks and professionals to this spot in tony downtown **L'Amie Donia 530 Bryant St. (at University) Palo Alto, CA (650) 323-7614 French, Bistro The Palo Alto bistro has won an ardent cult following among well-heeled Stanford intellectuals and those homesick for the foods of France. Dinner only.
San Francisco Restaurants
Sam's Grill. ancient. crusty waiters. best fish in town. plain, grilled Yugoslavian style. ask for a private room. a block from Bank of America building. Belden Alley, off Bush at Kearny Street.
Farallon, 40 Post, 956-6969 ♥ fantastic seafood experience. expense account.
Rubicon, 558 Sacramento, 434-4100. Coppola. expense account.
Silks, Mandarin Oriental.. California cooking iwth Asian accents. 986-2020. expense account.
**Bizou, 598 Fourth (Brannan) lun weekdays 415 543-2222
**Hawthorne Lane, 22 Hawthorne. 777-9779 $$$ ♥
Crustacean California & Polk 776-2722
Fringale 570 Fourth. bistro 543-0573
Helmand 362-0641 Ethiopian
Sol y Luna 296-8191
Favorites
***La Folie, 2316 Polk St. Roland and Jamie Passot. Magnifique. 776-5577 ♥
**Zuni, 1658 Market.552-2522. ♥ very SF
**Moose's 989-7800 ♥ Italian, heart of North Beach
**Greens 771-6222. best vegetarian in the world. at Fort Mason.
Il Fornaio 986-0100. Levi Plaza. Consistent Italian.
Kyo-Ya, Palace Hotel, 546-5090. Japanese.
Ristorante Ecco South Park 495-3291 cozy
Pan Pacific Grill 771-8600
South Park Cafe, 108 South Park. 495-7275.
Tommy Toy, 655 Montgomery. 397-4888.
Fog City Diner, 1300 Battery. 982-2020
Fleur de Lys, 777 Sutter. Hubert Keller. Expensive, marvellous French. 673-7779. ♥
Boulevard lunch & dinner daily 415 543-6084
More Italian...
Pazzia, 3rd betw Folsom & Harrison
authentic pizzeria-girarrosto
cheap & informal
512-1693 same block as Max's
Laghi, 1801 Clement. Mama-papa trattoria. 386-6266.
Buca Giovanni, 800 Greenwich. Rabbit. 776-7766.
Palio d'Asti, 640 Sacramento. Yummy. 395-9800.
Armani Cafe, One Grant. lunch daily 415 677-9010
Expensive
Sherman House 2160 Green (Fillmore/Washington) 563-3600
tres chere Discovery Menu $65
PlumpJack Cafe, 3127 Fillmore. 563-4755.
Masa's 989-7154
Ritz-Carlton Dining Room, 296-7465
Wine Country Restaurants Sonoma Eastside Oyster Bar and Grill, 133 E. Napa St. 707 939-1266. Sonoma Valley Brava Terace, 3010 N St Helena Hwy, St Helena. Fred Halpert. Provencal. 707 963-9300 Cafe Citti, Kenwood. Tuscan. 707 833-2690. Chateau Souverain, Geyserville. 707 433-3141. Napa Valley ***Bistro Don Giovanni, 4110 St Helena Hwy (former Table 29 location) 707 224-3300 ♥ Catahoula, Calistoga. 707 942-2275. Jan Birnbaum. Cajun. Rooster gumbo! Boar sausage! The French Laundry, 6640 Washington, Yountville. 707 944-2380. Mustards Grill. Cindy Pawlcyn. Great food at reasonable prices. 707 944-2424 Tra Vigne, St Helena. Think Italian garden. 707 963-4444. Terra, Italian, 1345 Railroad Ave., St. Helena 707-963-8931 Domaine Chandon, 1 California Dr., Yountville 707-944-2892 Trilogy, French (Classic), 1234 Main St., , St. Helena 707-963-5507 Further North Boonville Hotel, Boonville, 707 895-2210 Willowside, 3535 Guerneville Rd, Santa Rosa. 707 523-4814.
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