Guidebook for Oakland
Parks & Nature
Lowell Park
1180 14th Streetit is right near the apartment!
DeFremery Park
1651 Adeline Sta short walk away with a good playground for kids and an awesome skate park
I-Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Great trails and views
Stunning views, epic forests. Easy to get to by car
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Redwood Regional Park
7867 Redwood RoadStunning views, epic forests. Easy to get to by car
Iconic center of Oakland. Wild bird sanctuary, playgrounds, boating... a beautiful 3-ish mile walk around the lake. Lots of open space to lounge and picnic and people watch
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt BoulevardIconic center of Oakland. Wild bird sanctuary, playgrounds, boating... a beautiful 3-ish mile walk around the lake. Lots of open space to lounge and picnic and people watch
Shorebird Park Emeryville
Great SF and Marin views
Great views of Port of Oakland and SF. Epic open space, close walk from apartment.
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Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
2777 Middle Harbor RdGreat views of Port of Oakland and SF. Epic open space, close walk from apartment.
An awesome, ghostly open space with great views of SF, rare bird watching, a huge antique fair, distilleries, museums and more. Just go
Alameda Point
An awesome, ghostly open space with great views of SF, rare bird watching, a huge antique fair, distilleries, museums and more. Just go
Bring lettuce and celery to feed the farm animals! Pack your own lunch and hang out at the playground after greeting the goats, sheep, pigs, cows and chickens. Great for families, free and nestled in an incredible forest near stunning vistas of the bay
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Tilden Little Farm
1500 Canon DrBring lettuce and celery to feed the farm animals! Pack your own lunch and hang out at the playground after greeting the goats, sheep, pigs, cows and chickens. Great for families, free and nestled in an incredible forest near stunning vistas of the bay
Iparke yaseBriones
2537 Reliez Valley RdINCREDIBLE!! My favorite park around.
Istate Park yaseMount Diablo
Summit RoadEast Bay's big summit
Gorgeous eucalyptus forests and incredible views of the bay
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Iphakamisa ye-Joaquin Miller
3300 Joaquin Miller RdGorgeous eucalyptus forests and incredible views of the bay
Tiny little Disneyland in the middle of Oakland! It's amazing for kids 0 -12
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Children's Fairyland
699 Bellevue AvenueTiny little Disneyland in the middle of Oakland! It's amazing for kids 0 -12
Essentials
Local grocer, local favorite
Great worker owned coop with local, affordable, organic fare & health-conscious prepared foods, meats, dairy and cold items, essential pantry items, fresh local breads and an in store sandwich shop. www.mandelafoods.com
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Mandela Foods Cooperative
1430 7th StGreat worker owned coop with local, affordable, organic fare & health-conscious prepared foods, meats, dairy and cold items, essential pantry items, fresh local breads and an in store sandwich shop. www.mandelafoods.com
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay PlBerkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz AveGetting Around
West Oakland station
1451 7th St www.bart.gov
12th Street / Oakland City Center station
1245 Broadway www.bart.gov
Entertainment & Activities
Live music, performances and $5 movie nights in this incredibly well kept 3,040 seat Art Deco movie theater. So beautiful, so epic, has a bar! www.paramounttheatre.com
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Paramount Theatre
2025 BroadwayLive music, performances and $5 movie nights in this incredibly well kept 3,040 seat Art Deco movie theater. So beautiful, so epic, has a bar! www.paramounttheatre.com
Unique movie theater with comfy couches & a cafe serving American diner fare, plus beer & wine. www.thenewparkway.com
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th StUnique movie theater with comfy couches & a cafe serving American diner fare, plus beer & wine. www.thenewparkway.com
Awesome for kids! Authentic steam train that takes you through the beautiful Berkeley/Oakland hills and forests.
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Redwood Valley Railway (Tilden Steam Train)
2481 Grizzly Peak BlvdAwesome for kids! Authentic steam train that takes you through the beautiful Berkeley/Oakland hills and forests.
Another gem for the families in a gorgeous place.
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Tilden Park Merry Go Round
Lake Anza RoadAnother gem for the families in a gorgeous place.
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph AvePacific Pinball Museum
1510 Webster StDrinks & Nightlife
Another Oakland theater that will blow you away with it's Bagdad style architecture and rad musical lineups. Live music venue in a historic building housing an art school, bar, restaurant & courtyard. www.thefoxoakland.com
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Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph AveAnother Oakland theater that will blow you away with it's Bagdad style architecture and rad musical lineups. Live music venue in a historic building housing an art school, bar, restaurant & courtyard. www.thefoxoakland.com
The Miranda
1739 BroadwayBeautiful interior, great cocktails!
Bar 355
355 19th Stcraft cocktails, awesome wall paper and sconces.
