Berkeley for Boichik Bagels ★ 4.6
Boichik Bagels at 3170 College Avenue on the Berkeley side of Rockridge serves the East Bay's most-acclaimed New York-style bagel. Pair with a Highwire latte.
Berkeley for Acme Bread is a food day trips in Oakland.
Acme Bread on San Pablo at Cedar has baked the Bay Area's foundational sourdough since 1983. Pair with Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant for a half-day.
Boichik Bagels at 3170 College Avenue on the Berkeley side of Rockridge serves the East Bay's most-acclaimed New York-style bagel. Pair with a Highwire latte.
Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse on Berkeley's Shattuck Avenue in 1971 and codified California cuisine. Four-course set menu nightly, book one month out.
Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto runs four blocks of Shattuck Avenue at Cedar. The Cheese Board Collective pizza, Acme Bread and Saul's Deli anchor the strip.
Alameda's Spirits Alley runs distilleries, wineries and breweries along Monarch Street on the former naval air station. Bay-view tasting rooms.
Public Market Emeryville is the renovated East Bay food hall on Shellmound. Fourteen vendors, family seating, and a park just outside the door.
Hog Island Oyster Farm on Tomales Bay in Marshall runs the Boat Oyster Bar, picnic-table grills and a retail counter. Three dining options on the water.