Special meals in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond that we kept thinking about all year.

Eve Batey
Eve Batey has worked as a reporter and editor since 2004, including as the co-founder of SFist, as a deputy managing editor of the SF Chronicle and as the editor of Eater San Francisco.
The East Bay’s saddest restaurant closures of 2022
These restaurant closures in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond broke our hearts this year.
The East Bay’s most exciting dining district for 2022
The East Bay neighborhoods with the most vibrant food and drink options of the year.
The East Bay’s most reliable restaurants of 2022
The restaurants in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond that we kept returning to all year.
Vote now to choose the East Bay’s best drinking and dining of the year
The winners of Nosh’s readers’ choice awards will be announced from Dec. 26-30, so make your picks today.
What are the East Bay’s best restaurants and bars?
For the first time in Nosh history, we’re asking readers to help us determine the East Bay’s best drinking and dining of the year.
Our favorite Thanksgiving dishes and traditions
Here’s how Nosh and the Nosh-adjacent are celebrating Thanksgiving this year.
One of Oakland’s most iconic cafes closes for good this week
Beloved brunch spot Aunt Mary’s Cafe will close on Nov. 6
Thee Stork Club is now open with season-appropriate spooky vibes
The folks behind Eli’s Mile High Club and Mosswood Meltdown have transformed the venerable Stork Club space into a 1970s suburban nightmare.
Berkeley Starbucks workers vote to unionize
The Berkeley shop is the 16th California Starbucks to join a national unionization effort.
High 5ive just launched one of Oakland’s highest brunches
One of the hottest nightclubs in the city is hoping to lure the sun-seeking crowd with a new rooftop brunch.
Au revoir, Au Coquelet: Late-night Berkeley cafe makes way for 8-story development
Any hopes that a new cafe would open in the old Au Coquelet were dashed Wednesday, when the entire building was destroyed.