The new restaurants that opened in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond in December 2022.
Oakland food and drinks
The East Bay’s best new bar of 2022
These new bars in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond made us want to order round after round this year.
The East Bay’s best new restaurants of 2022
These new restaurants in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond were the best ones we visited this year.
Our hopes for East Bay dining in 2023
Our predictions and aspirations for the next year of eating out in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
The East Bay restaurants we’re most excited to visit in 2023
The new restaurants in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond that we’re looking forward to the most.
The East Bay’s best outdoor dining options of the year
The best restaurant patios, backyards and parklets in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
These East Bay restaurants offered the best dining experience of 2022
Special meals in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond that we kept thinking about all year.
The East Bay’s saddest restaurant closures of 2022
These restaurant closures in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond broke our hearts this year.
The East Bay’s most exciting dining district for 2022
The East Bay neighborhoods with the most vibrant food and drink options of the year.
The East Bay’s most reliable restaurants of 2022
The restaurants in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond that we kept returning to all year.
It’s not too late to make chocolate salami for Christmas
Or you can just buy the holiday treat, which is available at Oakland restaurant Pomella through Christmas Eve (as long as supplies last).
Terrific East Bay restaurants that are open on Christmas Day
From Sichuan cuisine to prime rib prix-fixe affairs, these East Bay restaurants are open for business on Christmas Day.