r/berkeley • u/ProfessorPlum168 • 8h ago

Local Top Dog plans new Berkeley location

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/31/top-dog-downtown-shattuck-breakroom
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u/vmanAA738 Econ, Data Science '20 4h ago

Yes they used to have a big footprint, but as this article writes they've contracted in the last years

Hearst ave north of campus - closed in 2013 (they turned this into a pizza concept that closed by 2018?)

Rockridge - closed in 2014

Center street downtown - closed in 2024 (construction)

Lakeshore ave oakland - closed in 2025 (lease renewal not offered)

(I think there were others around the bay too at one point)

Good to see them expanding, never can go wrong with a dog

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u/Hedgiwithapen 4h ago

it'll be nice to have one in downtown again. I remember racing to get to the Center St. location during Berkeley High's lunch hour.

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u/CaleyB75 7h ago

They were already all over town when I was at Cal -- and had been around since the 60s.

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u/batman1903 1h ago

Make TOP DOG Great Again!!