Guidebook for Oakland and Beyond

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Guidebook for Oakland and Beyond

Food Scene

These are some of our favorite places to eat!
Best upscale Mediterranean food in the neighborhood!
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Shakewell
3407 Lakeshore Ave
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Best upscale Mediterranean food in the neighborhood!
Considered one of the best pizza restaurants in Oakland! Original pizza restaurant owned by same chef is Pizzaiolo. Need advanced reservation.
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Sister
3308 Grand Ave
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Considered one of the best pizza restaurants in Oakland! Original pizza restaurant owned by same chef is Pizzaiolo. Need advanced reservation.
Really great burgers and shakes in our hood! Great for families.
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Flipside Burgers, Fries and Shakes
3401 Lakeshore Ave
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Really great burgers and shakes in our hood! Great for families.
Considered the one of the best coffee retailers in Oakland and elsewhere. Popular coffee shop, so ordering in advance for pick up helps.
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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Considered the one of the best coffee retailers in Oakland and elsewhere. Popular coffee shop, so ordering in advance for pick up helps.
People love to hang out here with their laptops. We have one on Lakeshore and one on Lake Park Drive.
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Starbucks
3347 Lakeshore Ave
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People love to hang out here with their laptops. We have one on Lakeshore and one on Lake Park Drive.
Middle Eastern foods: Love their falafels and lemonade! Reasonably priced café.
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Holy Land Kosher Food
677 Rand Ave
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Middle Eastern foods: Love their falafels and lemonade! Reasonably priced café.
Considered the best pizza in the East Bay!
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
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Considered the best pizza in the East Bay!
Very upscale, creative CA. cuisine with Two Michelin Stars. Expensive but excellent.
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Commis
3859 Piedmont Ave
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Very upscale, creative CA. cuisine with Two Michelin Stars. Expensive but excellent.
Very good inexpensive burgers. Oakland's version of "fast food".
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Trueburger
146 Grand Ave
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Very good inexpensive burgers. Oakland's version of "fast food".
Excellent Mexican/Oaxacan food with unique Mexcal cocktails.
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Calavera
2337 Broadway
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Excellent Mexican/Oaxacan food with unique Mexcal cocktails.
Good Spanish food with live music.
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Duende
468 19th St
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Good Spanish food with live music.
Very reasonable and excellent al pastor tacos on homemade corn tortillas. Excellent breakfast burritos! Small, popular walk-in place. You can walk there from here--about 1 mile at our local shopping area on Lakeshore.
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Rico Rico Taco
3205 Lakeshore Ave
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Very reasonable and excellent al pastor tacos on homemade corn tortillas. Excellent breakfast burritos! Small, popular walk-in place. You can walk there from here--about 1 mile at our local shopping area on Lakeshore.
Hip Filipino fare with island-style cocktails with cool ambience.
FOB Kitchen
5179 Telegraph Ave
Hip Filipino fare with island-style cocktails with cool ambience.
Choose various types of Roman style pizza, CUT TO ORDER and sold by weight. Delicious choices!
Pollara Pizzeria
1788 Fourth Street
Choose various types of Roman style pizza, CUT TO ORDER and sold by weight. Delicious choices!
California New American focusing on seasonal, local foods. Specialty cocktails. Outdoor parklet with heaters.
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Almond and Oak
3311 Grand Ave
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California New American focusing on seasonal, local foods. Specialty cocktails. Outdoor parklet with heaters.
Yummy , modern California-Israeli food. Order the cheese-filled falafels and cauliflower mezze and extra hummus!
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Pomella
3770 Piedmont Ave
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Yummy , modern California-Israeli food. Order the cheese-filled falafels and cauliflower mezze and extra hummus!
Very hip and cool decor with delicious food and artisan cocktails. Unique, intimate environs to just hang out in!
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Bardo Lounge & Supper Club
3343 Lakeshore Ave
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Very hip and cool decor with delicious food and artisan cocktails. Unique, intimate environs to just hang out in!
Limited amounts of hand-made soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles -- sells out quickly. Love their ramen and other foods! Located in funky West Oakland area with other hip cafes.
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Soba Ichi
2311A Magnolia St
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Limited amounts of hand-made soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles -- sells out quickly. Love their ramen and other foods! Located in funky West Oakland area with other hip cafes.
Our favorite Burmese restaurant! Everything is consistently good -- can't resist their garlic noodles and pea-shoot salad!
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Teni East Kitchen
4015 Broadway
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Our favorite Burmese restaurant! Everything is consistently good -- can't resist their garlic noodles and pea-shoot salad!
Most people consider Noah's to have the best bagels, and I agree.
