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Eating
Telegraph Ave is packed with cafes, pizza counters and cheap restaurants, and Berkeley's
Little India runs along the University Ave corridor. Many more restaurants can be found
downtown along Shattuck Ave near the BART station. The section of Shattuck Ave north of
University Ave is the 'Gourmet Ghetto,' home to lots of excellent eating establishments.
Downtown & Around Campus
Berkeley Farmers Market
MARKET
Pick up some organic produce or tasty prepared food at the downtown farmers market, op-
erating year-round, and sit down to munch at MLK Park across from city hall.
Au Coquelet Café
CAFE
6am-1:30am Sun-
Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat; )
Open till late, Au Coquelet is a popular stop for postmovie meals or late-night studying.
The front section serves coffee and pastries while the skylit and spacious back room does a
big range of omelets, pastas, sandwiches, burgers and salads.
Ippuku
JAPANESE
$5-18; Sun-Thu 5-10pm, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
Specializing in
shochu
(flights $12), a distilled alcohol made from rice, barley or sweet
potato, Japanese expats gush that Ippuku reminds them of
izakayas
(pub-style restaurants)
back in Tokyo. Choose from a menu of skewered meats and settle in at one of the traditional
wood platform tables (no shoes, please) or cozy booth perches. Reservations essential.
Gather
CALIFORNIAN
510-809-0400;
www.gatherrestaurant.com
; 2200 Oxford St; mains lunch
$11-19, dinner $15-25;
11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri, from 10am Sat & Sun, & 5-10pm daily;
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