Restaurant menus

RESTAURANT MENUS, JULY 26–AUGUST 3, 2024

FRIDAY, JULY 26 $175
Venetian fried rockfish with sweet and sour onions, rocket salad, almonds, and saffron
Bellwether Farms ricotta cappelletti in tomato brodo with wild fennel
Paicines Ranch lamb rack and loin grilled with cumin and lemon; with glazed Tokyo turnips, roasted new potatoes, and romano beans
Raspberry ice cream meringue tartlet

SATURDAY, JULY 27 $175
Salade frisée aux lardons; with mustard vinaigrette and croûtons
Wild king salmon à la nage with new potatoes, summer squash, and basil butter
Paine Farm squab grilled with thyme and garlic; with eggplant fritters, roasted purple pearl onions, and yellow wax beans persillade
Strawberry and pistachio ice cream bombe

TUESDAY, JULY 30 $175
Grilled romano bean salad with sweet pepper salsa, ricotta, and new potatoes
Pan-seared Monterey Bay squid with chili-garlic butter, summer beans, and purple basil
Becker Lane Farm pork loin roasted with sage and wild fennel; with eggplant tian, spinach, and baby carrots
Lindsey’s almond torte with plum ice cream and mulberry coulis

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 $175
Gulf shrimp and heirloom tomato salad with basil, cucumbers, and aïoli
Hand-cut green noodles with clams, pancetta, hot pepper, and breadcrumbs
Spit-roasted Stemple Creek Ranch grass-fed beef rib-eye with eggplant fritters, sautéed spigarello, and glazed onions
Neapolitan ice cream bombe

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 $175
Green and yellow bean salad with hazelnut vinaigrette, rocket, and Parmesan
Seared sea scallops with fennel, leeks, and Lucques olive salsa
Striped bass grilled with thyme; with succotash, gaufrette potatoes, Jimmy Nardello peppers, and beurre rouge
Marsala crème caramel with peaches, nectarines, and berries

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 $175
Charentais melon and lemon cucumber salad with crème fraȋche, mint, prosciutto, and rocket
Smoked local black cod and wild fennel chowder with buttery croutons
Grilled breast and crépinette of Joyce Farms guinea hen with Early Girl tomato confit, haricots verts, shell beans, and herb salsa
Santa Rosa plum galette with cardamom ice cream and blackberries

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 $175
Early Girl tomato gazpacho with fried squash blossoms
Pan-roasted rockfish with corn, shell beans, and romesco sauce
Grilled Sonoma County duck breast au poivre with pickled peaches, romano beans, zucchini gratin, and mustard frills
Raspberry frangipane tart with crème fraîche

Wine pairing: $85 per person.

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