Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Wonderful Italian food. This isn't just pizza, it's a gorgeous atmosphere and the menu changes daily according to what's fresh at the farmer's market.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph AveWonderful Italian food. This isn't just pizza, it's a gorgeous atmosphere and the menu changes daily according to what's fresh at the farmer's market.
Burmese food is a blend of many South Asian flavors. Don't miss the Tea Leaf salad or Rainbow Salad. Beautiful ambiance.
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement StBurmese food is a blend of many South Asian flavors. Don't miss the Tea Leaf salad or Rainbow Salad. Beautiful ambiance.
Ridiculously good pastries and coffee! Walking distance!
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Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
3350 Adeline StRidiculously good pastries and coffee! Walking distance!
Mexican fare with a contemporary spin. It's a colorful cantina with a festive outdoor patio. Great margaritas too!
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont AvenueMexican fare with a contemporary spin. It's a colorful cantina with a festive outdoor patio. Great margaritas too!
AH-mazing bakery - everything is gluten-free, but you wouldn't know it. Pastries and sandwiches and more.
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Mariposa Baking Company
5427 Telegraph AveAH-mazing bakery - everything is gluten-free, but you wouldn't know it. Pastries and sandwiches and more.
Wonderful place for brunch!
Lively setting for French eats for breakfast, lunch or dinner, plus a garden open in good weather.
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La Note
2377 Shattuck AveWonderful place for brunch!
Lively setting for French eats for breakfast, lunch or dinner, plus a garden open in good weather.
Locavores come for creative Californian fare made with seasonal ingredients & West Coast wines.
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Gather
2200 Oxford StLocavores come for creative Californian fare made with seasonal ingredients & West Coast wines.
Grab a cup of Blue Bottle coffee at Blue Bottle's production facility, which features a pastry kitchen, training lab, offices, and a cupping room. The straightforward materials – brick, timber, concrete, glass, structural steel – make 300 Webster a peaceful and inspiring environment for enjoying coffee.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster StGrab a cup of Blue Bottle coffee at Blue Bottle's production facility, which features a pastry kitchen, training lab, offices, and a cupping room. The straightforward materials – brick, timber, concrete, glass, structural steel – make 300 Webster a peaceful and inspiring environment for enjoying coffee.
This family-owned and operated retro soda fountain dishes out hearty portions of old-fashioned favorites and big scoops of homemade ice cream. Try their signature Black & Tan Sundae. Lunch and dinner daily.
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Fentons Creamery
4226 Piedmont AveThis family-owned and operated retro soda fountain dishes out hearty portions of old-fashioned favorites and big scoops of homemade ice cream. Try their signature Black & Tan Sundae. Lunch and dinner daily.
Shopping
This is a little alley that has wonderful jewelry, clothing, a hipster barbershop, a cashew-based ice cream shop (Curbside creamery) and other delights!
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Temescal Alley
Temescal AlleyThis is a little alley that has wonderful jewelry, clothing, a hipster barbershop, a cashew-based ice cream shop (Curbside creamery) and other delights!
Drinks & Nightlife
Yoshi's is famous for it's music from all over the world. It's an Oakland institution (there's now on in SF too)! You can also have a great meal. It's an intimate 300 person venue.
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Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero WestYoshi's is famous for it's music from all over the world. It's an Oakland institution (there's now on in SF too)! You can also have a great meal. It's an intimate 300 person venue.
This is a great bar and restaurant in downtown - or as we call it, Uptown Oakland. It's near the Paramount Theater, a 3000 seat Art Deco concert hall. Drinks, atmosphere and food.
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Flora
1900 Telegraph AveThis is a great bar and restaurant in downtown - or as we call it, Uptown Oakland. It's near the Paramount Theater, a 3000 seat Art Deco concert hall. Drinks, atmosphere and food.
Excellent beer brewed by Trappists from all over the world (monks). I love this place!
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The Trappist
460 8th StExcellent beer brewed by Trappists from all over the world (monks). I love this place!
Fauna
1900 Telegraph AveUpscale drinks in Uptown.
Casual, spacious indoor/outdoor spot serving craft beers & updated bar food with global influences.
