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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4.03,311 reviews
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Shao-Lon Y.
11/9/2025

Chez Panisse isn't just a restaurant, it's a place that celebrates nature, farmers, and fresh produce. As one of the birth places of the farm to table movement, Chez Panisse has maintained their...

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Yvonne F.
10/23/2025

Super excited to dine here, I have always heard great things! Had a reservation at the cafe upstairs and my party of 10 sat in a booth lined against the wall. The ambiance is great, the place...

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Alyson C.
10/18/2025

Walked into the cafe at opening on a Friday night without a reservation and luckily they were able to squeeze us in! All the servers were super friendly and great at providing recommendations as...

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May W.
10/4/2025

So glad I finally got to try Chez Panisse cafe! The cafe is upstairs and the original restaurant is downstairs. We got the ricotta and fig toast appetizer (excellent), squash pizza, and halibut....

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Anthony S.
9/28/2025

Chez Panisse is my favorite fine dining restaurant. Known for introducing California cuisine to the mainstream, I love their beautifully printed menus that are constantly updated. This is the...

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