Guidebook for Alameda
Food Scene
Same great Burmese food as SF and Temescal locations, but you can walk to it from the house!
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Burma Superstar
4721 Telegraph AveSame great Burmese food as SF and Temescal locations, but you can walk to it from the house!
Sidestreet Pho
2304 Encinal AveRelaxed Vietnamese - great for eat-in or take-out
Old Oakland favorite for brunch or coffee any time
Friday is farmers market day so the block is all pedestrian
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Caffe 817
817 Washington StOld Oakland favorite for brunch or coffee any time
Friday is farmers market day so the block is all pedestrian
Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
1910 Encinal AveExcellent breakfast/brunch spot
Shopping
Get a kayak and roam along Jack London Square
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California Canoe & Kayak Oakland
409 Water StreetGet a kayak and roam along Jack London Square
Sightseeing
- great place to run/walk/rent boats or take a Gondola tour
- Children's fairyland (for kids under 8)
- nice Deco buildings all along the Lake
- largest farmer's market in the Bay Area on Sundays
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard- great place to run/walk/rent boats or take a Gondola tour
- Children's fairyland (for kids under 8)
- nice Deco buildings all along the Lake
- largest farmer's market in the Bay Area on Sundays