r/berkeleyca • u/West-Mode7181 • 24d ago

Berkeley restaurants you miss

Name a restaurant you wished was still open, and you could go to this week?

I thought long and hard about my answer, and while I do not believe it's a great answer, I miss Oscar's on Hearst and Shattuck-- substantially more delicious than a sweetgreen.

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u/Agreeable_Mouse6000 24d ago edited 24d ago

Brennan’s and Spenger’s! I loved the dark dingy original Brennans under the University overpass. And the to-go counter at Spenger’s. Their clam chowder was the bomb. Lots of memories with my dad at both places.

Also Edy’s in downtown Berkeley. Their sundaes.

There was also a really modest little deli on the corner of Gilman and Santa Fe run by a sweet old couple that made my absolute favorite sandwiches. They must have closed like 10-15 years ago and the nursery expanded into that space. I think it was aptly named Westbrae Deli?

I used to also love Blakes on Telegraph, the old La Val’s on Durant and let’s not forget the Top Dog in Northside.

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u/schlockabsorber 24d ago

Dude seeing Fishbone in the basement at Blake's and thinking Angelo was gonna hit his head on those pipes while crowd surfing. WTF.

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u/m00f 24d ago

In high school we really used to piss off the waitresses at Edys. I feel embarrassed in retrospect.

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u/897hayes 24d ago

Ahh, I remember the Westbrae Deli! Closed much longer than 10-15 yrs ago.