(I meant "north bay" to include SF/Oakland/Berkeley, as opposed to the south bay; not so much to go to Marin.) That's interesting. I would have guessed half th

(I meant "north bay" to include SF/Oakland/Berkeley, as opposed to the south bay; not so much to go to Marin.) That's interesting. I would have guessed half that number -- although if you count each country in the central and south Americas, including island nations like Cuba, isn't that roughly just one restaurant per country? Also, bottom line, I'm pretty sure that 20 is quite dwarfed by the number of Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area. Perhaps even if we only counted taquerias, which seem to pop up almost once per block in some areas. Thanks for making an actual numeric estimate. > I don't really think of the north bay (or the peninsula) as culinary destinations, but SF and the east bay are great for food. Agreed, although note that some good restaurants (if not Michelin-starred) tend to be sparse, rather than nonexistent, in some of those more deprived cities. And even Michelin stars can be found in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Woodside, Saratoga and Los Gatos, which surprises many people.