A 16 — 5356 College Avenue, Oakland (510-768-8003)
A Cote — 5478 College Avenue, Oakland (510-655-6469)
Ajanta — 1888 Solano Avenue, Berkeley (510-526-4373)
alaMar — 100 Grand Avenue #111, Oakland (510-907-7555)
Barney’s Burgers — 5819 College Avenue, Oakland (510-601-0444)
Beer Baron – 5900 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-338-3464)
Bellanico — 4236 Park Boulevard, Oakland (510-336-1180)
Belotti — 5403 College Avenue, Oakland (510-788-7890)
Breads of India — 2448 Sacramento Street, Berkeley (510-848-7684)
Burma Superstar — 4721 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (510-652-2900)
Caffe 817 — 817 Washington Street, Oakland (510-271-7965)
Calavera — 2337 Broadway Street, Oakland (510-338-3273)
Cesar — 1515 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-883-0222); and 4039 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland (510-985-1200)
Chez Panisse Cafe — 1517 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-548-5049); the Restaurant (510-548-5525)
Champa Garden — 2102 8th Street, Oakland (510-238-8819)
Chop Bar — 190 4th Street, Oakland (510-834-2467)
Comal — 2020 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-926-6300)
Commis — 3859 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland (510-653-3902)
Cook and her Farmer — 907 Washington Street (in Swan’s Marketplace), Oakland (510-285-6140)
Corso Trattoria — 1786 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-704-8004)
Crepevine — 5600 College Avenue, Oakland (510-658-2026)
Delage — 536 9th Street, Oakland (510-823-2050)
Donato & Co. –2635 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley (510-838-1131)
Drake’s Dealership — 2325 Broadway Street, Oakland (510-568-2739)
Duende – 468 19th Street, Oakland (510-893-0174)
Enoteca Molinari — 5474 College Avenue, Oakland (510-428-4078)
Filippo’s Pastaria — 5400 College Avenue, Oakland (510-601-8646)
Fonda — 1501 Solano Avenue, Albany (510-559-9006)
Forge — 466 Water Street, Oakland (510-645-9292)
Gather — 2150 Alston Way (in the David Brower Center), Berkeley (510-809-0400)
Golden Squirrel — 5940 College Avenue, Oakland (510-735-9220)
Gordo Taqueria — 2989 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-204-9027)
900 Grayson — 900 Grayson Street, Berkeley (510-704-9900)
Great China — 2190 Bancroft Way, Berkeley (510-843-7996)
Gregoire — 2109 Cedar Avenue, Berkeley (510-883-1893)
Hawking Bird — 4901 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (510-593-2376)
Homeroom — 400 40th Street, Oakland (510-597-0400)
Hopscotch — 1915 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland (510-788-6217)
Ikaros — 3268 Grand, Oakland (510-899-4400)
Ippuku — 2130 Center Street, Berkeley (510-665-1969)
Italian Colors — 2220 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland (510-482-8094)
Iysare — 1830 Fourth Street, Berkeley (510-845-8100)
Juanita and Maude — 825 San Pablo Avenue, Albany (510-526-2233)
Kabana Restaurant — 1025 University Avenue, Berkeley (510-845-3355)
Kakui — 2060B Mountain Boulevard, Oakland (510-338-1188)
King Yen — 2995 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-845-1286)
Kiraku — 2566 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley (510-848-2758)
Kirala — 2100 Ward Street, Berkeley (510-549-3486)
Lake Chalet — 1520 Lakeside Drive, Oakland (510-208-5253)
La Mediterranee — 2936 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-540-7773)
La Note — 2377 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-843-1535)
Le Cheval — 1007 Clay Street, Oakland (510-763-8495)
Limewood — 41 Tunnel Road, Oakland (510-549-8585)
Lo Coco’s — 4270 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland (510-652-6222)
Luka’s Tap Room and Lounge — 2221 Broadway (Grand), Oakland (510-451-4677)
Make Westing — 1741 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (510-251-1400)
Millennium — 5912 College Avenue, Oakland (510-735-9459)
Mistura Rotisserie — 3858 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland (510-652-1439)
Mua — 2442 Webster Street, Oakland (510-238-1100)
Noodle Theory — 6099 Claremont Avenue, Oakland (510-595-6988)
Oliveto — 5655 College Avenue, Oakland (510-547-5356)
Paisan — 2514 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley (510-649-1031)
Parlour — 357 19th Street, Oakland (510-451-1357)
Pho 84 — 354 17th Street, Oakland (510-832-1338)
Pizzaiola — 5008 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (510-652-4888)
Pucquio — 5337 College Avenue, Oakland (510-658-7378)
Quinn’s Lighthouse — 1951 Embarcadero East, Oakland (510-536-2050)
Ramen Shop — 5812 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-788-6370)
Revival — 2102 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-549-9950)
Riva Cucina — 800 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley (510-841-7482)
Scott’s — 2 Broadway, Oakland (510-444-3456)
Shakewell — 3407 Lakeshore Avenue (Longridge), Oakland (510-251-0329)
Shen Hua — 2914 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-883-1777)
Sidebar — 542 Grand Avenue, Oakland (510-452-9500)
Skates — 100 Seawall Drive, Berkeley (510-549-1900)
Soi4 Bangkok Eatery — 5421 College Avenue, Oakland (510-655-0889)
Southie — 6311 College Avenue, Oakland (510-654-0100)
Teni East Kitchen — 4015 Broadway, Oakland (510-597-1860)
The Bureau 510 — 5800 Hollis Street #150 (Powell), Emeryville (510-595-1000)
The Wolf — 3853 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland (510-879-7953)
Townhouse Bar & Grill — 5862 Doyle Street, Emeryville (510-652-6151)
Trattoria La Siciliana — 2993 College Avenue, Berkeley (510-704-1474)
Uzen — 5415 College Avenue, Oakland (510-654-7753)
Vanessa’s — 1715 Solano Avenue, Berkeley (510-525-8300)
Vien Huong — 712 Franklin Street, Oakland (510-465-5938)
Vik’s Chaat House — 2390 4th Street, Berkeley (510-644-4412)
Wood Tavern — 6317 College Avenue, Oakland (510-654-6607)
Yoshi’s — 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland (510-238-9200)
Zachary’s — 5801 College Avenue, Oakland (510-655-6385); 1853 Solano Avenue, Berkeley (510-525-5950)
Zut — 1820 Fourth Street, Berkeley (510-644-0444)
Some Newer Restaurants Praised by Others but Not Yet Tried by Us
Cholita Linda — 4923 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (510-594-7610)
Daughter Thai Kitchen — 6118 Medau Place, Oakland (510-823-2354)
FOB Kitchen — 5179 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (510-817-4169)
Ippudo — 2015 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-666-8807)
Miss Ollie’s — 901 Washington Street, Oakland (510-285-6188)
Nyum bai — Ste. 11, 3340 E 12th Street, Oakland (510-500-3338)
Okkon — Pop-up; changing locations (510-590-0482)
Perla Wine Bar — 2058 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland (510-808-7767)
Rico Rico Taco — 3205 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland (510-922-8262)
Shinmai — 1825-3 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland (510-271-1888)
Soba Ichi — 2311A Magnolia Street, Oakland (510-465-1969)
Standard Fare — 2701 Eighth Street #118, Berkeley (510-356-2261)
Summer Summer Thai — 5885 Hollis Street #50, Emeryville (510-658-3234)
The Kebabery — 4201 Market Street, Oakland (510-922-1601)
Wojia Hunan Cuisine — 917 San Pablo Avenue, Albany (510-526-9088)