À Coté
Rockridge
Oakland, California
For a zeitgeist, post-dot-com dining experience, À Côté, a cozy little den with sponged ocher walls and vaguely Belle Époque... More
Brick & Bottle
Corte Madera, CA
When chef Scott Howard shuttered his eponymous San Francisco restaurant to open this comfort-food spot in... More
Caffè 817
Old Oakland
Oakland, California
At lunchtime the closet-sized kitchen serves chic sandwiches on Acme baguettes and unimpeachable <i>piatti di giorno</i>, such as a super-Tuscan... More
Camino
Oakland, CA
Dishes from the hearth might include roast pork with sorrel gratin and grilled artichokes with wild greens... More
Chez Panisse Café
Berkeley, CA
People who eat invasive species to save native ones, or 'invasivores,' as the New York Times recently dubbed them, are... More
Chez Panisse Restaurant
Berkeley, CA
'I have no idea what I was feeling, except an urgency to make things right for the opening,' Alice Waters... More
chop bar
Oakland, CA
The eco-conscious new Jack London Square restaurant serves more than half of its locally... More
Doña Tomás
Oakland, California
Doña Tomás offers something else altogether: dutifully researched regional recipes, elevated by terrific ingredients. Pescado Veracruzana, where you'd normally expect... More
Everett & Jones
Oakland, California
Grab soulful barbecued ribs and juicy links at this meeting place for Oakland's African-American community.... More
Fraîche Yogurt
Palo Alto, CA
They puree it into a sweet-tart salad dressing with figs to toss with mixed greens, bake it into surprisingly moist... More
Grasshopper
Oakland, California
But addictive as you'll find the organic edamame, the food here is a mere excuse for a tasting flight—or two—of... More
Hawker Fare
Oakland, CA
...Syhabout puts down his tweezers and picks up his wok, serving street food-inspired dishes from Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and... More
Hog Island Oyster Co
Marshall, CA
We ate the famous Hog Island oysters and had a bottle of winemaker Sean Thackrey’s stunningly original Pleiades blend from... More





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