Berkeley has several excellent dining options to choose from. You can usually find a good place to eat by looking at the highest rated restaurants on Yelp.
Here is a sampling of places that we like (we recommend that you reserve a table in advance):
Comal - 2020 Shattuck Ave., 5:30 - 11 pm, (510) 926-6300.
Gather - 2200 Oxford St., 5 - 10 pm, (510) 809-0400.
Cha-Am - 1543 Shattuck Ave., 4 - 10 pm, (510) 848-9664.
Taste of the Himalayas - 1700 Shattuck Ave., 5 - 10 pm, (510) 849-4983.
César - 1515 Shattuck Ave., noon - midnight, (510) 883-0222.
Jupiter - 2181 Shattuck Ave., 11:30 am - 1:30 am, (510) 843-8277.