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University of California - Berkeley - Off-Campus Dining - Off-Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.24

Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites
  • Anywhere on Durant Avenue
  • Café Intermezzo
  • Gordo Taqueria
  • Zachary's Pizza
24-Hour Dining Gordo Taqueria
Best Asian Shen Hua
Best Breakfast La Note
Best Healthy
  • Café Intermezzo
  • Smart Alec’s Intelligent Food
Best Pizza Blondie's
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • La Mediterranee
  • Yoshi's
Other Places to Check Out
  • Blue Nile
  • Brunch at Thai Temple
  • Café de la Paz
  • Café Milano
  • Café Strada
  • Chez Panisse
  • Koryo Sushi
  • La Mediterranee
  • Mama's Café
  • Noah's Bagels

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Students at Berkeley are more than satisfied with their off-campus food selection. Ranging from cheap ($3 for a bratwurst with the works at Top Dog) to not so cheap ($75 for a prix-fix meal at Chez Panisse), the food in the Berkeley area almost always lives up to the hype. With the on-campus food often less than palatable, the endless variety of off-campus dining choices is not only nice, but, to some degree, necessary. Students agree that there is a cornucopia of places to sit, eat, drink, and socialize, no matter how much money is in your wallet or what you’re in the mood for.

If you live in the dorms and you don’t have a car, you’ll most likely be sticking to the around-the-corner favorites—Top Dog, La Burrita, Durant Avenue’s “ghetto food court,” Gypsy’s Trattoria Italiano, and Blondie’s. But if you are feeling a little sick of the grease and the same crowd every night, then be happy to know that there is still an entire world of cheap, good food just a few more blocks away (sometimes a little more). So skip the dining commons once in a while and head out somewhere a little more risky, maybe somewhere farther than you’re used to walking, like College Avenue, University Avenue, or Solano Avenue. You’ll build up an appetite that’ll definitely be satisfied.

 

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Off-Campus Dining at University of California - Berkeley

megpies13

Law '12

4.6
A

Variety

There are endless options for food JUST off campus with food from all different cultures and at affordable prices

Apr 13, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at University of California - Berkeley

katarzy

Physics '12

4.6
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Berkeley Restaurants

There are so many good ones to choose from! Many are on South side, but there are also a ton on Shattuck and if you go farther down Shattuck you get to the Gourmet Ghetto. Mmmm.

Apr 10, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at University of California - Berkeley

adelaveaga

Architecture '15

5.0
A+

Ethnic Food!

Coming from a really small and secluded town, coming to Berkeley was like, a whole new eating experience. Tons and tons of variety. Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Mexican, Pho Bars, PIZZA, Burger Joints, and a ton of adorable cafes. Delicious.

Mar 05, 2012

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User rating for University of California - Berkeley - Off-Campus Dining is 4.6 out of 5 based on 48 user reviews.

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Facts

Did You Know?
  • Berkeley's Farmer's Market takes place every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, all year-round.
  • San Francisco has the second most restaurants per square foot in the U.S., behind NYC.
  • We are one hour from wine country (Calistoga, Napa Valley, Sonoma).
  • The restaurant-packed food court on Durant Avenue is colloquially referred to as the Asian Ghetto, though this area is not technically a ghetto, and it is not filled primarily with Asian restaurants.
  • Moolicious is a local cereal restaurant that sells cereal salad and cereal sandwiches.
  • Cheeseboard, Berkeley's cooperatively owned pizza restaurant, hands out leftover pizzas after closing each night.

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Andronico's
2655 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 845-1280

Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St.
(510) 843-6929

Safeway
6310 College Ave.
(510) 654-6992

Whole Foods Market
3000 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 649-1333

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Blondie's
Food: Pizza
2340 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 548-1129
Price: $3-$5
Cool Features: Huge pizzas, pickup and delivery available.

Brazil Fresh Squeeze Café
Food: Brazilian
2161 University Ave.
(510) 845-8011
Price: $5-$10

Café Intermezzo
Food: Salad
2442 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 849-4592
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Salads with the works, bigger than your torso at $5.

Crepes a-Go Go
Food: Crepes
2334 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 486-2310
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Yummy crepes for either a meal or dessert at an affordable price

Fat Slice
Food: Pizza
2375 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 548-6479
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Tasty pizza at affordable prices.

Gordo Taqueria
Food: Mexican
2989 College Ave.
(510) 204-9027
Price: $10-$15
Cool Features: Best chicken burritos at the cheapest price in Berkeley.

Gypsy’s Trattoria Italiana
Food: Italian
2519 Durant Ave.
(510) 548-4860
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Delicious and quality Italian food at the cheapest price in Berkeley.

Joshu-Ya
Food: Sushi
2441 Dwight Way
(510) 848-5260
www.joshu-ya.com
Price: $10-$20

Jupiter
Food: European, pizza
2181 Shattuck Ave.
(510) THE-TAPS
www.jupiterbeer.com
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Award-winning wood-fired pizzas; European atmosphere found in the heart of Berkeley

La Burrita
Food: Mexican
2530 Durant Ave.
(510) 845-4859
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Tasty food; open late.

La Mediterranee
Food: Mediterranean
2936 College Ave.
(510) 540-7773
www.lamediterranee.net
Price: $10-$20

La Note Restaurant
2377 Shattuck Ave.
(510) 843-1535
Price: $15-$20
Cool Features: Real french toast!

Shen Hua
Food: Chinese
2914 College Ave.
(510) 883-1777
Price: $15-$20
Cool Features: High-class Chinese food.

Smart Alec's Intelligent Food
Food: Burgers, sandwiches, vegetarian
2355 Telegraph Ave.
(510) 704-4000
Price: $5-$10

Top Dog
Food: Hot dogs
2534 Durant Ave.
(510) 643-5967
Price: $3-$8
Cool Features: Variety of choices; very cheap.

Yoshi's
Food: Japanese
510 Embarcadero West, Oakland
(510) 238-9200
www.yoshis.com/oakland
Price: $10-$27
Cool Features: World-renowned jazz venue

Zachary's Pizza
Food: Pizza
5801 College Ave.
(510) 655-6385
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Tomatoes smother the top, cheese and topping underneath! Always a line out the door for dinner.

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