Restaurants & Food
Cafe Platano
Berkeley, CA
..is the desire to bring Salvadoran culture and cuisine in a nice warm atmosphere to the heart of Berkeley, California. Now, Chef Nicolas & his brother Juan are stepping up to keep the authentic taste of El Salvador and Central America in the Bay Area
Platano first opened its doors in Berkeley, on July 15th, 2006. Thanks to the great taste of our food & culture, we have extended throughout the Bay Area, Central Valley and now opened our doors in 3 other locations (Oakland, Tracy, & Stockton)
Our specialties are our authentic Pupusas , stuffed thick corn flour tortillas or rice flour served with curtido and salsa, and our famous Mar y Tierra , grilled New York steak & grilled seasoned shrimp served with avocado and chimol.
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How we sourced this
Listed from the business's own website (https://cafeplatano.com/) and from BARTable's guide to Hispanic and Latino-owned businesses near BART, published by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, both checked on 30 August 2026. Its city is taken from the postal address on its own site (Berkeley, CA 94704). The card photograph comes from its own website.
- Latino-owned — · source
BARTable's guide to Hispanic and Latino-owned businesses near BART, published by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District names this business, in a guide that is entirely about Latino-owned businesses. That is a publicly listed source rather than a statement from the business itself.
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