Weekends only. Punk kids line up for all-ages shows. No booze.

Fringe scene and friendly-neighbor hangout.

You’ll never go back to all-you-can-eat buffets again.

Like your grandpa’s old hang, in the coolest of ways.

Cheap veggie/vegan that's worth the wait for one of 25 coveted seats.

Plan a baguette party and head to the park, or line up for pizza next door.

Thirty-four years of seminal eats that fed the revolution.

Living la vida hangover? Sunday’s pot of pozole is the cure-all.

Regulars know to get crispy potato puffs and tomato braised chicken sandwich with cheese.

The place for local beers, Mingus Amungus fans, and college dorks.

A little bit of everything Oakland art scene in this warehouse of californian-soul-food-asian-fusion/art gallery/dance party /restaurant and bar.

Take a date, sip champagne oolong, slurp soba with smoked trout, feel beautiful.

Plop down at the long bar, dig into some oysters and truly great seafood sandwiches.

Eclectic music scene and eclectic crowd.

Old-school, blue-collar lunch scene, flippin’ patties since 1951.

A bit of the old sod. Berkeley hall of famer.

Bath house in the Berkely area.

Around-the-world-in-one-day Thai Sunday brunch extravaganza.

Like walking in to a unrealized dream come true, this perfectly boisterous, ebullient piano bar is fitted with sweet booths and plenty of rum drinks for your sweet tooth.

Loud sitar music and random lunch crowd meets Indian-style small plates that are cheap as crack.