Relaxed yet trendy and surprisingly elegant for this university town, Comal draws a diverse, multigenerational, decidedly casual crowd for creative Mexican-influenced fare and well-crafted cocktails. The menu centers on small dishes that lend themselves to sharing: try the bright and subtle Dungeness crab with avocado, endive, and mandarins; tender and perfectly seasoned heritage pork...
Comal Restaurant Review:
The earthy fare enjoyed by campesinos south of the border for centuries gets dressed up and brought to the nonstop party that is Comal: nonstop because the menu changes every single day, party because the large space (its patio alone occupies 2,500 square feet) became downtown Berkeley's hotspot almost the minute it opened. Comal's ever-shifting array of authentic but unmistakably localized...