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The Bay Area offers an impressing array of restaurants. You could eat out every night of the year at a different place and barely begin to scratch the surface. Of course, many if not most restaurants are not particularly remarkable, but we're lucky to have a few outstanding gems here and there. I don't pretend to direct you to the best the Bay Area has to offer - I haven't discovered it myself - but I hope these reviews can help you decide whether you want to eat at a particular place. Before you read these reviews, however, you may want to check out this caveat. Buen Provecho! East Bay Alameda | Albany/El Cerrito | Berkeley | Castro Valley | Emeryville | Fremont/Newark | Hayward/Union City | Oakland | Orinda | Pleasanton/Livermore | Richmond | San Leandro | Pleasant Hill/Walnut Creek Rest of the Bay Area San Francisco | Napa / Sonoma | North Bay | Peninsula | South Bay See also San Leandro Restaurants | Tea Rooms | Restaurants Beyond the Bay Area | Chain Restaurants | Road Restaurants | Venue Food Closed & Revamped Restaurants | Links | Food Blog: Restaurants Alameda Amarin Thai Thai Frequently visited, Very Good, $ Asena Mediterranean Last visited in March, 2005, Very Good, $$ NF Barceluna at Kelly's Spanish Visited in December 2006, OK, $$ C'era una Volta California/Brunch Visited in May 2006, OK, $$ Golden Thai Thai Visited in January, 2002, So-So, $ Havana Cuban Cuisine Cuban Visited in February 2010, Very Good, $$$ NF Hinn Tha Bistro Burmese Visited in August 2003, Good, $ India Palace Indian Visited frequently in 2000/01, OK, $$ The New Zealander New Zealander Visited in January 2004, OK, $ F Pappo Californian Visited in August 2006, Good, $$$ Pasta Pelican Italian Visited in June 2004, Good, $$ Sahib Indian Visited in January, 2002, So-So, $ Skylight Cafe   Italian Visited in January, 2002, OK, $$ Speisekammer German Visited in January, 2005, Good, $$$ F Albany - El Cerrito Beauregard's Californian. Visited in Jan. 2003, Good, $$ F Cafe Raj Indian Visited in March 1999, Revisited in Oct 1999, Good, $ Fatapple's Brunch/American Visited in August 2005, Very Good $$ F Nizza La Bella Visited in August 2003, Good, $$ NF Solano Grill and Bar Fusion, Albany, Ca. Visited in May 1999, Good, $$ Berkeley Adagia California Visited in Feb. 2007, Very Good, $$ Le Bateau Ivre French-International Visited in Feb. 2002, Feb. 2001, Good, $$ NF Bistro Liaison French Visited in November 2004, Good, $$ NF Buttercup Latin-American Visited in January 2004, Good, $$ F Cafe de la Paz Latin-American Visited in September 2007, Very Good, $$ N Cafe Rouge Mediterranean Visited in July 2001 Very Good, $$$ F Cafe Tibet Tibetan Visited in December 2001, Good, $ Cancun Taqueria Visited in November 2004, Very Good, $ F Cesar Tapas Visited in January 2004, OK, $$ NF Chez Panisse Californian Visited in April 2006, Very Good, $$$ Downtown Californian Visited in November 2001, Good, $$ Ethiopian Restaurant Ethiopian Visited in July 2004, Good, $$ F Filippos Italian (went for brunch) Visited in November 2005, OK, $$ F Finfiné Ethiopian Visited in May 2005, Good, $$ F Fondue Fred's Fondue Visited in March, 1999, So-So, $$ Gregoire French take-out Visited in January 2005, Very Good, $$$ House of Curries Indian Visited in April 2008, Good, $ India Chaat & Sweets Indian Cuisine Indian Visited in July 2010, OK, $ India Palace Indian Visited in April, 2004, OK, $$ F La Note California French Visited in August 2006, Good, $$ Lalime's Mediterranean Visited in December 2000, Good, $$$ La Mediterranee Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Visited in December, 2003, Very Good, $ F Little Plearn Thai Visited in December 2004, OK, $ F Naan n' Curry Indian Last visited in September 2009, OK, $ N Pomegranate Mediterranean Visited in April 2004, Very Good, $$ F Priya Indian Cuisine Indian Visited in March 2006, So-so, $$ F Rivoli Californian Visited in Jan. 2000, Very Good, $$ Rick and Anne's American Visited in August 2008, Good, $$ F Skates on the Bay American Visited in October 2008, Good, $$$ F Trattoria La Siciliana Italian