Location: Concord
Top Restaurants in Concord
Top Things to do in Concord
Concord Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Concord
Concord (/ˈkɒŋkɔːrd/ KONG-kord) is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067 making it the 8th largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months. The city is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area, and is 29 miles (47 kilometres) east of San Francisco.
Things to do in Concord
1. Eureka! Concord
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By Morgan2010 - Lebanon, New Jersey
Is a 'typical' American bar/restaurant place, but they do it well. Nothing all that interesting on the menu. I had bison burger and potato chowder. Chowder heavy on bacon flavor = yummy. Burger cooked as ordered. Nothing special, but certainly above average.
2. Melo's Pizza & Pasta
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By juanita_v - Woodland, California
It was mostly empty when we came in for a late lunch/early dinner, and we were hungry! Our server suggested that we get the family size salad rather than individual salads as a cost savings and real value. Wow, that salad was huge! With individual dressings on the side and bread on the table, we could have made a meal of salad alone. I was finishing my second helping when the rest of the meal came. I forgot how good a Melo's pizza could be! M was in heaven with her plate of pasta and shrimp. My husband and I tackled the pizza. Thankfully, we waddled out of there with leftovers nicely packaged.
3. Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 240 reviews
Reviewed By Kitman - Oxnard, California
This place is located in the strip mall area...easy to miss. It's across the street from the Hilton hotel. Mall equals lots of parking available...but sometimes that might mean a short walk.
Chowing down here with some friends from down south. No waiting at peak dinner time for a group of five on a Wednesday night. I tried the Bison burger with a salad. The salad was really good. The burger was good too but I've had other buffalo burgers that were way tastier at other restaurants. I tried an Oak Brown ale also (after a sample)...it was a pretty good brown beer.
The atmosphere is nice and open. No problems with the staff either. The are lots of TV monitors throughout the place. There's also an outside seating area, but we sat inside. I liked this restaurant a lot, but nothing exceptional stood out to make it anything more than average for me. No objections to coming back here again.
4. Jack's Restaurant & Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 278 reviews
We’re here seven days a week. We want you to feel comfortable coming in any time. All of those days. For breakfast, lunch or dinner. We want to be the place you come to for an omelet and coffee before work, a cocktail and appetizers after, a quick bite for lunch or dinner, or a burger and a beer before or after the movie. We want to be the place for a dressed-up meal when you’re trying to impress that special someone. And we want to be the place where you hold your business meetings or celebrate life’s milestones — birthdays, graduations, engagements, weddings and more.
Reviewed By toohuge - vallejo
This place has a tap room for beers as well as a bar and main restaurant. The menu is quit good and it's a good vibe.
5. Luigi's Italian Delicatessen
Overall Ratings
5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By 2015Happy59 - Concord, California
The sandwiches are fresh and delicious. I especially like the Luciano Pavarotti (turkey, bacon, avocado, tomato, and sprouts) on sour dough bread. One sandwich feeds two people. There are many choices for interesting combinations of ingredients in your sandwich so everyone will find something to order.
6. Diggers Diner
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By joel1316 - Pittsburg, CA
Ever since I found and tried this place, I can't stay away!
Their breakfast offerings are great and you can't beat their hamburgers!
My wife says she had the most flavorful mushroom and Swiss burger at Digger's!
Service is fast and all the employees are super friendly!
I can't stop using exclamation points!
7. La Sen Bistro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
Reviewed By Agapanthus1 - Walnut Creek, California
Went here with friends, because my husband always raves about the duck. Salads were nice; much preferred the Gorgonzola to the fried Brie, which turned out to be two little pieces of panko-coated, deep fried Brie in a classic/basic green salad.
Charming, tiny place, entrees were good, not crazy-good by any means, but certainly satisfactory, but what was not was the fact that our earnest waiter messed up on one of the 4 entrees, so 3 of us very slowly ate half or more of our entree until the correct one showed up quite a bit later. We all were polite about it, but it kind of ruined the nice time we were all having. I thought the waiter would have at tossed us a complimentary dessert after that, but no, and that fact indeed left a bad taste in my mouth.
8. Luna Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By Michelle M
We were looking for a good local Italian food restaurant and found it at Luna Ristorante. Although the restaurant was small, it made up for it in atmosphere, service and flavor. My husband had the lasagna and I had the chicken penne polo pesto and we split a caesar salad. Everything was delicious. I think this will be our go to restaurant when we are craving Italian food, which is often!
9. Giant Chef Burger Incorporated
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 69 reviews
Reviewed By Candyce P - Fordland, Missouri
Woke up early this morning and hungry. Searched maps and saw this place. Thought why not try someplace new to us.
We were greeted by a smiling waitress Lila and the pleasant experience began. The traditional breakfast is plenty of food and everything was cooked to our liking.
Lila even got my dry toast request right, which rarely happens at the chain restaurants.
Overall this was a gem of a find in our journey
10. Fuddruckers
Overall Ratings
4 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By LightFighter - Lafayette, California
My wife and I dropped in with our grandson recently for a quick lunch. Although we frequented the place when the kids were young, we had not been back in many years. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the burger and fries were still excellent. The burgers have amazing fresh-baked buns, high quality beef and are available with a variety of add-ons and cheeses.
A good place to take the family for an excellent burger.
