After nearly 20 years in business, Vanessa's Bistro to close at the end of the year

"A longtime community staple for fresh French-Vietnamese fare is bidding farewell to Berkeley. Vanessa's Bistro, open for nearly two decades on Solano Ave., will shutter permanently at the end of December. Co-owner Vi Nguyen told Nosh that her landlord won't be renewing the restaurant's lease and that, facing financial headwinds and dwindling foot traffic, keeping the business open is no longer viable."

"The mother-daughter owned restaurant is known for serving comforting, hearty meals like seafood bouillabaisse garnished with garlic bread and a five-spice maple leaf duck confit. Vanessa's Bistro was located at 1715 Solano Ave. (at Tulare Ave.) in Berkeley."

Vanessa's Bistro, a mother-daughter owned French-Vietnamese restaurant on Solano Avenue in Berkeley, will close at the end of December after nearly two decades. The restaurant's landlord will not renew the lease, and financial headwinds combined with dwindling foot traffic made continued operation nonviable. The establishment was known for comforting, hearty dishes such as seafood bouillabaisse garnished with garlic bread and a five-spice maple leaf duck confit. The restaurant occupied 1715 Solano Ave. (at Tulare Ave.) in Berkeley and had been regarded as a longtime community staple for fresh French-Vietnamese fare.

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