Caprice Café on State Street is the downtown standby — a brick-walled bistro with a French-leaning California menu: salads, sandwiches, fish, a short steak section, a wine list that is short but well-chosen. The dining room is small and the outdoor patio out front catches the evening light.
Lunch is the best value, with most plates in the $15–20 range. Dinner is more ambitious and a little more expensive. Reservations help on Friday and Saturday evenings.