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Here are Berkeley's top 4 breakfast and brunch spots

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Published on March 05, 2020
Here are Berkeley's top 4 breakfast and brunch spotsLa Note | Photo: Elaine H./Yelp

Looking to satisfy your appetite for breakfast and brunch fare?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top breakfast and brunch spots around Berkeley, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture when cravings strike.

Winter is the top season of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the Berkeley area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of marketing software and small business local advertising solutions. The average amount spent per customer transaction at Berkeley-area restaurants rose to $33 for the metro area in the winter of last year, 0% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. La Note

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First on the list is La Note. Located at 2377 Shattuck Ave. (between Channing Way and Durant Avenue) in Downtown Berkeley, the French breakfast and brunch spot is the most popular breakfast and brunch restaurant in Berkeley, boasting four stars out of 3,578 reviews on Yelp.

2. Gather

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Next up is Downtown Berkeley's Gather, situated at 2200 Oxford St. (between Allston Way and Fulton Street). With four stars out of 2,203 reviews on Yelp, the bar, New American and breakfast and brunch spot has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Bette's Oceanview Diner

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Bette's Oceanview Diner, located at 1807 Fourth St. (between Hearst Avenue and Virginia Street), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the diner, and breakfast and brunch restaurant, four stars out of 2,172 reviews.

4. Venus Restaurant

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Venus Restaurant, a New American breakfast and brunch spot in Downtown Berkeley, is another high-traffic go-to, with four stars out of 1,408 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2327 Shattuck Ave. (between Bancroft Way and Durant Avenue) to see for yourself.


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