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Berkeley, CA
48Events this week
7Free things to do
90New spots
83New stories

● Checked Sunday, September 6, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Berkeley

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 48 events, day by day →

Discount Tuesdays

Tuesday 11am · Pacific Pinball Museum

Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday 7pm · Dog Haus Biergarten · Free

Tango Salon -Intermediate Level

Tuesday 7:30pm · Hidden City Ballroom

Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney: The Flannel and The Fury 2026

Wednesday 6:30pm · The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre

FREE DRINK & DRAW WEDS @ The New Parkway Theater *Make New Friends*

Wednesday 7:30pm · The New Parkway Theater · Free

New in Berkeley

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Korean Superette

Restaurants

Banchan for days: Part market, part kitchen, Korean Superette is where you snag daily house-made banchan, bulgogi, and rotating seasonal specials, then hang on the back patio with a warm bowl or cold noodles.

korean-superette.com ↗

Ebiko

Restaurants

Weeknight sushi win: Whether you’re powering through a project or dodging dishes, Ebiko turns out fresh, varied sushi rolls and satisfying rice bowls built for takeout.

ebikosushi.com ↗

Via del Corso

Restaurants

Weeknight pasta glow-up: Via del Corso brings North Berkeley some trattoria-in-Italy vibes, with handmade pastas and Northern Italian plates in a bright, easygoing room.

viadelcorso.net ↗

Berkeley’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Berkeley’s best →

Most read in Berkeley

The five stories Berkeley readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Police: Shoplifter attacked Berkeley CVS clerk with bear spray

    A shoplifter attacked a Berkeley CVS employee with bear spray, which also hit a customer, after being kicked out of the store for stealing.

    Full story at berkeleyside.org ↗

  2. ‘Shame’: Video of UC Berkeley homeless encampment has parents up in arms

    A homeless encampment near the University of California, Berkeley is under scrutiny as students arrive for classes.

    Full story at bizpacreview.com ↗

  3. Inside Berkeley’s legal battle with its homeless residents

    Unlike other Bay Area cities, Berkeley does not have a local camping ban.

    Full story at sfstandard.com ↗

  4. Berkeley Outlet, a ‘hoarder’s delight,’ is closing after 48 years

    Paul Neidert, founder of Berkeley Outlet, is closing his second-hand shop after 48 years, following the death of his wife, Kjersten, who passed away from pancreatic cancer.

    Full story at berkeleyside.org ↗

  5. Olsen-Designed Midcentury Modern Berkeley Home Lists for $1.4 Million

    The architect Donald Olsen designed the midcentury modern Berkeley home, 775 San Diego Road, for Arthur Frederic Kip, a UC Berkeley physics professor whose pioneering semiconductor research laid the scientific groundwork for computers and electronics.

    Full story at wdcnews6.com ↗

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