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Southern & Soul Food · Downtown Berkeley · $$
Classic Southern-style fried chicken with a crispy, golden-brown crust and juicy interior.
American · North Shattuck · $$$$
Delicate pan‑fried rockfish with crisp snap peas, turnips, spinach, olives and aïoli
Korean Fried Chicken · Southside · $$
Crispy double-fried chicken with a light, shatter-crunch coating — a reliable version of the style at an accessible price point
Korean · Thousand Oaks · $$
Crispy double-fried pieces with a thin, shatteringly crunchy coating and the option for a sticky-sweet glaze that clings without going cloying
Northern Chinese · Downtown Berkeley · $
Comforting combo of tomato‑egg and minced pork flavors over hand‑cut noodles
Mediterranean · Downtown Berkeley · $$
Coffee & Tea · West Berkeley · $
American · Poets Corner · $
Peruvian · West Berkeley · $$
Brunch · Northbrae · $$
Thai · Downtown Berkeley · $
Fried rice with eggplant, onion, bell pepper, basil and chili—aromatic and savory
Burmese · South Berkeley · $$
Thai · Northwest Berkeley · $$
Thai · North Shattuck · $$
Pub & Grill · West Berkeley · $
Sichuan · Thousand Oaks · $$
Blistered green beans stir-fried until tender and savory with preserved vegetables.
Northern Chinese · Southside · $
Sichuan · Central Berkeley · $
American · North Shattuck · $$
Italian · Downtown Berkeley · $$
New American · Downtown Berkeley · $$
Crispy-edged sprouts with a sweet-savory glaze that converts skeptics — a reliable vegetable option in an otherwise meat-heavy menu
Korean · Downtown Berkeley · $
Pub & Grill · North Shattuck · $$
Mexican · Berkeley · $
American · Downtown Berkeley · $
Spanish · West Berkeley · $$$
Shanghainese · Southside · $$
Golden‑bottomed dumplings with juicy pork filling
Izakaya · West Berkeley · $$$
Bakery · Elmwood · $$
Brunch · West Berkeley · $
Korean BBQ · Southside · $
Diner · West Berkeley · $$
Greek · Thousand Oaks · $$
Steakhouse · Berkeley Marina · $$$
Chinese · West Berkeley · $$
Potstickers with a properly blistered, lacy-edged crust and juicy pork filling — well-executed execution of a benchmark dish
Japanese · Downtown Berkeley · $
Korean BBQ · West Berkeley · $
Korean · Central Berkeley · $
Thai · Southside · $
Diner · North Shattuck · $$
Brunch · Poets Corner · $$
Bar · Downtown Berkeley · $$
American · West Berkeley · $$$
New American · Claremont Hills · $$
New American · Berkeley Marina · $$
Bistro · North Shattuck · $
Buttermilk-marinated chicken served hot on a French roll with spicy coleslaw.
Bar · North Shattuck · $$$
Battered and honey-glazed scallions that offer a perfect balance of savory and sweet.
Dumplings & Noodles · Thousand Oaks · $$
The kitchen's dumpling program earns its own category listing — crisp-bottomed potstickers with a tender wrapper that holds together through the dip
Burgers · Southside · $
Crispy, golden fries cut fresh in-house — noticeably better than chain fries, with a satisfying potato flavor
