Chez Panisse

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1517 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
Established in 1971, Chez Panisse Restaurant and Caf is a restaurant that provides a variety of food items and services in California. Its menu includes heirloom tomato salad with cr me fra che and basil, grilled ancho ade toast with fennel, cucumber and celery salad, pizzetta with rapini and pancetta, and roasted tomato, leek and shell bean soup with basil. The restaurant has a special dessert menu that includes nectarine and summer berry cobbler with vanilla ice cream and vanilla-blackcurrant truffle ice cream with bittersweet chocolate sauce. Its other dessert menu includes affogato warm espresso over vanilla ice cream and lemon verbena-meyer lemon sherbet with Lucero-farm strawberries. The restaurant also offers a range of wines, including champagne, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. It is located in Berkeley, Calif.

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4.03,320 reviews
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Anne F.
12/2/2025

I feel like everyone needs to enjoy California cuisine at least once and the best place to do it at is Chez Panisse. Opened and owned by the pioneer Alice Waters in the 1970s, this restaurant is...

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Sandy L.
11/29/2025

Making reservations for the cafe was very easy through Resy. I was able to snag a table for three on a Saturday at lunch time a couple days before. Parking in this area isn't the easiest. There's...

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Shan N.
11/22/2025

I didn't notice this restaurant at first; it's a bit easy to miss, but after climbing those front steps, you'll be walking into an unforgettable experience. The cafe is located on the second...

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Joshua M.
12/5/2025

Was fortunate enough to get a reservation here. This restaurant is everything you think it is. Ambiance was impeccable, food was fantastic. I brought a nice bottle of wine which paired very well...

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Dartise J.
12/5/2025

This place was packed on a random Wednesday! After trying the pork plate and pasta plate it makes sense. The service was amazing and the food was up to par. Definitely check this place out!!

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