Gather is a farm-to-table restaurant in downtown Berkeley with veggie-laden plates and sustainably raised meats.

Farm-to-BARTable in the East Bay

Celebrating local seasonal ingredients is no new thing to the East Bay, which has been a focal point for mindful eating of fresh organic harvests since Alice Waters opened her monumental Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971. From California cuisine to internationally influenced recipes, farm-to-table restaurants are now serving sustainably grown produce, meats and more, pleasing well-honed palates on both sides of the bridge.

Dig into feasts made from veggies dug out of the ground in these parts and bask in the benefits of having local farmers in our region. Whether casual family-owned restaurant or chic dining is your date-night plan, these BARTable restaurants have locavores lingering in the East Bay.

Casual restaurant dining or takeout comes in the form of health-minded salsas and south-of-the-border cuisine at Jorge Saldana’s Cancun Sabor Mexicano.

Cancun Sabor Mexicano

Downtown Berkeley

The Cook and Her Farmer is located in Downtown Oakland’s Swan’s Marketplace and is popular for shelling out oysters, California fare and biodynamic wines.

The Cook and Her Farmer

12th St. Oakland City Center

Downtown Berkeley’s Revival Bar & Kitchen boasts a refined setting to match its thoughtfully created seasonal menus.

Revival Bar & Kitchen

Downtown Berkeley

At Downtown Berkeley’s Gather, vegans can delight in farm-fresh veggie-laden plates just as much as carnivores can appreciate the sustainably raised meats from local ranchers.

Gather

Downtown Berkeley

by Linda Koffman

Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.

Roundup of East Bay farm-to-table restaurants