Partner Love: North Berkeley

Local Butcher Shop’s hearty sandwiches for the win.

Here’s a rundown on what our North Berkeley Food Tour partners are doing right now. If you’re in a position to support these businesses, they could use all the love we can give them. —Lisa

• Agrodolce: Open for takeout; delivery via Caviar, GrubHub & PostMates.

• Cafenated: Open for takeout (order here) featuring pastries and bread from our pals at Starter Bakery.

• The Cheese Board Collective: Temporarily closed due to shelter in place directives.

• Fava: Open for online ordering (curbside pickup Thursday & Friday only) and pantry provisions. Staff relief fund here.

• Gregoire’s: Open for takeout (cards only, no cash) or pickup via Caviar.

• The Local Butcher Shop: Open for takeout, including prepared food & pantry items. Delivery via Mercato.

• Love at First Bite: Open for your quarantine cupcake needs. Order online, delivery available.

• Lush: The Berkeley location may have closed in February but Lush in North Beach is open and still making luscious gelato for takeout or delivery.

• Peet’s Coffee: The original Vine Street store is open.

• Saul’s Restaurant & Delicatessen: The Jewish deli is temporarily closed with a tentative return date in July. GoFundMe for staff here; gift cards here.

• Soop: Reopened in early May, now selling its comfort soups & grilled cheese sandwiches too. Update: Permanently closed.

• Vintage Berkeley: Open for home delivery or shipping of your favorite wines from near and far.

So much to love about the outdoor space at Cafenated.

This week in pandemic picks: Check out the Visit Berkeley guide to businesses that are currently open. Support the pandemic side hustles of talented Bay Area chefs, bread makers, bartenders and more, collated by The Hungry, Hungry Hooker. Get behind the movement to expand outdoor seating for Berkeley restaurants. Give to Slow Food East Bay’s Sister Farm Project. Score a premium CSA farm box featuring local growing gurus via Chez Panisse (order Friday at noon) or pickup a box of Star Route Farm veggies from Standard Fare, open for takeout too. Bartavelle Cafe’s signature porridge, scones & more available on Fridays. Keep up with Berkeley food coverage via EB Nosh, edited by Sarah Han. Satisfy a hankering for Chinese food and support Oakland’s Chinatown through Good Good Eatz.

Partner recipes to add to your repertoire: Make lemony chicken & orzo soup, Local Butcher-style. Try your hand at The Cheese Board Collective’s signature cheese rolls.

Sign up for our COVID-19 Quarantine Cocktail Classes, in partnership with top mixologist Dolly Valdez Bautista of Hawker Fare in San Francisco. This week: Tiki Time. Cheers!