Revival Bar & Kitchen
510-549-9950
Rich in retro-chic ambience and committed to farm-to-fork sustainability, this lively "theater district" hangout offers adventurous and mostly organic fare.

Features
- Dress code: Casual
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Reservations suggested
Revival Bar & Kitchen Restaurant Review:
Revival Bar & Kitchen sources ingredients whenever possible from producers located within 100 miles of the restaurant and whose output is seasonal, sustainable and organic. Animals bought whole and butchered in-house appear in original dishes featuring audacious flavor and texture combinations, such as a grilled pork chop adorned with grilled peaches, honey-mustard polenta and bourbon butter. Meatless fare is less filling but still creative: watermelon cubes tossed with cucumber and pickled green beans becomes a sweet-savory-sour summer salad. The sustainability ethic also applies to the bar, overseen by manager Nat Harry, whose original cocktail masterworks include the Half-a-Heart containing pisco, Swedish punsch, cherry liqueur, lime and house-made grenadine. A guilty-pleasure comfort food epiphany, and one of Berkeley's best-kept secrets, is the house-cut french fries with blue cheese aïoli. Located in Berkeley's "theater district," Revival becomes very crowded before and after plays; serenity comes to those who dine late.
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