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Mezzo
2442 Telegraph Ave.
It’s back! Though formerly known as Cafe Intermezzo (which burned to the ground in 2011), this incarnation as Mezzo has the same open feeling, long line, and window seats--though now it is in contemporary design and those windows are covered by a “cheese board” to keep the street people from staring in.
However, the servings of honey bread and salads are as good, and BIG, as ever. As we used to do, my dining partner and I shared a Veggie Delight salad and were once again adequately fed. That salad definitely belongs among the world's best and just might be one of the biggest. It consists of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, garbanzo beans, corn, croutons, and red beans topped with a hunk of avocado, a hard-boiled egg, a hunk of honey bread, and wedge of watermelon--all tossed with your choice of a delicious (our is always sweet poppy dressing). All this for US$10! I enjoyed this salad many times in the past at Cafe Intermezzo and look forward to enjoying it many more times in the future at the new Mezzo.
In addition to the salads, sandwiches and soup of the past, Mezzo’s new menu has daily toast specials, pastries, and breakfast burritos at breakfast, and throughout the day an espresso bar dispenses a variety of lattes (think tumeric or mint) as well as nitro brews and a variety of milk and sweetener options. The cafe is connected with Raleigh’s pub and they share a back patio.
More things to do on Telegraph Avenue.
Way more things to do in Berkeley.
More ideas for exploring Northern California.
images ©2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
It’s back! Though formerly known as Cafe Intermezzo (which burned to the ground in 2011), this incarnation as Mezzo has the same open feeling, long line, and window seats--though now it is in contemporary design and those windows are covered by a “cheese board” to keep the street people from staring in.
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| exterior of Mezzo on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California |
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| looking out through the "cheeseboard" from Mezzo on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California |
However, the servings of honey bread and salads are as good, and BIG, as ever. As we used to do, my dining partner and I shared a Veggie Delight salad and were once again adequately fed. That salad definitely belongs among the world's best and just might be one of the biggest. It consists of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, garbanzo beans, corn, croutons, and red beans topped with a hunk of avocado, a hard-boiled egg, a hunk of honey bread, and wedge of watermelon--all tossed with your choice of a delicious (our is always sweet poppy dressing). All this for US$10! I enjoyed this salad many times in the past at Cafe Intermezzo and look forward to enjoying it many more times in the future at the new Mezzo.
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| overview of Mezzo on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California |
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| Veggie Delight salad at Mezzo on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California |
In addition to the salads, sandwiches and soup of the past, Mezzo’s new menu has daily toast specials, pastries, and breakfast burritos at breakfast, and throughout the day an espresso bar dispenses a variety of lattes (think tumeric or mint) as well as nitro brews and a variety of milk and sweetener options. The cafe is connected with Raleigh’s pub and they share a back patio.
More things to do on Telegraph Avenue.
Way more things to do in Berkeley.
More ideas for exploring Northern California.
images ©2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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