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High Five

And today, we thank you for attending our sensory tour. Let’s begin.

Marvel: At the enchanting black and white decor, chandeliers, coiffured ceilings, and art deco nuances inside Berkeley’s newly renovated Hotel Shattuck. Built in 1910, the boutique hotel houses Five — chef Scott Howard’s posh restaurant (opening tomorrow) and lounge named for the human senses.

Grasp: Your Moscow Mule and other classic cocktails to toast reinvented classic American fare like pork ’n’ beans, oysters Rockefeller, tuna tartare, and surf ’n’ turf deviled eggs.

Sniff: Out a table in the elegant dining room or cozy up in posh red velvet chairs in the swanky bar, complete with a retro black and white checkered floor and white columns.

Devour: Butterscotch pudding or apricot and lavender souffle for dessert.

Eavesdrop: If you have a sense of humor.


Five, inside Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way, at Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510-845-7300 or five-berkeley.com).