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Camino
Kick-back-chic Camino’s short daily-changing menu showcases the best of local organic produce and meats, most cooked over an open fire in slow-food-meets-California-now style. The tables are of recycled old-growth redwood, and the place buzzes with the city’s bon vivants, high on European biodynamic and organic vintages. Reservations essential.
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Zatar
Zatar’s mishmash Mediterranean–Middle Eastern cooking spans Morocco to Iran. We like the bold spicing, homemade Iranian bread and fresh ingredients – many from the restaurant’s own organic garden – but the food’s pricey and a tad precious.
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Wood Tavern
The daily-changing New American brasserie-style menu features what’s in season, with earthy, soulful dishes like pan-roasted lemon-rosemary chicken, chopped salads, cheese boards, charcuterie plates and a damn good burger. Very local, happening crowd. Make reservations.
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Shan Dong
Hand-cut sesame noodles, giant pork buns, fresh dumplings – you can’t go wrong at this authentic Mandarin hole-in-the-wall with plastic chairs and fluorescent lighting. This is the real deal, so don’t expect fortune cookies, which are American in origin.
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Tamarindo
The carefully crafted antojitos (Mexican tapas) aren’t your usual Mexican fare. Expect flavor-packed spins on familiar dishes, like tostadas and tacos (try the shrimp), served in a stylish brick-walled space. No reservations.
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Caffe 817
Bowls of steaming café au lait, poached eggs en croute (in pastry) and crunchy baguette sandwiches – if you’re looking for Paris in Oakland, you’ll find it at this deliciously unpretentious sidewalk cafe.
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Everett & Jones Barbeque
The smoked pork ribs are damn good at this simple, family-run spot with plastic red-checked tablecloths, occasional live music and slow service (stick around, it’s worth it).
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Vik's Chaat Corner
This is our favorite Berkeley cheap-eats, with all-fresh-made Indian classics (no tikka masala here) ordered at the counter.
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Pelican Inn
The oh-so-English Tudor-style Pelican Inn is Muir Beach’s only commercial establishment. Hikers, cyclists and families come for pub lunches inside its timbered restaurant and cozy bar, perfect for a pint, a game of darts and warming up beside the open fire. The British fare is respectable, but nothing mind-blowing – it’s the setting that’s magical. Upstairs are seven luxe rooms (from $190), each individually decorated in Tudor style, with cushy half-canopy beds.
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Nick’s Cove & Cottages
Celeb SF chef Mark Franz runs the kitchen at Point Reyes’ only destination restaurant, a vintage-1930s roadhouse perched over Tomales Bay (20 minutes north of Point Reyes Station), with trophy heads mounted on knotty pine walls and a roaring fireplace. Book a window table to bird-watch while you sup on impeccable seafood, grilled meats and local oysters – all sustainably farmed. Reservations essential. The adjoining cottages are expensive ($355 to $700), but oh-so romantic.
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Hog Island Oyster Co
Picnic on fresh local oysters in a bayside cove at this renowned oyster farm, which provides tables, barbecues, lemons, hot sauce, trays of ice, shucking knives and instruction. Bring wine, beer and other food items. Bay Area families come every year, and book months ahead for summer weekends (but you can sometimes show up without reservations late afternoons on Saturday and Sunday); best to come weekdays. Make reservations. If you love oysters, don’t miss it.
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Station House Cafe
The New American menu is a crowd-pleaser, with meatloaf, BBQ ribs, fish and chips, burgers and meat and seafood mains, but the food is just OK and service is slow. Still, we like the outdoor patio and convenient location before or after hiking. Full bar.
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Tomales Bay Foods
Home of the famous Cowgirl Creamery cheese-makers (tours Friday mornings at 11:30am; reservations recommended), here you can gather stellar picnic fixings – fruit, bread and gooey-delicious cheese.
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Drake's Bay Oyster Company
[ourpick] Drake's Bay Oyster Farm, off Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the park, is the place for oyster-lovers. Make reservations to picnic.
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Perry’s Delicatesen
The great vegetarian sandwiches are made greater with the addition of bacon. Pop one in your backpack and enjoy it mid-hike from a high promontory.
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Cafe Reyes
The Latin-Asian wraps, stir-fries, sandwiches and salads are solidly good, but the best thing is the view from the big outdoor deck.
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Cove Café
This snack bar sells hot dogs, ice cream and barbecued oysters. Rent bicycles for $10 per hour or $35 per day. Cash only.
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Golden Gate Market
Grab deli sandwiches, cheese and wine for picnics at this grocery/deli/liquor store on the town’s south side.
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Juice Bar Collective
A tiny storefront cafe, Juice Bar makes tasty polenta pizzas, quiches, sandwiches and dee-lish smoothies.
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Priscilla’s Pizza
Good pizza (some soy); other dishes are so-so. In the morning there’s coffee and pastries.
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