Local Restaurants:
Restaurants within walking distance (notes by principally by David Wessel with ongoing contributions from Matt Wright and Adrian Freed.)

• Kirala—2100 Ward Street, corner of Shattuck & Ward 549-3486. The best Sushi Bar around. Usually a bit of a wait for seating. A fair walk but it’s good.
• Toyo—1463 Shattuck Ave., 843-3767. Another sushi bar: cheaper, less crowded, and closer to CNMAT.
• Sushi California—2033 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, 548-0737. A great little sushi place with a very limited non-sushi menu. Fish is always excellent and they have the best unagi (eel) around. Lots of vegetarian sushi.
• India Palace— 2160 University Ave. Has an excellent buffet lunch deal. One of the best Indian places in town (10 minute walking distance) with plenty of vegetarian fare.
• Blue Nile Restaurant - Authentic Ethiopian Cuisine—2525 Telegraph Ave., 540 6777. Have not been in a few years but it maintains and excellent reputation.
• Chez Panisse—1517 Shattuck Ave., 548 5525. Dinner Reservations Only . This is the one. The restaurant downstairs is booked months in advance but you might slip in on a cancellation. The Cafe upstairs (much less of an investment) is very good and does not take reservations by phone but you can stop by and sign up. An easy walk from CNMAT. Also, the Chez Panisse people have opened a (very expensive) Tapas restaurant right next door called Cesar’s.
• Long Life Vegi House - Chinese Vegetarian Seafood—2129 University Ave. Inexpensive with some tasty items like the Hot Garlic Eggplant.
• Nefeli Cafe—1854 Euclid Ave. makes me feel a bit like I’m back in France.
• Northside Food Court—On Hearst, facing the north side of campus, just above Euclid. A little complex of cheap and adequate campus-oriented restaurants with Top Dog (grilled sausages), a burger place, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean restaurants.
• Cha Am—1543 Shattuck Ave., 848-9664. Excellent Thai restaurant. Seafood specials are typically extraordinary. Plenty of vegetarian options.
• Dara Thai Lao Cuisine—1549 Shattuck Ave., 841-2002. Wide assortment of vegetarian and meat fare. The stuffed sea bass and Nam Lao are particularly good.
• Taiwan Restaurant—2071 University Ave. Chinese/Taiwanese food at reasonable prices. Excellent steamed pork dumplings. Very inexpensive lunch specials, and lots of vegetarian choices.
• Venezia—1799 University Ave. Pasta and other Italian fare.
• Spats—1974 Shattuck Ave. A good place to meet and converse as it is comfortable and quiet. Close by with a good selection of drinks.
• Triple Rock—1920 Shattuck Ave., 843-2793. Great local microbrewery. Their kitchen serves reasonable nachos, burgers, sandwiches, and salads, but you have to enjoy their excellent beer for it to be worth the way-too-loud rock music. Their upstairs roof patio is extremely pleasant but closes early.
• Thai Noodle—1936 Shattuck Ave., 848-6531. Not the best Thai food in Berkeley, but one of the only restaurants open late (like 1 or 2 am). Obviously noodles are a speciality; the duck and pumpkin curries are also good.
• The Cheese Board Pizza Collective—South west corner of Shattuck and Vine. Delicious gourmet vegetarian pizza, one kind per day.
• Cancun—2134 Allston, 549-0964. Great Mexican place with an incredible salsa bar.
• Gregoire—Cedar just up from Shattuck. Expensive but delicious French-style carryout. The $4 french fries are actually worth the price.

The following are within a block of the corner of Shattuck avenue and Vine street:

• The Cheese Board, huge selection of imported and local cheese, excellent bakery
• Elephant Pharmacy
• Peet’s Coffee
• French Hotel, good coffee and local hangout.
• Andronico’s, more imported and gourmet items than Safeway
• Safeway
• Longs Drugs
• North Berkeley Post Office
• Bank of America
• Wells Fargo (inside Andronico’s)
• North Berkeley Wine Cellar
• Black Oak books, new and used. Good selection of used Math. books.
• The best local produce may be found at Monterey Market on Hopkins street and in South Berkeley at the Berkeley Bowl.

Hotels:

Beau Sky Hotel
2520 Durant Ave.
Berkeley 94704
(510) 540-7688
Restaurant, bar, 1 block from campus

Bed and Breakfast International
P.O. Box 2829
San Francisco 94128
1-800-872-4500
(415) 696-1690
(415) 696-1699 fax
Room sizes and prices vary;
they all include breakfast 60.00 and up

Berkeley-Ramada Inn
920 University Ave.
Berkeley 94704
(510) 849-1121
Restaurant, pool

Berkeley Travel Lodge
1820 University Ave.
Berkeley 94703
(510 843-4262

Campus Motel
1691 University Ave.
Berkeley 94703
(510) 841-3844

Claremont Hotel
Ashby & Domingo
Berkeley 94705
(510) 843-3000
Restaurant, spa facilities, lounge,
sauna, pool, tennis courts, shuttle to airports

Days Inn
1603 Powell St.
Emeryville 94603
(510) 547-8414
Restaurant, room service, lounge, jacuzzi

Durant Hotel
2600 Durant Ave.
Berkeley 94704
(510) 845-8981
Restaurant, room service, lounge,
continental breakfast, shuttle to airports;
1-blk from campus

The French Hotel
1538 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley 94709
(510) 548-9930
Cafe, room service

Golden Bear
1620 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley 94702
(510) 525-6770
Restaurant

Gramma’s Rose Garden Inn
2790 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley 94709
(510) 549-2145
Bed and breakfast style
Full-serve breakfast; wine
& cheese served in the
afternoon; restored turn-of-the-century
home



Holiday Inn Bay Bridge
1800 Powell St.
Emeryville 94608
(510) 658-9300
1-2 people with Bay view
Suites and conference rooms
Restaurant, room service, bar, pool, free parking

La Posada Guest House
1629 Walnut (north of campus)
Berkeley 94709
(510) 548-8658
(510) 548-6528 fax
Doubles, queens, and king beds
Self-contained apts; fully furnished w/kitchens

Marriott Inn on the Marina
Berkeley Marina
Berkeley 94710
(510) 548-7920
Restaurant, room service, bar,
pool, sauna, airport shuttle

Shattuck Hotel
2086 Allston Way
Berkeley 94704
(510) 845-7300
Bar and grill, lounge, bay-view,
continental breakfast, parking, conference rooms

 

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