Darling's Elixirs sister bar, same building, different door.
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Dogwood
1644 Telegraph AveDarling's Elixirs sister bar, same building, different door.
The Layover
1517 Franklin StAmazing DJ's. My favorite dancing spot.
Great local hip hop, DJ's and an amazing Monday night Motown party
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The Legionnaire Saloon
2272 Telegraph AveGreat local hip hop, DJ's and an amazing Monday night Motown party
The Double Standard
2424 Telegraph AveDraft cocktails? Try it!
Mad Oak Bar
135 12th StRad, outdoor patios
Right down the street from the apartment, always an awesome food truck outside, great local brews. Good for kids as they have lots of games
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Ghost Town Brewing
1960 Adeline StRight down the street from the apartment, always an awesome food truck outside, great local brews. Good for kids as they have lots of games
The Port Bar
2023 BroadwaySmall but rad gay bar
Serving the LGBT community since 1933, this bar hosts karaoke nights, DJ dance parties & drag shows.
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White Horse Inn
6551 Telegraph AveServing the LGBT community since 1933, this bar hosts karaoke nights, DJ dance parties & drag shows.
Great indoor/outdoor wine and beer bar, good eats and fun games.
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Lost and Found
1439 Taraval StGreat indoor/outdoor wine and beer bar, good eats and fun games.
Comfy, cozy basement tavern for Asian Fusion shared plates & drinks plus happy hours.
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Blind Tiger
2600B Telegraph AveComfy, cozy basement tavern for Asian Fusion shared plates & drinks plus happy hours.
Uptown is easily Oakland's' shopping, nightlife, and artistic hotspot.
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Uptown
Uptown is easily Oakland's' shopping, nightlife, and artistic hotspot.
Food Scene
Kilovolt Coffee
1829 Mandela ParkwayThey rule. www.kilovolt.coffee
Trouble Coffee
1545 Willow Stwww.troublecoffeeco.com/content
Fried Chicken and Waffles. Amazing new style, down home soul food by award winning Executive Chef Tanya Holland. A West Oakland must. www.brownsugarkitchen.com
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Brown Sugar Kitchen
2295 BroadwayFried Chicken and Waffles. Amazing new style, down home soul food by award winning Executive Chef Tanya Holland. A West Oakland must. www.brownsugarkitchen.com
Awesome local brewery in West Oakland from Adam Lamoreaux and James Syhabout who brought you Linden Street Brewery. Great for kicking it in the Cali sunshine with friends, kids and dogs via open indoor/outdoor space, a patio and views of the train yard. Delicious burger, great brews www.old-kan.com
Old Kan Beer & Co.
95 Linden StAwesome local brewery in West Oakland from Adam Lamoreaux and James Syhabout who brought you Linden Street Brewery. Great for kicking it in the Cali sunshine with friends, kids and dogs via open indoor/outdoor space, a patio and views of the train yard. Delicious burger, great brews www.old-kan.com
Contemporary bakery serving wood-fired Montreal-style bagels, BIG bagel sandwiches & espresso drinks. Amazing trout salad sandwich! Amazing chicken scrapple! Get the chocolate chip cookies with tiny bits of salt on them...www.beautysbagelshop.com
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Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph AveContemporary bakery serving wood-fired Montreal-style bagels, BIG bagel sandwiches & espresso drinks. Amazing trout salad sandwich! Amazing chicken scrapple! Get the chocolate chip cookies with tiny bits of salt on them...www.beautysbagelshop.com
Lunchtime bakery is a popular take-out stop for hefty fried chicken sandwiches & classic desserts. Get in line! www.bakesalebetty.com
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Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph AveLunchtime bakery is a popular take-out stop for hefty fried chicken sandwiches & classic desserts. Get in line! www.bakesalebetty.com
Cozy corner spot offering espresso & breakfast fare by day & pints & creative pub fare by night. Come for the soccer matches on the tv's. www.commonwealthoakland.com/
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CommonWealth
2882 Telegraph AveCozy corner spot offering espresso & breakfast fare by day & pints & creative pub fare by night. Come for the soccer matches on the tv's. www.commonwealthoakland.com/
Hip pizzeria features wood-fired pies, casual eats & specialty cocktails in an open modern interior. Get the diablita pie if you can stand the heat! Executive chef Jake Alioto makes art out of his appetizers. www.eastendalameda.com
