Fresh, seasonally inspired cooking in the heart of Berkeley.

Our Story

Garden Variety uses the best local ingredients to create vibrant and flavorful lunches.

Garden Variety fulfills a long time dream of chef owner Jeff Wampler to open and operate his own restaurant. After founding and successfully running a Silicon Valley catering business for 10-years, Jeff is excited to continue creating curated dishes that reflect his fine-dining past with an emphasis on fresh, everyday deliciousness!

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Rose Garden

Directly behind Garden Variety’s storefront sits our Rose Garden; an urban, garden oasis that allows customers to enjoy open-air dining while surrounded by beautiful roses.

Our convenient downtown location and idyllic outdoor setting makes the Rose Garden the perfect venue to host your private event.

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what people say about us!

  • Had my first takeout lunch today. The buttermilk fried chicken sandwich. It was AWESOME! Can't wait to go back for their salads and soups. This is definitely going to be my new downtown Berkeley spot. Definitely given them a try!
    Julie H. - September 2020 [★★★★★]
  • Delicious fresh salads and hearty soups! Adorable back rose garden patio to enjoy your lunch! I ate the soba noodle salad for lunch and it was so filling, I only could eat half! I bought one of each salad and soup for our family dinner tonight!
    Mia D. - August 2020 [★★★★★]
  • Run, don't walk to Garden Variety. This place rocks. The ingredients were incredibly fresh and delicious, but also healthy. Salads, soups and cookies were all a hit for my wife and I. We'll be back! Great edition to the neighborhood with a nice little outdoor area.
    Brett G. - August 2020 [★★★★★]
  • The lunch spot of my dreams. Delicious, fresh salads with complex and beautifully composed flavors. The jerk chicken and pineapple salad blew me away. The gumbo was perfect. Cookies great too. Run, don't walk.
    Emily M. - August 2020 [★★★★★]
  • What a gem Garden Variety is - incredibly delicious salads (I tried the Soba Noodle and the Farro Salads) and soups (both the Chicken Gumbo and the Green Curry) - all was amazing and the owner Jeff could not have been more welcoming and friendly. Give this place a shot and you will NOT be disappointed!!!
    Dylan E. - August 2020 [★★★★★]