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Babette

2155 Center St., 2nd Floor
Berkeley, CA 94720
510-684-3046
BabetteCafe.com
Berkeley-UC

Babette is a near-anomaly in its genre: a museum cafe that’s not mediocre. Tucked inside the Berkeley Art Museum, this hip little spot is a marvel of chic-meets-homey, perfect for the gallery-weary savant who needs a place to nosh and revive. The food is a rotating menu of farm-to-table done well, a suitable complement for the institution that hosted Chez Panisse’s 40th anniversary bash.

— Jesse Hirsch

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Tags: American, Breakfast/Brunch, California Cuisine, Organic/Sustainable

Features: Breakfast, Lunch, Beer/Wine, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Kid Friendly, Delivery, Reservations Not Accepted, Best Of Winner

Price: $

Payment Type: Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover

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The landlord denies this. But tenants rights’ groups say more and more property owners are turning down these subtenant applications in an effort to increase rents.

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City leaders aren’t saying whether they’ll hold top OPD commanders accountable for burying internal investigations of a sex crime scandal.

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Reporters and media banned from attending ceremony for first time in recent memory.

The landlord denies this. But tenants rights’ groups say more and more property owners are turning down these subtenant applications in an effort to increase rents.

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