Plátano Salvadoran Cuisine

Platano is the desire to bring Salvadoran culture and cuisine in a nice warm atmosphere to the heart of Berkeley, now Chef Nicolas & his brother Juan are steping up to keep the authentic taste of El Salvador and Central America.

8 / 10
127
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  • Phone

    (510) 704-0325

  • Website

    cafeplatano.com

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  • Type

    Latin American Restaurant

Address

2042 University Ave (btwn. Milvia St. & Shattuck Ave.) Berkeley , CA 94704 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer

Comments / 43


Keywords:

papusas salpicon casamiento good service avocado salad empanadas pupusas chicken tamales casual sangria lively authentic family-friendly great value prime rib beer plantains lunch platanos yuca
Rachael Leonie

My first time trying Salvadoran cuisine, and I wasn't disappointed. Order beer to split with the table, the avocado salad , and don't miss the pupusas !!

Pooja Nair

Delicious food- love their pupusas , casamiento , and garlic shrimp dish. Sangria is also excellent.

Lee McEachern

Try the Cola Champan. It's sweet, but not like a traditional cola. It's fruity and floral and great with lunch . It is comparable to a cream soda , but it has a greater depth of flavor.

Katherine Ramírez

Best place!! I usually go there every week or so. The staff is really nice and pay attention to everything!

Camille Villa

Value + taste? Go for the lunch specials : pupusas , tamales , and platanos (with crema )! Served up with the house hot sauce and homemade curtido.

Rebecca Wang

Listen to everyone, and try the papusas ! They serve from their lunch menu during dinner if you ask.

James ..

The service was extremely slow when we came in for dinner . It took almost 20 mins just to get someone to our table. The pupusas , pastelitos and avocado salad with grilled chicken were all delicious.

Craig Morrison

That avocado salad was fresh and tasty with a zesty dressing , crisp greens, and some black beans for a little protein. Yum!

Mortiche Wong

Arroz pupusas are great, difficult to find elsewhere. Their sopas are legit, served with house made thick tortillas .

Anders Hudson

Fantastic menu, all price ranges. Good for pre show to go food.

Adam Planas

The Prime Rib special is delicious and a great deal for $16! I don't think they have it every day but if you go and they do, definitely get it

Nils Heymann

The salpicon is authentic and the pupusas are great. Platano Crete brûlée super yummy too

Machete Boxer

This place is great, have the cheese pupusas with plantains abs beans! Is delicious

Carlos Melara

Try the empanadas , pupusas ,Mar y Tierra, salad juice , oh wait !! try everything!

Jim Anderson

Try the Salvadoran Combination Plate - Chicken & Yucca tamale , chorizo pupusa and plantains

Jim Anderson

Try the Salvadoran Combination Plate - Chicken tamale , chorizo Puppusa and plantains

Emilia Flockhart

Place felt kinda grotty and dirty . Could defo do with a deep clean especially on the ledges above the table.

Emilia Flockhart

Found the Pupusas pretty bland and boring. Ordered four different ones but they were all the same. Sauce tasted like juice from a can of tomatoes . Fine but dull.

Claude Draillard

Pupusas are exquisite and the service quite nice.

Jim Anderson

Try the Plantains - So sweet and delicious!

Lance Thornswood

Salpicón is excellent. You must try it!

Jim Anderson

Try the Chicken Tamale - With yucca & pickled onions

Neil Buckman

Try a papusa with a Salvadorian beer .

MzLeggs Gemini

The plantains and creme is soooo yummy

Jim Anderson

Try the Pupusa - This one is filled with chorizo

Andy Guerra

Get here before 230pm to get the lunch specials ; YUM!

Lauren Aguilar

Their casamiento is delish!

Aurora Theatre Company

Make a night of it with dinner and live theatre at Aurora Theatre Company.

Corey Reese

The papusas are amazing here, but watch out for the chilate - it tastes like melty crayons and glue mixed with gruel and dead unicorns.

Norman Avila

Good central american food . It tastes original

Jay Martin

Papusas with homemade salsa

Jason Dearborn

Albondigas and the casamiento are great.

Claudia Chang

Tamales (:

Michelle Cohn

I love papusas <3

Michelle Cohn

Me enjoying a yummy empanada

guliz

They have gluten free menu ! Great place great food

Jason

Try the Steamed Yucca

Jason

Try the Pupusas

Jason

Try the Salvadoran Stew

Jason

Try the Sangria

Oz B

Have patience. The food is great, but the service is always ALWAYS slow.

Diego Romero

Excelente lugar para cualquier que cualquier Caribeño se sienta como en casa. Pidan las pupusas con cualquier acompañante y los plátanos con frijoles ! Great place for a Caribbean cuisine experience!

Moi Tejada

Muy buena comida y muy buen servicio lo recomiendo ????????????

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