Bar Panisse Opens Next Door to Chez Panisse
Bar Panisse, 1515, Shattuck Avenue, Gourmet Ghetto, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, 94709, United States
Chez Panisse
CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCEBerkeleyside's[3][4] January 2026 round-up of December openings says Chez Panisse[2] "launched offshoot, Bar Panisse, on Thursday, Dec. 11", repeating the day its 10 December preview announced. 11 December 2025 was a Thursday.
Alice Waters and Chez Panisse open a neighbourhood wine bar right beside the Berkeley restaurant, with chef Amelia Telč cooking a short, simple menu.