Heather Romero: The soufflé pancakes are delicious! Suggest the strawberry pancake or seasonal fruit!
Food Network: Guy Fieri, host of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, stopped by Bette's where they're serving up authentic, all-American breakfasts that the locals love. Read more.
Lara Walklet: Please be nice to the staff. From the counter I've seen some pretty hostile customer behavior and it breaks my heart. They are working hard and deserve respect.
3. Vanessa's Bistro
7.8
1715 Solano Ave (btwn Ensenada & Tulare), Berkeley, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Thousand Oaks · 6 tips and reviews
David Sanger: Try the Tuna tartare, and petrale sole tacos too
Wendell Robinson: All of the small plate selections I tasted were fabulous, not good...fabulous. Duck confit lettuce wraps were amazing and so was the quail, the tuna carpaccio and the classic filet beef carpaccio.
Charles Kim: Duck strudel is absolutely delicious!!
5. Tomate Cafe
8.2
2265 5th St, Berkeley, CA
Breakfast Spot · West Berkeley · 30 tips and reviews
Adam Planas: Easily the best pulled pork I've ever had. Their pulled pork sandwich isn't on the menu, but when it's offered as a daily special, try it!
Andrea McLaughlin: Did you know there are 3 art galleries to check out just steps from Tomate Cafe!? Two are open on Saturdays: Barbara Anderson Gallery and Picturish Gallery.
Andrea McLaughlin: Try the pulled pork sandwich when it's on special. Amazing!
7. Picante
8.3
1328 6th St, Berkeley, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 63 tips and reviews
EriC B.: Fish tacos, cochinita pibil tacos, carnitas tacos
Andy Smith: take advantage of their free parking on the opposite corner
Luis Gachuz-Meza: I really want to like the food here, but the food is bland, a taste you can't even enhance by habanero salsa...presentation is beautiful, but there's something missing...
8. Gather
8.2
2200 Oxford St (at Alston Way), Berkeley, CA
New American Restaurant · Downtown Berkeley · 119 tips and reviews
Frank Kim: Had a great brunch here, which included their spicy tomato pizza with anchovies. The poached egg with ragu was good, and the pancakes were as well.
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: One word: “vegetable charcuterie”. OK, it’s two words and evokes five senses, but just order it. - Inspector
The Feast: Though not a strictly vegan restaurant (it's got plenty of selections for literally everyone), Gather's vegan "charcuterie" is one of the most imaginative and incredible animal-free dishes in the Bay Read more.
9. Skates on the Bay
7.8
100 Seawall Dr., Berkeley, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Berkeley Marina · 64 tips and reviews
Sophie Shafter: Been going here with my grandparents since I was a child. Make a reservation and request a window seat, the views are well worth it.
David Sanger: Eat in the bar if you don't want to wait for a table.
Willard Wheaton Davis: Their Halibut Fish & Chips is out of this world- so much flakier and tender than Cod- Try the Crab Cake on Succotash pesto-Sauce- Hmm and what a View! We always get their artichoke dip to begin.