Fresno Restaurants and Dining

(Fresno, California - CA, USA)

If you have particular tastes or dietary requirements, then do speak to your hotel and see if they are able to recommend a restaurant to suit your needs. Otherwise, simply take a stroll around downtown Fresno or the Tower district and following your nose to the most tempting dining option that presents itself.

In the city center, many of the busiest restaurants and eateries tend to be based around the Fresno County Plaza and its surrounding attractions, such as the Warnors Center for the Performing Arts of Fulton Street.

Popular choices in this part of the city line roads such as Kern Street and its intersecting streets, where the Downtown Bistro has gained quite a reputation for its breakfast burritos and box lunches. Close by there is a Starbucks, if you fancy having a coffee in familiar surroundings.

Where to Eat

If you are staying in the city in the early part of August, then you have timed your vacation well, since at this time of the year, the Fresno Restaurant Week comes to town. This foodie festival sees many of the top restaurants around the city offering discounted fixed-price dining menus and promotions.

Some of the most popular and consistently good dining venues in the city include the Mediterranean Grill and Cafe on U Street, where the Lebanese garlic chicken comes highly recommended. At the Dog House Grill on East Shaw Avenue, it is the fries and barbecue sauce that consistently get rave reviews, while for spicy Mexican fare, pay a visit to the Don Pepe Taqueria Restaurant on North Blackstone Avenue. Well-cooked, well-priced steaks and seafood dishes are the order of the day at the Yosemite Ranch on East Champlain Drive, with many diners favoring the garlic sourdough bread with chicken pot pie soup.

Shopping often goes hand in hand with dining out, particularly when you have heavy bags and need a break. Located on the corner of Nees Avenue and Blackstone Avenue is the Riverpark Shopping Center, where the Dai Bai Dang Chinese restaurant offers a plethora of mouthwatering Asian-inspired dishes. At the River Park Plaza, Yoshino's Sushi House continues this Asian theme, with the Logan's Steak House providing a more filling alternative.

The pedestrianised mall on Fulton Street is another safe bet for shopping and dining, where the Fresno Brewing Company is joined by the Los Panchos Mexican Restaurant and Cantina.