Berkley near 4TH St

[stnmtk]

Please recomend breakfast, lunch and dinner on 4TH street or withen walking distance anything from dives to elegant

[Pammeh]

Yeah, it really depends on WHERE on 4th St you're walking from, and what your parameters for "walkable" are. I used to work near 4th St and University, and I walk fast, but here are a few places that I loved:

Cheese Steak Shop - mmmm, greasy, fattening, and fits perfectly into that "divey" category

Tomate Cafe - very very cute and charming, and the staff is totally sweet! I love the atmosphere--it's warm and sunny and homey

@Siam - ok fine, this is a stretch for walking from 4th, but I loooooooved this place for lunch. Clean, bright flavors, never falling into the trap of oiliness, and their lunch special is a great deal.

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Cheese Steak Shop
1054 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

Tomate Cafe
2265 5th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

[chemchef]

Breakfast/Lunch- Bette's (or Cafe M, though I haven't tried it so can't vouch for it).

[suebette]

I enjoy Tacubaya for a quick breakfast (opens late at 10am) or lunch - it's nice to sit out on the patio - and you can stop in at the Pasta Shop to stock up on goods.
O Chame - cal/japanese fusion - I have been there twice for lunch and walked out happy.
Cafe Rouge is another option on the higher end - I haven't eaten there but pick up products at their meat market - here is the most recent thread - but it isn't super recent:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/448396

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Cafe Rouge
1782 Fourth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

O Chame
1830 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

Tacubaya
1788 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

[chemchef]

Oh yeah! Geez, how could I forget Tacubaya! I love them.

[Robert Lauriston]

I'll take Casa Latina over Tacubaya.

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Casa Latina
1805 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA

[Pammeh]

I adore this place!! I always walk out with a gigantic, heavy paper bag full of pastries that I can't possibly finish for under $5...though every time I've gone, they're out of the chicken tamales which I've heard so much about. :( It might be a bit of a walk though...

[Robert Lauriston]

I tried a chicken tamale. Dry, tasteless chicken in dry masa. Needed to drown it in delicious salsa to make it palatable.

[Morton the Mousse]

Cheap but tasty - Viks (lunch and dinner)
Casual/Mid-priced - 900 Grayson (breakfast, brunch and lunch - closed Sunday)
Elegant - Eccolo (lunch, brunch and dinner)
Dessert - Sketch Ice Cream

[Dave MP]

I second the Vik's recommendation. Just ate there last weekend and had the bhatura chole - huge puri w/ delicious chickpea curry. Various other chaats are good too. I think their dosas are pretty good, but I really don't care much for their uthapam - my friend had on this visit and I thought it was way too oily and had too cakey a texture - it reminded me of really bad, spongy pizza dough.

Overall though, Vik's remains a very impressive operation, definitely worth a visit if in this area.

Dave MP

[kc72]

Sort of depends what part of 4th St. you're talking about.

Here's something to get you started
http://www.4thstreetshop.com/