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Bay Area Restaurant Reviews
The Bay Area is home to some of the most popular and innovative restaurants in the country, including Chez Panisse Café & Restaurant, in Berkeley, and the Buckeye, in Mill Valley—for which reservations must be made well in advance. Expect an emphasis on locally grown produce, hormone-free meats, and California wine. Keep in mind that many Marin cafés don't serve dinner, and that dinner service ends on the early side. (No 10 pm reservations in this neck of the woods.)
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Bay Area Fodor's Choice Restaurants
- Chez Panisse Café & Restaurant
- $$$$
- Berkeley
- El Paseo House of Chops
- $$$
- Mill Valley
- Sushi Ran
- $$
- Sausalito
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Travel Deals in The Bay Area
- $129* & up -- Premium Economy in Summer to SF, One Way Virgin America
- $194-$234 -- San Francisco Union Square Hotel, 30% Off BookIt.com
- $103 & up -- South San Francisco Bay Hotel w/Parking & Wi-Fi BookIt.com
- $119-$159 -- Weekends at Oakland Hotel by Berkeley, 50% Off — $119-$159 Oakland Marriott City Center
- $204-$220 -- Downtown San Francisco Hotel in Summer — $204-$220 Holiday Inn Civic Center
* Some taxes, fees additional
