RESTAURANT MENUS, AUGUST 25–30, 2025
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 $135
Fried gulf shrimp with Japanese cucumbers, golden beets, aïoli, and anise hyssop
Lamb à la ficelle: Paicines Ranch lamb leg cooked in the hearth; with cranberry beans, chanterelles, New Girl tomato confit, and rocket salad
Gâteau Basque with mulberries
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 $175
Ricotta filled squash blossom fritter with Ross’s tomatoes, cucumbers, and basil vinaigrette
Pan-seared Sierra mackerel with fingerling potatoes, beurre rouge, and fried leeks
Sonoma County duck breasts with artichoke à la barigoule, green beans, and summer chanterelles
Black Mission fig galette with raspberry ice cream
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 $175
Summer chanterelle and butter bean salad with heirloom tomatoes and prosciutto
Spaghetti alla chitarra with eggplant caponata and Bellwether Farm ricotta
Grilled wild salmon with fennel fritters, haricots verts, Tokyo turnips, and béarnaise sauce
Strawberry and mint sherbets with meringue
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 $175
Celebrating 54 years of Chez Panisse
Salade niçoise with Eureka albacore, green beans, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes
Chanterelle mushroom pudding soufflé with herb salad
Paicines Ranch lamb rack and loin grilled with garlic and summer savory; with eggplant tian, butter beans, and gaufrette potatoes
Birthday sunset ice cream bombe
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 $175
Local halibut tartare with lemon cucumbers, ginger, green peppercorns, and pain de mie toast
Chanterelle mushroom pasta with amaranth, garlic, and Parmesan
Spit-roasted Stemple Creek Ranch grass-fed beef rib-eye with fried onions, confit tomatoes, chard, and anchovy-herb butter
Bittersweet chocolate soufflé
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 $175
Slow-baked wild king salmon with cucumbers, Little Gem lettuce, and basil mayonnaise
Corn soup with confit cherry tomatoes, crème fraîche, and fried squash blossoms
Grilled Paine Farm squab with roasted wine grapes, summer chanterelles, cipollini onions, and romano beans
Noyau ice cream profiterole with peaches and raspberries
Wine pairing: $75 per person on Monday,
$95 per person Tuesday–Saturday
We always offer a vegetarian substitution. However, we cannot make any other modifications or changes to our Restaurant menus.
A 17% service charge is added to your bill to ensure fair, equitable wages, and benefits for all Chez Panisse employees.
Should you wish to acknowledge the staff for an exceptional experience, we have included an optional tip line. Tips go into a tip pool distributed among all employees, in both dining room and kitchen, who help to create your dining experience.
Service charge: 17 percent Sales tax: 10.25 percent Corkage $40/bottle, $70/magnum
Website artwork by Patricia Curtan.
1517 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705