Chez Panisse

Cozy daytime cafe in park-like surrounds with rotating weekend brunch offerings, plus pastries.

Laid-back counter-serve outlet serving organic, seasonal breakfast & a changing lunch menu.

Algerian and French bakery and cafe on University Avenue from chef Nadir, with merguez and chicken sandwiches plus North African pastries and specialty coffee.

Berkeley pizzeria from chefs Gerad Gobel and Alexis Rorabaugh, listed by the New York Times among the country's best, serving naturally leavened Neapolitan-meets-New York pies in a rose garden setting.