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Lost & Found Beer Garden
2040 Telegraph AvenueCasual, spacious indoor/outdoor spot serving craft beers & updated bar food with global influences.
Large bar featuring cocktails, elevated bar bites & bocce ball in a buzzing, contemporary space.
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Make Westing
1741 Telegraph AveLarge bar featuring cocktails, elevated bar bites & bocce ball in a buzzing, contemporary space.
The original. Vibrant circa-1883 bar featuring cocktails & draft brews in funky Old West surrounds with a patio.
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Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
48 Webster StreetThe original. Vibrant circa-1883 bar featuring cocktails & draft brews in funky Old West surrounds with a patio.
Hipster / dive cocktail bar with jukebox & vintage vibe - walking distance!
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Wolfhound Bar
5516 San Pablo AveHipster / dive cocktail bar with jukebox & vintage vibe - walking distance!
Excellent old theater - great shows!
The Fox Oakland Theater, on Telegraph Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets, operated as a first-run movie house from 1928 until 1962. Today it hosts concerts by various recognizable artists.
http://thefoxoakland.com/
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Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph AveExcellent old theater - great shows!
The Fox Oakland Theater, on Telegraph Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets, operated as a first-run movie house from 1928 until 1962. Today it hosts concerts by various recognizable artists.
http://thefoxoakland.com/
A dynamic beer garden with fire pits serving pizza, wings & draft pints from a shipping container.
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Arthur Mac's Tap and Snack
4006 Martin Luther King Jr WayA dynamic beer garden with fire pits serving pizza, wings & draft pints from a shipping container.
Sightseeing
Gorgeous waterfront walk with many restaurants and an open air bar/bowling alley. You can rent kayaks from here.
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Jack London Square station
245 2nd StGorgeous waterfront walk with many restaurants and an open air bar/bowling alley. You can rent kayaks from here.
Everyone goes to Lake Merritt to walk around the lake. People will be playing music, drumming, on the water people are kayaking and rowing, there's a great restaurant overlooking the water called the Lake Chalet. Around the Lake Merritt area, there are tons of lovely shops, yoga studios, places to grab a bite and other interesting places like the Oakland Spice Shop (my favorite)!
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt BoulevardEveryone goes to Lake Merritt to walk around the lake. People will be playing music, drumming, on the water people are kayaking and rowing, there's a great restaurant overlooking the water called the Lake Chalet. Around the Lake Merritt area, there are tons of lovely shops, yoga studios, places to grab a bite and other interesting places like the Oakland Spice Shop (my favorite)!
Gorgeous regional park with many hiking opportunities - or just sit and relax in our city wilderness.
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Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak BlvdGorgeous regional park with many hiking opportunities - or just sit and relax in our city wilderness.
My god-daughter has loved this place for ages (she's 8!). 10 acre theme park - Walt Disney based his theme park on this one!
Children's Fairyland has delighted children and their parents since 1950 with whimsical storybook sets, gentle rides, friendly animals, and live entertainment. "Most amazing place to take the kids in California" -- Buzzfeed.
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Fairyland yabantwana
699 Bellevue AveMy god-daughter has loved this place for ages (she's 8!). 10 acre theme park - Walt Disney based his theme park on this one!
Children's Fairyland has delighted children and their parents since 1950 with whimsical storybook sets, gentle rides, friendly animals, and live entertainment. "Most amazing place to take the kids in California" -- Buzzfeed.
Entertainment & Activities
Music venue
The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast. Check out the website to see who's playing!
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Paramount Theatre
2025 BroadwayMusic venue
The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast. Check out the website to see who's playing!
Arts & Culture
Artifacts & interactive displays in a modern building focusing on state art, history & science.
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I-Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak StArtifacts & interactive displays in a modern building focusing on state art, history & science.
Getting Around
The Ashby Bart is walkable from my home - about 1 mile. It will take you to SF or to the SFO Airport.
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Ashby station
3100 Adeline StThe Ashby Bart is walkable from my home - about 1 mile. It will take you to SF or to the SFO Airport.