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Cuisine |
California |
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Hours |
Restaurant seatings Mon-Sat 6-6:30pm and 8:30-9:15pm most times of the year (in slower months, like Jan-Mar, times vary; please call to confirm). Cafe Mon-Thurs 11:30am-3pm and 5-10:30pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-3:30pm and 5-11:30pm |
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Location |
Between Cedar and Vine, Around Town |
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Transportation |
BART: Downtown Berkeley. From I-80 N., take the University Ave. exit and turn left onto Shattuck Ave |
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Reservations |
Reservations required for the dining room and taken 1 month prior to calendar date requested. Reservations are recommended for the cafe, but walk-ins are welcome |
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Phone |
510/548-5525 for main restaurant reservations, 510/548-5049 for cafe reservations |
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Web site |
www.chezpanisse.com
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Prices |
Restaurant fixed-price menu $75-$95; cafe main courses $15-$28 |
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Credit Cards |
AE,DC,DISC,MC,V |
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Californian cuisine is so much a product of Alice Waters's genius that all other restaurants following in her wake should be dated A.A.W. (After Alice Waters). Most of the produce and meat comes from local farms and is organically produced, and after all these years, Alice still tends her restaurant with great integrity and innovation. In the upstairs cafe are displays of pastries and fruit and an oak bar adorned with large bouquets of fresh flowers. At lunch or dinner, the menu might feature delicately smoked gravlax or roasted eggplant soup with pesto, followed by lamb ragout garnished with apricots, onions, and spices and served with couscous.
The cozy downstairs restaurant, strewn with blossoming floral bouquets, is an appropriately warm environment in which to indulge in the fixed-price four-course gourmet dinner, which is served Tuesday through Thursday. Monday is bargain night, with a three-course dinner for $60. Every Saturday, the restaurant posts the following week's menu, which changes daily. The wine list is also excellent, with bottles ranging from $23 to $560.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
