Alice and Chez Panisse have become convinced that the best-tasting food is organically grown and harvested in ways that are ecologically sound, by people who are taking care of the land for future generations. The quest for such ingredients has largely determined the restaurant’s cuisine. Chez Panisse has tried for years to make diners here partake of the immediacy and excitement of vegetables just out of the garden, fruit right off the branch, and fish straight out of the sea. In doing so, Chez Panisse has stitched together a patchwork of over sixty nearby suppliers, whose concerns, like the restaurant’s, are environmental harmony and optimal flavor.
Prices for the Restaurant are $50 Mondays, $65 Tuesdays through Thursdays and $85 Fridays and Saturdays, not including beverage, a 17% service charge and 8.75% tax. Monday night menus are generally simpler and more rustic or regional than what the restaurant serves on other evenings. Friday and Saturday night menus are somewhat more elaborate. (information chunked from the Chez Panisse homepage)

1517 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709-1516

Telephone: Restaurant: 510.548.5525, Cafe: 510.548.5049
Website: http://www.chezpanisse.com/
Cost: 95 USD per person
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General Directions:

From I-80 East, exit to University Avenue, the second Berkeley exit. On University Avenue, drive away from the Bay about two miles. Turn left on Shattuck Avenue. Chez Panisse is located at 1517 Shattuck Avenue, about seven and a half blocks north of University Avenue, between Cedar and Vine Streets, on the right-hand side of the street.
By BART: Take a Richmond train and disembark at the downtown Berkeley station. Take the escalator to Shattuck Avenue. Walk north 9 blocks to 1517 Shattuck between Cedar and Vine Streets, or take a taxi from the BART station.

Tips:

This is where President Clinton dined when he visited Berkeley… ‘nuff said.

Type: Dining
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