Eat Well at Restaurants in Berkeley, CA

Berkeley, California offers visitors a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. The area is well-known for its cutting-edge cuisine and you’ll find almost anything you can dream of in this charming city’s collection of great restaurants. The Rodeway Inn offers fabulous on-site dining and the hotel is near to many of Berkeley’s most famous eateries. And, with Berkeley’s myriad of quirky cafés, vegetarian eateries, traditional French bakeries, and California fine dining favorites all just a few minutes away from the Rodeway Inn, you’ll find something to satisfy any craving. Try these excellent restaurants in Berkeley, California

• Bangkok Thai Cuisine  (Located On Site)
  At the Rodeway Inn
  (510) 848-6483
  Hours: Open daily for lunch and dinner
  Voted best Thai restaurant in Berkeley, this reliable, casual Thai restaurant is an affordable Berkeley favorite. Enjoy Thai standards such as stir-fried asparagus, crispy basil chicken, Pad Thai or red and green curries. Or, try one of the restaurant’s tasty daily specials like grapefruit-prawn salad or spicy green curry fried rice. Eat in or take out for a memorable meal.

Restaurants near the Rodeway Inn:

• Fellini  (Located at the Corner)
  1401 University Ave., Berkeley
  (510) 841-5200 Reservations / (510) 841-5200 Take-out orders
  Hours: Open daily 5:30-10pm, Sat. and Sun. Brunch 9am-2pm
  Enjoy a meal at this fun and funky Italian restaurant serving country-style Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting. Keeping in touch with Berkeley’s diverse population, the restaurant offers a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan options, as well as seasonal seafood entrees. Try their delicious thin-crust pizzas, inventive pasta dishes and unique salads, all made with the freshest local and organic produce available. The bar offers a good selection of California and European wines, and an array of fine draft micro-brew beers. The brunch menu features creative omelettes and scrambles, all prepared with locally raised free-range eggs and fresh organic produce.
• Monte Cristo’s Taqueria  (Located across the Street)
  1446 University Ave., Berkeley
  (510) 486-0321
  Hours: Open daily 9am-midnight
  Monte Cristo's Taqueria is the premiere Mexican restaurant in Berkeley. Offering delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine in a fun southwestern atmosphere, this restaurant’s great food and reasonable prices makes it a favorite choice for Mexican food lovers in the East Bay.
• Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto   (1/2 mile from the Hotel)
  Shattuck Avenue, between Rose and Hearst
  Visit Berkeley’s famous “Gourmet Ghetto”, on Shattuck Avenue between Rose Street and Hearst. The area is a pleasant, tree-lined street with sidewalk cafés, and a casual, leisurely atmosphere. Order your favorite cup of coffee at the original Peet’s coffee, dine at one of the areas famous restaurants, like Chez Panisse, or check out a few hundred cheeses from around the world at the Cheese Board. This area’s restaurants are complimented by an array of clothing shops, shoe stores, bookshops, and galleries, which makes it a great place to find delicious food as well as a day’s entertainment.