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East End
1650 Park StHip pizzeria features wood-fired pies, casual eats & specialty cocktails in an open modern interior. Get the diablita pie if you can stand the heat! Executive chef Jake Alioto makes art out of his appetizers. www.eastendalameda.com
Flora is an Art Deco restaurant and bar in downtown Oakland, California. It evokes the opulence of a bygone era with carefully crafted cocktails and a menu of reinvented American classics. Flora is housed in the beautifully ornate Oakland Floral Depot building, built in 1931 by architect Albert Evers. Composed of silver and cobalt glazed terra cotta, it is an East Bay landmark of Art Deco architecture. Fancy Gatsby land. Gorgeous interior, delicious cocktails. www.floraoakland.com
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Flora
1900 Telegraph AveFlora is an Art Deco restaurant and bar in downtown Oakland, California. It evokes the opulence of a bygone era with carefully crafted cocktails and a menu of reinvented American classics. Flora is housed in the beautifully ornate Oakland Floral Depot building, built in 1931 by architect Albert Evers. Composed of silver and cobalt glazed terra cotta, it is an East Bay landmark of Art Deco architecture. Fancy Gatsby land. Gorgeous interior, delicious cocktails. www.floraoakland.com
Bloody Mary's! Get the Bacon Bloody Mary or the veggie Bloody Mary or yes, both. Nice outdoor patio with walk up coffee window. Good place for computer work on weekdays. Rustic-chic gastropub offering all-day American comfort fare & cocktails, plus beer & wine on tap. www.oaklandchopbar.com
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Chop Bar
190 4th StBloody Mary's! Get the Bacon Bloody Mary or the veggie Bloody Mary or yes, both. Nice outdoor patio with walk up coffee window. Good place for computer work on weekdays. Rustic-chic gastropub offering all-day American comfort fare & cocktails, plus beer & wine on tap. www.oaklandchopbar.com
Trendy cafe chain offering cuppings, upscale coffee drinks & pastries, plus beans & brewing equipment. Built in 1923, Blue Bottle’s Jack London Square location in Oakland’s industrious fruit and vegetable district is a scrupulously restored brick warehouse converted into a roastery and production facility. www.bluebottlecoffee.com/cafes/webster-street
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Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster StTrendy cafe chain offering cuppings, upscale coffee drinks & pastries, plus beans & brewing equipment. Built in 1923, Blue Bottle’s Jack London Square location in Oakland’s industrious fruit and vegetable district is a scrupulously restored brick warehouse converted into a roastery and production facility. www.bluebottlecoffee.com/cafes/webster-street
Neighborhood pizza place with hearty American dishes & drinks served in hip, industrial-chic digs. Great sparkling rose! Fantastic pizza and big tv's good for debates, special games or shows.
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Philomena
1801 14th AveNeighborhood pizza place with hearty American dishes & drinks served in hip, industrial-chic digs. Great sparkling rose! Fantastic pizza and big tv's good for debates, special games or shows.
Delicious iced tea, interesting, asian inspired breakfast items. Coffee's good too!
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Drip Line
1940 Union StreetDelicious iced tea, interesting, asian inspired breakfast items. Coffee's good too!
The Cook and Her Farmer
510 9th StLe Cheval
1007 Clay StDelicious Vietnamese food
Luka's Taproom & Lounge
2221 BroadwayLocal fave, Oakland vibes
Shopping
Named one of the world's best spice shops by Food & Wine Magazine, Oaktown Spice Shop offers the freshest, most delicious, high-quality spices and hand-mixed spice blends in the Bay Area. www.oaktownspiceshop.com
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Oaktown Spice Shop
546 Grand AveNamed one of the world's best spice shops by Food & Wine Magazine, Oaktown Spice Shop offers the freshest, most delicious, high-quality spices and hand-mixed spice blends in the Bay Area. www.oaktownspiceshop.com
Old Oakland
Lots of local shops with beautiful charm
Temescal
Great local shops, check out Temescal Alley too!
Piedmont Avenue
Cute shops, eateries and Oakland flavor
Grand Lake
Great shops, great food, great views
Great walks up College ave/Claremont ave for food, shops and drinks.
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Rockridge
Great walks up College ave/Claremont ave for food, shops and drinks.
Chinatown
Great grocers, shops and parks. Amazing food