Chez Panisse Cafe ★ 4.7
A la carte cafe upstairs at Chez Panisse: wood-fired pizza, seasonal plates and farm sourcing. No month-ahead reservation required upstairs.
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California cuisine was invented here. Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971, and the restaurant, now holding a Michelin star and a Green Star, still serves one market-determined prix fixe menu per evening in the Gourmet Ghetto. Upstairs, Chez Panisse Cafe offers the a la carte version at lunch, Tuesday through Saturday, with pizza, rotisserie chicken and salads from the same sourcing philosophy.
Chez Panisse Restaurant ★ 4.9
Michelin 1 Star + Green Star. Alice Waters' 1971 prix fixe restaurant: one menu per evening, market-determined, no choices. Reserve a month ahead at 09:00 PT.
Chez Panisse Cafe ★ 4.7
A la carte upstairs at 1517 Shattuck: wood-fired pizza, rotisserie chicken, same farm sourcing. Lunch most days; no month-ahead reservation needed upstairs.
Chez Panisse Cafe ★ 4.7
Chez Panisse Cafe serves a la carte California lunch Tuesday to Saturday. Pizza, rotisserie chicken and salads. The most accessible Alice Waters experience.
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