Bartavelle - former Cafe Fanny [Berkeley]

[Robert Lauriston]

Opened last week. Sightglass coffee, porridge, pastries, Acme toast, brandade, salumi, wine ...

Tuesday-Saturday 7am-6pm, Sunday 8am-4pm, closed Monday

[Scrapironchef]

Acme bread and Kermit's wines, I guess they're going for the "locally sourced" idea.

I'd wish them well but parking is already bad there.

[Robert Lauriston]

I've been going to Acme at least once a week for years. At peak hours the parking lots in front and back may be full, but except when Kermit has the big events in the parking lot I've never had to park farther than around the corner.

[lmnopm]

Non-lot parking is rarely an issue. If I'm coming up Cedar, I'll park on the other side of San Pablo if there's a space. Hopkins or Kains usually has a space within the block.

As far as the place itself, I wish it was open a bit later, as it is hard to get down there after work for una copa and a snack. We did enjoy our one brief evening visit.

[Robert Lauriston]

I can't comment on the food as I'm friends with the owner, but here's a menu. The wines are all from Kermit.

[Robert Lauriston]

Splitting it in two smaller files makes it more readable.

[Melanie Wong]

Surely someone can tell us about the brandade . . .

https://www.facebook.com/BartavelleCo...

[sambamaster]

Roberto, didjya try anything? If so, how was the experience? And...the chow!????