The only East Bay location of this explosively popular ramen chain specializes in Hakata-style ramen. Thin noodles arrive cooked according to your preference in a rich tonkotsu broth — and the lines aren’t even that bad anymore.

Asha takes its tea seriously, whether it’s Hong Kong-style milk tea, oolong from Taiwan, or boba tea. The matcha drinks are particularly popular, with options like matcha lattes, matcha affogato, and pure ceremonial matcha.

Often packed with college students, Imm Thai Street Food serves exceedingly affordable curries, noodle soups, salads, and snacks in a contemporary setting.

One of the Bay Area’s few Indonesian restaurants, Jayakarta offers a huge menu of traditional Indonesian dishes, all served in heaping portions. Try the mie tek-tek (stir-fried noodles), beef rendang, and eggplant drenched in sambal.

This bustling, colorful restaurant serves many dishes from El Salvador, but it’s hard to not order the cheesy pupusas. The $11.50 combo plates offer a great deal, delivering you both pupusas and a choice of sides like sweet plantains, an avocado salad, or a chicken tamale.

Great cocktails, a gorgeous patio, and an emphasis on Oaxacan dishes makes Comal a perennial favorite in Berkeley. Choose between large-format dishes — served with beans, rice, tortillas, and salsas — or smaller items like enchiladas covered in mole or tripe guisado.

Comal’s chill taqueria incorporates many popular Comal items — the carnitas, for example — and packages them up in a more accessible, affordable format. There are tacos, tortas, and bowls, but the burritos are particularly good, with each combination of fillings pre-determined so it hits all the right notes.

A no-frills, welcoming spot to try some wonderful Burmese food. The tea leaf salad and pyay paratha (crispy roti on top of chicken-potato curry) are both strong bets, but Tharaphu also serves some hard-to-find dishes like tofu nway, a creamy tofu porridge with noodles.

East Bay Spice Company’s Indian snacks pair well with the bar’s main attraction: cocktails with big flavors like turmeric, ginger, coconut curry, and tamarind. Spirit-wise, the emphasis here tend to be on rum, mezcal, and gin.

It’s no surprise that Berkeley’s most sustainably designed restaurant also focuses heavily on sourcing from reputable farmers and ranchers, butchering whole animals, and providing plenty of vegan options. The thin, crispy pizzas are always a good option.

Located inside Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Zino is an upscale Mediterranean restaurant serving a range of dips, mezze, and more, inspired by 22 different cuisines. The setting is bright and airy, fitting for a full meal or a cocktail with grilled octopus at the bar.

The quality of the cocktails at Tupper & Reed falls in line with what you’d expect from SF’s Future Bars group (Bourbon & Branch, Pagan Idol). Whether you’re ordering a classic or creative cocktail, you’ll get something made with care and top-notch ingredients.

Savory, buckwheat crepes are the main draw at Maison Bleue, but the cafe also serves tasty French sandwiches, breakfast items, and buttery pastries. Consider stopping by for a leisurely lunch with a glass of wine on the large patio or for a quick coffee and pain au chocolat.

Whether you’re coming for brunch or dinner, La Note channels the spirit of Provence. The flower-filled back patio is a particularly charming place to order a basket of pastries and fluffy lemon-gingerbread pancakes.

You can build your own prix-fixe feast every night at Saha, Berkeley’s post of a San Francisco original. The Middle Eastern restaurant is known for its creativity, especially with sweet-savory dishes like the duck bastilla, salmon baklava, and lobster knaffe.

An ideal daytime hangout spot, Way Station Brew serves house-roasted coffee, beer, wine, and light cafe fare like toasts and salads. The interior is plenty pleasant, but what really makes Way Station stand out is its spacious, dog-friendly patio. Plus, free wifi.