Best Bar
East Bay Spice Company
2134 Oxford St., Berkeley;
EastBaySpiceCompany.com
Best BBQ
Everett & Jones Barbeque
126 Broadway, Oakland;
510-663-2350; EAndJBBQ.com
Best Beer Bar
Beer Revolution
464 Third St., Oakland;
510-452-2337; Beer-Revolution.com
Best Breakfast or Brunch
Sam’s Log Cabin
945 San Pablo Ave., Albany;
510-558-0502; SamsLogCabin.net
Best Brewery
Fieldwork Brewing Co.
1160 Sixth St., Berkeley;
510-898-1203;
FieldworkBrewing.com
Best Chinese Food
Shan Dong
328 Tenth St., No. 101, Oakland; 510-839-2299;
ShanDongRestaurantSF.com
Best Cocktails
Adesso
4395 Piedmont Ave., Oakland;
510-601-0305; DopoAdesso.com
Best Coffee
Blue Bottle Coffee
various locations;
BlueBottleCoffee.com
Best Dessert (tie)
La Farine
4094 Piedmont Ave., Oakland;
510-420-1777; LaFarine.com
Bocanova
55 Webster St., Oakland;
510-444-1233; Bocanova.com
Best Ice Cream
Ici
2948 College Ave., Berkeley;
510-665-6054; Ici-IceCream.com
Best Italian Food
Corso
1788 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley;
510-704-8004; CorsoBerkeley.com
Best Sushi or Japanese Restaurant
Kirala
2100 Ward St., Berkeley;
510-549-3486; KiralaBerkeley.com
Best Late-Night Eats (tie)
East Bay Spice Company
2134 Oxford St, Berkeley;
EastBaySpiceCompany.com
Tacos Mi Rancho
1434 First Ave., Oakland;
510-395-1403
Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe
various locations; IAmRudy.com
Best Mexican Food
Picante Cocina Mexicana
1328 Sixth Street, Berkeley;
510-525-3121; PicanteBerkeley.com
Best Middle Eastern Food
Oasis Kitchen
344 Grand Ave., Oakland; 510-646-1367; OasisKitchenOakland.com
Best Food Truck
Tacos Mi Rancho
1434 First Ave., Oakland;
510-395-1403
Best Restaurant
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley;
510-548-5525; ChezPanisse.com
Best New Restaurant
Hella Vegan Eats at Classic Cars West Beer Garden
411 26th St., Oakland;
510-282-8233; HellaVeganEats.com
Best African Food
Café Colucci
6427 Telegraph Ave., Oakland;
510-601-7999; CafeColucci.com
Best Pizza
Zachary’s Chicago Pizza
5801 College Ave., Oakland;
510-655-6385; Zacharys.com
Best Bagels
Beauty’s Bagels
3838 Telegraph Ave., Oakland; 510-788-6098; BeautysBagelShop.com
Best Sandwiches
Ike’s Place
various locations; LikeIkesPlace.com
Best Place for Wine
Bay Grape
376 Grand Ave., Oakland;
510-686-3615; BayGrapeWine.com
Best Southern or Soul Food
Brown Sugar Kitchen
2534 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland; 510-839-7685; BrownSugarKitchen.com
Best Vegetarian or Vegan Food
Souley Vegan
301 Broadway, Oakland;
510-922-1615; SouleyVegan.com
Best Place for a First Date
Tigerlily Berkeley
1513 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley;
510-540-7900; TigerlilyBerkeley.com
Best Place for a Secret Meeting
Tupper and Reed
2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley;
510-859-4472; TupperAndReed.com