Visited in August 2008, Good, $$ Tropical Paradise Ghanaian Visited in May 2005, Very Good, $-$$ F Truly Mediterranean Middle Eastern Visited in November 2004, OK, $ N Venezia Italian Visited in October 1999, Good, $$ Viceroy Indian Cuisine Indian Visited in July 2006, Don't bother $$ F Zatar Mediterranean Visited in September 2004, Good, $$$ F Castro Valley Aroma Cuisine of India Indian Occasionally visitted, Very Good, $$ F JD's Restaurant Breakfast/lunch Occasionally visited, Good, $ F Jenny's Cafe Coffee-shop Visited in September 2003, OK, $$ F Knudsen's Ice Creamery Ice Cream Parlor Occsionally visited, Good, $ VF Palomares Cafe Italian Visisted in November 2007, Very Good, $$ F Pyzano's Pizza Pizzeria Last visited in September 2009, Very Good, $$ VF Top Thai Thai Visited in July 2006, Very Good, $ Village Bistro Continental Visited in June 2004, Good, $$ Emeryville P.F. Changs Chinese Visited in December 2004, Good, $$ F Fremont / Newark Red Kwali Malay Bistro Visited in Nov. 2005, OK, $$ F Salang Pass Afghan Visited in July 2005, Very Good, $$ F Tyme for Tea Teahouse Last Visited in January 2007, Good, $$ F Hayward/Union City Acqua e Farina Italian Visited in June 2014, Very Good, $$ F Bijou French Visited in April 2008, Don't bother, $$$ N Buon Appetito Italian Last visited in July 2008, Good, $$ Chef's Experience China Bistro Chinese Bistro Visited in March 2006, OK, $ Everett and Jones BBQ/Take-out Frequently Visited, Very Good, $ N Favorite Indian Indian/Buffet/Delivery Frequently visited, Excellent, $ F Golden Tea Garden Tea Frequently visited, Excellent, $$ VF Hayward Ranch Steakhouse Visited in August 2000, OK, $$ Kabila Indian, Union City Visited in November 2000, OK, $ Neumanali Californian Visited in November 2004, OK, $$$ Pho Hoa Ty Vietnamese/Pho, Hayward Visited in February 2004, OK, $ F Thai Garden Thai, Hayward Visited in April 2005, OK, $ F Val's Coffeeshop Occasionally visited, Very Good, $ F Oakland A Cote French/small plates Rockridge Last Visited in April 2004, Good, $$ NF Asmara Ethiopian/Eritrean Temescal Visisted in April 2008, Good, $ F Battambang Cambodian Downtown Originally visited in July 2000, frequently revisited Very Good, $ Barclays Irish pub Jack London Sq. Visited in March 2004, OK, $$ F Bay Wolf Mediterranean Piedmont Ave. Last visited in January 2005, Very Good, $$$ N Breads of India Indian Downtown Oakland Visited in July 2007, OK, $$ F Cafe Colucci Ethiopian North Oakland Visited in July 2004, Good, $$ F China Garlic Restaurant Chinese Piedmont Ave. Visited in Feb. 2005, Don't bother, $ Chez Simone French Piedmont Ave. Visited in May 2008, Good, $$ N Citron French Rockridge Visited in July 2000, Good, $$$ Cock-a-Doodle Cafe Brunch/Californian Downtown Visited in August 2005, Good, $$ F Cocina Poblana Mexican Jack London Sq. Visited in January 2009, Good, $$ F Crepevine Brunch/Crepes Rockridge Occasionally visited, Good, $ F Dona Tomas Mexican Temescal Last Visited in October 2007, Good, $$$ F Ghazal Indian Cuisine Indian Jack London Sq. Visited in March 2009, Good, $$ N Hahn's Hibachi Korean BBQ Jack London Sq. Visited in February 2004, Good, $$ F Khana Peena Indian Cuisine Indian Rockridge Visited for buffet lunch in July 2009, OK, $$ F Le Cheval Vietnamese Downtown Oakland Visited in April 2007, Very Good, $ F Lotus Thai Cuisine Thai Piedmont Ave. Visited in June 2004, So-So, $ F Luka's Taproom Californian Downtown Visited in July 2005, Good, $$-$$$ NF Messob Ethiopian Piedmont Ave. Visited in November 2008, OK, $ F Mezze Mediterranean Lake Merrit Visited in August 2003, Very Good, $$$ F Montclair Egg shop Breakfast Montclair Visited in June 2004, Good, $ F Mua Californian Downtown Visited in August 2010, Excellent, $$-$$$ NF Nex   Californian Downtown Visited in April 2011, Good, $$-$$$ NF Ohgane Korean BBQ Korean Visited for lunch buffet in September 2009, Good, $$ F Old Weang Ping Thai Laurel Visited in August 2004, Very Good, $ N Oliveto Italian Rockridge Visited in October 1999, Good, $$$ Phnom Penh Restaurant Cambodian Laurel Last visited in May 2010, Very Good, $ N Pizza Pazza Pizza Piedmont