monday night lights

a friend suggested this topic (gracias!):

when a special occasion, date or visit falls on a monday, it can sometimes be tricky to find an appropriate local venue.

to help, here is a curated round-up of spots in and around berkeley that hit fun, festive or upscale notes, and are open on what is typically the darkest night of the week.

monday night fancy: chez panisse cafe (for extra, extra fancy, the downstairs main restaurant chez panisse is also open with two seatings on mondays); iyasare; sirene; bombera; the wolf; belotti (restaurant).

monday night upscale-casual: roses on adeline; farmhouse kitchen; bangkok by the bay; mercado 925/m925; bistro 4293; hana japan; mama oakland; zut! on fourth; comal; parche; burma superstar; bardo; fish & bird izakaya; marufuku; akemi; burma berkeley; dona; lao garden; la marcha; tipsy yeti; korean superette; tigerlily; townhouse.

monday night pizza, biergartens, bars, barbecue, pubs and breweries: rose pizzeria; heads and tails; jupiter; trumer brauerei (note: NO KITCHEN MONDAYS, only beer); brotzeit; benchmark; pizzaiolo; friends and family (limited food mondays); eureka; little star; triple rock; kensington circus; hesher's pizza & taproom; canyon club brewery (both locations).

monday night counter service (casual vibe but good food): june's pizza; daytrip counter; tacos oscar; cholita linda (all locations); belotti (bottega).

monday night super family-friendly: fentons; smokehouse; headlands (westbrae); dog haus; zachary's (all locations open monday); 310 eatery; tacubaya; dumpling time; homeroom.

missed a good monday night spot? let us know.

(as with our events post, we will update this page.)

june 16, 2025