El Tapense: A sit-down Mexican restaurant with a large menu and large portions

Mind Coffee: A hole-in-the-wall coffee shop that also sells Japanese-style sandos

Camille’s Vietnamese: A decidedly non-Vietnamese restaurant with great Chinese noodles

Seoul Hotdog: A Korean corndog restaurant with lots of customizability

Momo Masalas: A cozy restaurant for Indian and Nepalese food

Freshroll: Vietnamese flavors in rice-paper rolls, bowls, and sandwiches

Gypsy’s Trattoria Italiana: A pasta restaurant in the Hearst food court for when you need something hefty to put you to sleep

Sliver: A pizza place which only serves one kind of pizza a day

The Musical Offering: A cafe which has a classical music CD shop in the back

Chengdu Style Restaurant: A Chinese restaurant with a large menu

Poke Parlor: A poke bowl restaurant with fresh-tasting fish and an array of customizable options

Sourdough and Co.: A restaurant for sandwiches and soups

Ike’s Love and Sandwiches: A sandwich place with a huge menu

Almare Gelato: Gelato place with lots of rotating flavors

Sliver: A pizza place which only serves one kind of pizza a day

Yin Ji Chang Fen: A small restaurant that serves comforting rice noodles and congee

Jupiter: A beer garden and pizza restaurant

Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen: The best place around for cajun food

Sushi Secrets: A place for poke bowls and “sushi burritos,” burrito-sized sushi rolls

The Cheeseboard: A pizza place which only serves one kind of pizza a day

Zachary’s Chicago Pizza: A place for Chicago-style deep dish pizza

Lucia’s: A place for wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas and pastas

Pizzeria da Laura: Run by a 3 time world pizza champion, serving New York, Sicilian, Detroit, and “Grandma” style pizzas

Sliver: A pizza place which only serves one kind of pizza a day

Rose Pizzeria: A place for wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas

Triple Rock Brewery: A bar with thicker-style burgers

Eureka: A sit-down restaurant chain with a collection of burger choices

The Smokehouse: A casual spot serving classic grilled burgers with great shakes

Sweetgreen: A salad and grain bowl restaurant with seasonal offerings

Mixt: A salad and grain bowl restaurant with seasonal offerings

The Musical Offering: A cafe which has a classical music CD shop in the back

Ike’s Love and Sandwiches: A sandwich place with a huge menu

Mezzo: A salad and sandwich restaurant with huge portions

Sourdough and Co.: A restaurant for sandwiches and soups

900 Grayson: A brunch spot in west Berkeley with great fried chicken and waffles

Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen: The best place around for cajun food

Yin Ji Chang Fen: A small restaurant that serves comforting rice noodles and congee

Chengdu Style Restaurant: A Chinese restaurant with a large menu

Great China: A more upscale restaurant specializing in Northern Chinese food

Ippudo: A ramen chain straight from Japan

Bansho Ramen: A restaurant serving a variety of styles of ramen

Marufuku: A restaurant known for its tonkotsu ramen

Kirala: A sit-down restaurant with fresh-tasting sushi

Musashi: A sit-down restaurant with a wide selection of nigiri as well as izakaya-style food

Sushi Secrets: A place for poke bowls and “sushi burritos,” burrito-sized sushi rolls

Poke Parlor: A poke bowl restaurant with fresh-tasting fish and an array of customizable options

Moku Hawaiian BBQ: A great spot for crispy chicken katsu

La Note: A cozy cafe that serves breakfast and lunch

Gregoire: A small counter serving grourmet sandwiches

Thayir Sadam: A casual spot for yogurt rice bowls with lots of toppings to choose from

Mt. Everest Restaurant: A Nepalese restuarant with a large menu

Taste of the Himalayas: A Nepalese and Indian restaurant with a large menu

Vik’s Chaat: A great spot for chaat and dosas

Imm Thai: A popular Thai restuarant in downtown Berkeley

Racha Cafe: A great place for Thai curries and soups

Alborz: A restaurant with a good selection of kabob and other Persian foods

Almare Gelato: Gelato place with lots of rotating flavors

Yogurt Park: Frozen yogurt that tastes like ice cream in giant portions

Caravaggio Gelato Lab: A place for light-tasting lactose-free gelato

Milkbomb Ice Cream: A place where you can get a donut filled with ice cream of your choice

U: Dessert Story: A very instagrammable dessert restaurant with Korean, Japanese, and Thai influences

Farmhouse Thai: An upscale Thai restaurant with a moden atmosphere

Ippuku: An izakaya-style restaurant specializing in yakitori and other meat skewers

Kiraku: An izakaya-style restaurant serving a variety of Japanese tapas

Chez Panisse: A restaurant credited with essentially single-handedly defining “Californian cuisine”. The cafe portion upstairs is much cheaper than the pre fixe menu in the restaurant downstairs.