Ave. Visited in November 2005, Very Good, $ N Pizzaiolo Pizza / Italian North Oakland Visited in Septermber 2008, Very Good, $$ N Spettro Italian Lake Merrit Visited in Feb. 2007, Very Good, $$ F Tanjia Moroccan Temescal Last visited in January 2010, OK, $$ F The Rex Californian Downtown Visited in Jan. 2003, So-So, $$ F Verbena Italian/Californian Downtown Oakland Visited in July 2008, Very Good, $$$ NF Zachary's Chicago Pizza Pizza Rockridge Frequently Visited, Excellent, $ F Zatis Mediterranean Piedmont Ave. Visited in May 2004, Good, $$ Zza's Italian Lake Merrit Visited in July 2007, Very Good, $$ VF Orinda Calypso Bar & Grill Caribbean (visited for drinks) Visited in February 2006, Good, $$ Pleasanton / Livermore Baci Italian Visited in April 2004, OK, $$ Café Garré Californian Livermore Visited in April 2005, OK, $$ Casa Madrid Spanish Visited in June 2004, Good, $$ The English Rose Tea Room Tea Room Visited in April 2006, Don't Bother, $$ N Fontina Ristorante Italian Visited in April 2004, OK, $$ F Pleasanton Hotel Continental Visited in June 2004, Very Good Mystery, OK Food, $$$ Stacey's Californian Visited in June 2004, OK, $$ N Pleasant Hill / Walnut Creek El Morocco Moroccan Visited in May 2008, Good, $$ Ephesus Middle Eastern Visited in Aug. 2005, Good, $$ San Francisco A 16 Italian Visited in February 2004, Good, $$ F Absinthe Continental Visited in February 2008, Very Good, $$$ NF Acquerello Italian Last visited in Sep. 2004, Excellent, $$$$ NF Aslam's Rasoi Indian Visited in April 2006, Good, $$ F Aziza Moroccan Visited in Jan. 2005, Good, $$$ Bocadillos Tapas Visited in Nov. 2004, Good, $$ NF Boulevard Californian Visited in March 2005, Good, $$$$ NF The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton French-Japanese Visited in September 2007, Very Good, $$$$$ NF Fleur de Lys French Visited in May 2005, Good, $$$$$ NF Fringale French Visited in February 2007, Good, $$$ The Garden Court at the Palace Hotel Tea Visited in May 2006, Good, $$$$ Gary Danko California-French Visited in December 2003, Very Good, $$$$ NF The Helmand Afghani Visited in September 2001, Good, $$ Jardiniére California-French Visited in July 2004, OK, $$$$ NF Kokkari Estiatorio Greek Visited in July 2001, Good, $$$ Le Charm French Visited by Mike in December 2005, OK, $$$ Leland Tea Company Tea Visited in October 2006, OK, $ The Lobby Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton Tea Visited in May 2005, Good, $$$ Lovejoy's Tea Room Tea Visited in July 2005, Excellent, $$ Matterhorn Swiss/Fondue Visited in April 2004, Very Good, $$$ F Mo's Gourment Burgers Burgers Visited in February 2007, Good, $ Pasha Moroccan Visited in September 2000, Good, $$$ Piperade Basque Last visited in June 2005, Very Good, $$$ NF Rasselas Ethiopian Visited in September 2003, Good, $$ El Raigon Argentine Visited in October 2004, Very Good, $$$ NF Rainforest Cafe American Visited in May 2008, OK, $$ VF The Rotunda @ Neiman Marcus Tea Visited in October 2007, Don't Bother, $$$ N Secret Garden Tea Visited in November 2006, Good, $$ Showdogs Gourmet Hot Dogs Hot dogs Visited in February 2010, Very Good, $ F North Bay The Rice Table Indonesian, San Rafael, Ca. Visited in May 2004, Good, $$ F Peninsula Banyan Garden Singaporean/Thai/Malaysian, San Mateo Visited in May 2005, Good, $ F Left Bank French, Menlo Park, Ca. Visited in February 2002, Good, $$$ Taxi's Hamburgers Burgers, Palo Alto, Ca. Visited in January, 2008, Good, $ Siam Royal Authentic Thai Cuisine Thai, Palo Alto, Ca. Visited in January, 2009, OK, $$ F South Bay Amber India Indian, Mountain View Visited in May 2004, So-So, $$$ F House of Siam Thai, San Jose Visited in August 2005, Good, $$ F The Lobby Lounge at the Fairmont Hotel Californian, San Jose Visited in August 2005, Good, $$ F Manresa Catalan, Los Gatos Visited August 2005, Good, $$$$ F Notations: VF: Very Child Friendly, offers high chairs, child menus, crayons & changing tables F: Child Friendly, highchairs at least available N: Neutral, no highchairs but kids would still be allright here NF: Not Child Friendly, a young child would be out of place here