À Coté

”For a zeitgeist, post-dot-com dining experience, À Côté, a cozy little den with sponged ocher walls and vaguely Belle Époque...”  More

Café Rouge

Caffè 817

”At lunchtime the closet-sized kitchen serves chic sandwiches on Acme baguettes and unimpeachable piatti di giorno, such as a super-Tuscan...”  More

Camino

”Dishes from the hearth might include roast pork with sorrel gratin and grilled artichokes with wild greens...”  More

Chez Panisse Café

”...using my campus-job earnings to splurge on dinn...”  More

Commis

”In the sleek, modern space, chef James Syhabout offers a three-course menu that reflects his time as chef de cuisine...”  More

Cowgirl Creamery

Doña Tomás

”Doña Tomás offers something else altogether: dutifully researched regional recipes, elevated by terrific ingredients. Pescado Veracruzana, where you'd normally expect...”  More

Everett & Jones

”Grab soulful barbecued ribs and juicy links at this meeting place for Oakland's African-American community....”  More

Fish

Flora

Fraîche Yogurt

”They puree it into a sweet-tart salad dressing with figs to toss with mixed greens, bake it into surprisingly moist...”  More

Grasshopper

”But addictive as you'll find the organic edamame, the food here is a mere excuse for a tasting flight—or two—of...”  More

Hog Island Oyster Co

”We ate the famous Hog Island oysters and had a bottle of winemaker Sean Thackrey’s stunningly original Pleiades blend from...”  More

Ketch Joanne & Harbor Bar

Manka's Inverness Lodge

”In this rustic dining room (think logs and antlers...”  More

Marzano

”Named for the exalted Neapolitan tomato, Robert Holt’s new spot gets its wood-fired oven blazing for brunch, when the menu...”  More

Navio

”Peter Rudolph, chef de cuisine of the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, so reveres Dungeness crab that he makes it the...”  More

Olema Inn & Restaurant

”We ate the famous Hog Island oysters and had a bottle of winemaker Sean Thackrey’s stunningly original Pleiades blend from...”  More

Peony

”Peony offers a shining example of a brash convention hall-scaled Cantonese restaurant. Yes, they serve immense crab from the seafood...”  More

Pizzaiolo

”Supercrisp pizzas from Chez Panisse alum Charlie Hallowell....”  More

Vik's Chaat Corner

”Poori (puffy fried bread) served with perfectly spiced chickpeas at Vik's Chaat Corner...”  More

Village Pub

”Chef Dmitry Elperin will offer a full Thanksgiving dinner to go that includes a ready-to-roast turkey with bread stuffing and...”  More