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Noah's Bagels
3351 Lakeshore Ave
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Most people consider Noah's to have the best bagels, and I agree.
Lines out the door for their fried chicken sandwiches! Lunch only -- go early or later than noon.
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Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Ave
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Lines out the door for their fried chicken sandwiches! Lunch only -- go early or later than noon.
Locals like their home-made pizzas, soups, breads and pastries.
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Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
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Locals like their home-made pizzas, soups, breads and pastries.
Convenient one-stop shopping: excellent cheese, fish, meat, deli, bakery, wine, coffee and produce shops. Top-rated, unique foods; excellent olive oils & vinegars, etc.
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Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College Ave
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Convenient one-stop shopping: excellent cheese, fish, meat, deli, bakery, wine, coffee and produce shops. Top-rated, unique foods; excellent olive oils & vinegars, etc.
The most anticipated BBQ restaurant opened 11/20. Expect 1-3 hr. lines Fri-Sun in West Oakland! Matt Horn is a master pit master.
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Horn Barbecue
2534 Mandela Parkway
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The most anticipated BBQ restaurant opened 11/20. Expect 1-3 hr. lines Fri-Sun in West Oakland! Matt Horn is a master pit master.
I like their CA./Japanese sensibility. Known for their fried chicken and juicy burgers.
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Hopscotch
1915 San Pablo Ave
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I like their CA./Japanese sensibility. Known for their fried chicken and juicy burgers.
Yummy chocolates, drinks and pastries.
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The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Cafe and Bakery
5427 College Ave
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Yummy chocolates, drinks and pastries.
Cool, hip late-night place with innovative cocktails and tasty Asian-inspired foods.
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Viridian
2216 Broadway
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Cool, hip late-night place with innovative cocktails and tasty Asian-inspired foods.
Deli with great pastrami and breakfast sandwiches
Delirama
1746 Solano Avenue
Deli with great pastrami and breakfast sandwiches
Modern, light French seafood-centric dishes with local produce.
The Rendez-Vous
5526 Martin Luther King Junior Way
Modern, light French seafood-centric dishes with local produce.
Asian-inspired sandwich shop -- must try Sichuan hot chicken sandwich!
Ok's Deli
3932 Telegraph Avenue
Asian-inspired sandwich shop -- must try Sichuan hot chicken sandwich!
Fast-casual Greek sensation
Souvla
2505 3rd Street
Fast-casual Greek sensation
An actual farmer opened this restaurant -- actual farm to table creation!
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Pomella
3770 Piedmont Ave
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An actual farmer opened this restaurant -- actual farm to table creation!
Spacious patio -- has fruit-forward pastries and lunch items like quiche which turns into classy dinner spot.
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Babette Cafe
2033 Center St
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Spacious patio -- has fruit-forward pastries and lunch items like quiche which turns into classy dinner spot.
Good To Eat Dumplings & Modern Taiwanese Cusine
1298 65th Street
Yummy Taiwanese dumplings!
Popular sushi spinoff from popular omakase hit, Ju-Ni, in San Francisco
Handroll Project
598 Guerrero Street
Popular sushi spinoff from popular omakase hit, Ju-Ni, in San Francisco
Casual Vietnamese -- huge inexpensive banh mi sandwiches. Open Fri-Sun only.
Banh Mi Ba Le
1909 International Blvd
Casual Vietnamese -- huge inexpensive banh mi sandwiches. Open Fri-Sun only.
Delicious Italian pastas!
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Belotti Ristorante E Bottega
5403 College Ave
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Delicious Italian pastas!
Cultured Pickle Shop
800 Bancroft Way
DAYTRIP
4316 Telegraph Avenue
Great Filipino restaurant
FOB Kitchen
5179 Telegraph Ave
Great Filipino restaurant
Popular Chinese restaurant with exceptional Peking duck
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Great China Restaurant
2190 Bancroft Way
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Popular Chinese restaurant with exceptional Peking duck
Delicious Thai food in hip, casual space
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Jo's Modern Thai
3725 MacArthur Boulevard
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Delicious Thai food in hip, casual space
Delicious lunch and dinner spot
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Juanita & Maude
825 San Pablo Ave
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Delicious lunch and dinner spot
Unique Peruvian food
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Mägo
3762 Piedmont Ave
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Unique Peruvian food
Inexpensive, very good tacos. Also has booth at Friday's farmers market.
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Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph Ave
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Inexpensive, very good tacos. Also has booth at Friday's farmers market.
Delicious Singaporean "hawker" foods. Mixed Singaporean and Cal/Italian sensibilities. Take out only. Popular hot spot.
Lion Dance Cafe
Delicious Singaporean "hawker" foods. Mixed Singaporean and Cal/Italian sensibilities. Take out only. Popular hot spot.
My favorite hot dog place! Cheap and good dogs and buns.
Top Dog
My favorite hot dog place! Cheap and good dogs and buns.
Great fried chicken sandwiches from BBQ pit master Matt Horn!
Kowbird
Great fried chicken sandwiches from BBQ pit master Matt Horn!
Popular Mexican food joint
Taqueria El Paisa@.com
4610 International Blvd
Popular Mexican food joint

