Califonia

The Bun Shop – Los Angeles, California

The Bun Shop on North Western Avenue in Los Angeles’s Koreatown neighborhood has been a city Asian fusion bun destination since it opened, building a menu around the steamed bao, stuffed buns, and the Asian street food bun traditions applied to creative fillings that earn a Los Angeles restaurant its destination reputation in a city

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Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 25

Bauer’s 66 1/2 Skillet & Grill – Modesto, California

Bauer’s 66 1/2 Skillet and Grill on McHenry Avenue in Modesto has been a Central Valley American grill and burger destination since it opened, building a reputation around the quality fresh-ground burgers and skillet comfort food that earn a Modesto restaurant its loyal following in a San Joaquin Valley city that appreciates a quality neighborhood

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American, Burgers, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 24

Food Fix Truck – Modesto, California

Food Fix Truck has been building a reputation as one of the Central Valley’s most celebrated sandwich food trucks since it opened, producing quality scratch-made sandwiches with house-butchered meats and the from-scratch commitment that earns a mobile operation its city-wide following in a Modesto community that takes its food truck culture seriously. It appeared in

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Califonia, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 24

Cosecha – Oakland, California – Closed

Cosecha appeared in Season 24, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Tacos, Turtles and Tri-Tip,” which aired April 8, 2016, as an Oakland Mexican cafe and restaurant in the Swan’s Market building serving the slow-braised meats, house-made tortillas, and the regional Mexican cooking that earned a downtown Oakland restaurant its devoted following before it

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Califonia, Mexican, Oakland, Restaurants, Season 24

Clove and Hoof – Oakland, California

Clove and Hoof on Broadway in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood has been one of the East Bay’s most celebrated whole-animal butcher shops and burger restaurants since it opened, combining a working artisan butcher counter with a restaurant serving quality burgers and sandwiches made from house-butchered beef and the scratch-made ingredients that earn a neighborhood butcher shop

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Burgers, Califonia, Oakland, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 24

Midtown Creperie – Stockton, California

Midtown Creperie on Pacific Avenue in Stockton has been building a reputation as one of the Central Valley’s most distinctive brunch and cafe destinations since it opened, producing creative sweet and savory crepes made from scratch with the quality ingredients and French technique that earn a Stockton restaurant its destination reputation in a market where

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Califonia, Restaurants, Season 24

From Scratch Restaurant – Carmel, California

From Scratch Restaurant in Carmel’s Barnyard Shopping Village has been a Central California farm-to-table breakfast and brunch destination since it opened, building a menu around locally sourced Monterey Peninsula ingredients and the scratch-made morning food that earns a Carmel restaurant its loyal following in one of California’s most culinarily sophisticated small towns. It appeared in

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Breakfast, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 21

Tavern on 2 – Long Beach, California – Closed

Tavern on 2 appeared in Season 20, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “All Day Dining,” which aired October 3, 2014, as a Long Beach gastropub and bar food destination on East 2nd Street serving creative scratch-made bar food and comfort plates in Belmont Shore that earned a devoted Long Beach following before it

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Califonia, Gastropub, Restaurants, Season 20

Wild Plum Cafe & Bistro – Monterey, California

Wild Plum Cafe and Bistro on Munras Avenue in Monterey has been a city breakfast and lunch institution since it opened, building a menu around scratch-made cafe plates, house-baked pastries, and the from-scratch California cafe food that earns a Monterey restaurant its loyal following in a city with high culinary standards across every meal period.

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Bakery, Breakfast, Califonia, Restaurants, Season 20

Little Napoli – Carmel, California

Little Napoli on Dolores Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea has been a Central California Italian institution since Chef Pepe opened it, building a menu around house-made pasta, wood-fired Italian dishes, and the scratch-made Italian comfort food that earns a Carmel restaurant its destination reputation in one of California’s most culinarily sophisticated small towns. It appeared in Season

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Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 20
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