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Originally Posted by annud  I went to school in Berkeley so I know that side a little better. Chez Panisse is a bit out of the normal price range, ha! But there are fantastic restaurants nearby. Cheese Board Pizza makes some of the best pesto. There's a Jewish deli, Saul's, that's supposedly topped national knish and matzo ball taste tests (never confirmed this, but they're pretty tasty).
Oh, and if you stand on Shattuck or University Avenue, pick up a rock, close your eyes and throw, the rock will probably hit the best Indian, Thai, or Himalayan hole-in-the-wall you'll ever eat at. hehe... |
The cafe, upstairs, at Chez Panisse is great. Less expensive as well. Ingredients are still top notch. Hardly anyone mentions the cafe.
Café Menu - ChezPanisse.com
Saul's is not a very good "Jewish" deli, whatever that's supposed to mean. Much of the food isn't even close to approaching a NYC deli, service has always been spotty, and prices are getting to be too high for what you get in the way of food and service.
Cheeseboard pizza is darned good, and the Cheeseboard has some great baked goods and a wide selection of cheeses from around the world - staffed by people who know cheese, not just sell it.
Next door to Saul's is a small pastry place - Masa's I think it's called. SUPERB! Not expensive. Comfortable and cozy with seating for about ten or twelve.
Indeed, there are quite a number of good, inexpensive holke-in-the wall places along University Avenue.
Shel (who spends a lot of time in the Gourmet Ghetto)