Essentials

Low-cost neighborhood grocery with many organic choices and inexpensive wines and flowers.
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
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Low-cost neighborhood grocery with many organic choices and inexpensive wines and flowers.
Safeway on Grand Ave. is closer, but the one on Broadway is bigger and better staffed.
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Safeway
5100 Broadway
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Safeway on Grand Ave. is closer, but the one on Broadway is bigger and better staffed.
Similar to Safeway grocery store.
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Lucky Supermarkets
815 Marina Village Pkwy
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Similar to Safeway grocery store.
This is where I shop the most, even though it's more expensive than other grocery stores. Has great amount of organic foods, produce & fruits; fish, meat, deli, cheese & prepared foods; supplements & vitamins; cafe.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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This is where I shop the most, even though it's more expensive than other grocery stores. Has great amount of organic foods, produce & fruits; fish, meat, deli, cheese & prepared foods; supplements & vitamins; cafe.

Parks & Nature

There is a popular 3.4 mile/5 kilometers walking and jogging path around its perimeter. This is a natural salt water tidal lagoon connected to the Oakland/Alameda Estuary (part of the Pacific Ocean's tide). Go people watch, bird watch, cruise on a gondola, lay on the grass, and enjoy local musicians and the sunshine! There's a great outdoor bar to view everything.
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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There is a popular 3.4 mile/5 kilometers walking and jogging path around its perimeter. This is a natural salt water tidal lagoon connected to the Oakland/Alameda Estuary (part of the Pacific Ocean's tide). Go people watch, bird watch, cruise on a gondola, lay on the grass, and enjoy local musicians and the sunshine! There's a great outdoor bar to view everything.
Nice hikes nearby.
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Redwood Regional Park
7867 Redwood Road
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Nice hikes nearby.
A relatively easy short loop around the Preserve.
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Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
7087 Skyline Blvd
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A relatively easy short loop around the Preserve.
Tilden Park is one of the gems in the Bay Area!
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Tilden Park Merry Go Round
Lake Anza Road
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Tilden Park is one of the gems in the Bay Area!
Convenient hiking areas nearby.
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Joaquin Miller Park
3300 Joaquin Miller Rd
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Convenient hiking areas nearby.

Arts & Culture

Wonderful permanent and special exhibits. Great collection of California artists. Has fun "Friday Nights" events & many good food trucks there.
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Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
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Wonderful permanent and special exhibits. Great collection of California artists. Has fun "Friday Nights" events & many good food trucks there.
This is an immersive art and community experience held on the first Friday of each month from 5-9pm. There are art galleries, artist collectives, street artists, culinary artisans, performers, musicians, dancers, DJs and poets. A fun experience walking on Telegraph Ave.!
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First Fridays
2633 Telegraph Ave
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This is an immersive art and community experience held on the first Friday of each month from 5-9pm. There are art galleries, artist collectives, street artists, culinary artisans, performers, musicians, dancers, DJs and poets. A fun experience walking on Telegraph Ave.!
Great space observatory!
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Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Blvd
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Great space observatory!
Wonderful exhibits and films
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
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Wonderful exhibits and films

Shopping

There's always a trendy bargain!
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Gap
3277 Lakeshore Ave
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There's always a trendy bargain!
One of a kind, hand-crafted gifts and other products. Hosts crafts classes.
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Bay-Made
3295 Lakeshore Ave
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One of a kind, hand-crafted gifts and other products. Hosts crafts classes.

Entertainment & Activities

Popular, small and intimate jazz venue -- great viewing in most seats. Also wonderful Japanese food -- if you have a dinner reservation, you get an advantage for better seats.
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Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
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Popular, small and intimate jazz venue -- great viewing in most seats. Also wonderful Japanese food -- if you have a dinner reservation, you get an advantage for better seats.