Berkeley Tapas Bars

Spanish

1. Cesar

Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto

with the tapa scene or don't speak Spanish. Their menu isn't clear unless you have had this kind of food before. I am just glad I took 4 years of Spanish and it finally paid off today to save myself from sheer...

2. Cafe Madrid

Neighborhood: Uptown

This is one of the best Spanish restaurants, if not, the best in the east bay, they sell the best Serrano Ham imported direct from Spain, cut fresh daily.   They now also have a website up: http...

3. Cesar

Neighborhood: North Oakland

filled with people on dates. I would go back - and woudl like to try the Spanish brunch....

4. Cafe De La Paz:…

Neighborhood: UC Campus Area

but their Paella is DELICIOSA and I would go here again for that in a second! It was paella in a spanish/cuban style and it was so incredibly flavorful with scallops, prawns, clams, mussels, fish and spicy chicken...

5. Ferratt's

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!  I figured from the reviews that it must be decent, but I was terribly mistaken.  Aside from the decor, there was nothing Spanish about the restaurant, including the food...

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Best Dish

1. Vanessa's Bistro

Neighborhood: North Berkeley

There's culinary school and there's cooking class.  I don't think the chef here went to either.   VERY mediocre food at best.  Reading the reviews here, I MUST have had the worst dishes...

2. Fonda

the Happy Hour cuban burger, the fish tacos, and, most of all, the steak. It's the best steak I've ever eaten.  Oh, and I also like their tuna dish, but I forgot what it's called. The uber cute...

3. Cesar

Neighborhood: North Oakland

and fresh ingredients really allowed the flavors to shine through.  i am not a huge tomato fan(traumatized in childhood) but i am trying them more and more and i have to day that this was the best dish...

4. Cesar

Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto

and the best part is this dish changes each week so you can go all the time!!)  Tengo hambre. Quiero ver la carta ahora!!!!!...

5. Restaurant Furenzu

was, and offered to modify the dish.  How great is that!...

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