Restaurants & Bars
Castro Valley Restaurant Has Best Cookies In Bay Area: East Bay Times
See which Castro Valley eatery that readers say has some of the region's best cookies.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA — East Bay Times readers think that Denica’s Real Food Kitchen in Castro Valley has some of the region’s best chocolate chip cookies.
After the paper published a preliminary list in April, readers wrote in to give them even more ideas. At the top of the list was Denica’s Real Food Kitchen, which has locations in Castro Valley, Livermore, Dublin, and most recently on Rosewood Drive in Pleasanton.
The celebrated restaurant is famous as the best place for any kind of breakfast food including eggs, four kinds of Benedicts, pancakes, crepes, and so much more. Look at the photos on the order page to see the mouth-watering choices.
They offer 18 varieties of cookies baked fresh daily, including classic chocolate chip, oatmeal chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate chip, ube coconut, and many more, including a signature blue box of a mix of the most popular cookies.
While the menu is extensive, owners James and Denica Freitas got their start with cookies and pastries. James Freitas once owned a business called Cookie Express. Namesake Denica Freitas owned a business called Cakes by Denica, and the two merged their businesses to open the original Denica’s Pastry Café in Dublin.
Denica’s Real Food Kitchen is located at 2723 Castro Valley Blvd. in Castro Valley. Business hours are 7 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday and 7 am to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday. Reach them at 510-537-1100. You may also order online.
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