Near Pleasanton/Livermore
Tri Valley (Chinese) Seafood Restaurant
5588 Springdale Ave Ste B
Pleasanton, CA 94588
A great place for Chinese food in the tri-valley area. Great tasting dim sum.
Brass Door
2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon, CA 94583 837-2501
Three Brothers from China
2211 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon, CA 838-9600
Good homecooked-style Chinese food.
Bridges
44 Church
Danville, CA
(925) 820-7200
A scene in Mrs. Doubtfire was filmed here! They even have a poster of it on the wall near the bathroom.
Celia’s Mexican Restaurant
411 Hartz Ave Ste W
Danville, CA 94526-3855
(925) 855-9300
Good for when you’re craving Mexican food. For the out of towners new
to California, Mexican food is a must when you visit here.
Zachary’s Pizza
3110 Crow Canyon Place
San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 244-1222
A closer version of the popular Berkeley pizza place. Expect it to be crowded on weekends.
South Bay (San Jose area)
South Bay
Darda Seafood Restaurant
296 Barber Court
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 433-5199
Chinese Muslim place. Try their hand-made noodles.
Banana Leaf
McCarthy Ranch
182 Ranch Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 719-9811
Great Malaysian cuisine. The owner is very nice and friendly. Every dish there is good. Try the roti prata appetizer.
Our favorites around the bay!
Nola’s
535 Ramona St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 328-2722
Great atmosphere.- lots of cool décor. New Orleans style. Get their
hurricanes – they’re good. Pretty happening place on the weekends for
the Palo Alto area.
Berkeley/Oakland
Alameda Sushi House
2375 Shoreline Drive
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 865-0999
Think HUGE rolls of sushi for a very reasonable price. Fresh ingredients always used.
Cha’am
1543 Shattuck
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-9664
Best Thai food in Berkeley (except maybe Sunday brunch at the temple)
Kirala
2100 Ward St
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 549-3486
Pricey but very good sushi.
Skates on the Bay
100 Seawall Dr
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 549-1900
Mark and Charlotte had one of their first dates here on his birthday.
Their tiramisu is the best! Romantic atmosphere right on the Berkeley
marina.
Luna Park
694 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 553-8584
Best place to get mojitos. Their ahi tuna appetizer is great!
Zachary’s Pizza
5801 College Ave.
Oakland CA 94618
(510) 655-6385
Probably the best pizza in the world for Charlotte since she likes
tomatoes so much. It’s deep dish, with lots of “stuff” in it!
Crepevine
5600 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 658-2026
Great for brunch! They serve great savory and sweet crepes. Plus
their orange juice is always freshly squeezed.
Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 549-3055
This is an AWESOME place! They are a collective that sells pizza and
the best cheese ever! Every day they only make one type of pizza, and
you get whatever they choose to make for the day. If you have a
special occasion for cheese, just tell the person at the counter, and
they will tell you which of the hundreds of cheeses will be perfect
for your occasion.
Thai Brunch at the Thai Buddhist Temple Mongkolratanaram
(only on Sunday mornings from 10am-1:30pm)
1911 Russell St
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 849-3419
The BEST place for Thai food on Sundays! You will see monks on
occasion around the temple. Just go and exchange your money for
tokens. Then go to one of the various booths to get your yummy food!
The coconut things are great! And their papaya salad and Thai iced
teas are good as well.
Penninsula
Koi Palace
365 Gellert Blvd
Daly City, CA
(650) 992-9000
Great for dim sum… but very crowded usually.