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Walnut Square

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Category: Neighborhoods/Streets
Location: Berkeley

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Fodor's Review:

Northwest of the U.C. Berkeley campus, Walnut Square, at Walnut and Vine streets, has coffee shops and an eclectic assortment of boutiques proffering such goodies as holistic products for your pet, African masks, and French children's clothing. Around the corner on Shattuck Avenue is Chez Panisse Café & Restaurant, at the heart of what is locally known as the Gourmet Ghetto, a three-block stretch of specialty shops and eateries. Your senses will immediately perk up as you enter the upscale market Epicurious Garden (1509-1513 Shattuck Ave.), which has everything from impeccable sushi to gelato. Outside, you can find a terraced garden—the only place to sit—that winds up four levels and ends at the Imperial Tea Court. The restaurant Taste anchors this zone; it offers a rechargeable wine-tasting card that guests use to help themselves to one-ounce automated pours from new wine selections.

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