Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

Great coffee, friendly owner.
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Akat Cafe Kalli
1603 2nd Ave
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Great coffee, friendly owner.
Down home affordable good food
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Rockin Crawfish
211 Foothill Blvd
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Down home affordable good food
Fun place and delicious pizza.
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Leaning Tower
498 Wesley Ave
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Fun place and delicious pizza.
Excellent Thai food.
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Champa Garden
2102 8th Ave
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Excellent Thai food.
Seafood tacos!!
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Taqueria Sinaloa
2138 International Blvd
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Seafood tacos!!
Nice thin crust pizzas and seasonal sides.
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Sister
3308 Grand Ave
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Nice thin crust pizzas and seasonal sides.
Robust pizza selection and drinks.
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The Star on Grand
3425 Grand Ave
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Robust pizza selection and drinks.
A must for brunch.
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Grand Lake Kitchen - Lake Merritt
576 Grand Ave
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A must for brunch.
The BEST Ethiopian food in Oakland.
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Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant
357-A Grand Ave
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The BEST Ethiopian food in Oakland.
Local and worthwhile spot for sushi.
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Mijori Japanese Restaurant
3260 Grand Ave
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Local and worthwhile spot for sushi.
Excellent local bakery.
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Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
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Excellent local bakery.
Try the pozole!
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Cosecha
907 Washington St
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Try the pozole!
Ever had food from Barbados or other Caribbean islands? Here is your chance! Don't miss out. You eat chicken? Try the fried chicken...good god.
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Miss Ollie's
901 Washington St
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Ever had food from Barbados or other Caribbean islands? Here is your chance! Don't miss out. You eat chicken? Try the fried chicken...good god.
Goat stew (birria); tacos durados...is there more to say?
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Xolo
1916 Telegraph Ave
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Goat stew (birria); tacos durados...is there more to say?
Asian fusion fun.
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Hawker Fare
2300 Webster St
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Asian fusion fun.
They don't play.
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Trueburger
146 Grand Ave
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They don't play.
Excellent local theater with a special line up of film.
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th St
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Excellent local theater with a special line up of film.

Drinks & Nightlife

Extensive beer selection and yummy bistro food.
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Portal Oakland
1611 2nd Ave
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Extensive beer selection and yummy bistro food.
Some of the best cocktails and food.
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Penrose
3311 Grand Ave
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Some of the best cocktails and food.
Excellent bistro style food and great drinks.
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Sidebar
542 Grand Ave
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Excellent bistro style food and great drinks.
Great snack foods and drinks- fun popular place to watch sports.
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Room 389
389 Grand Ave
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Great snack foods and drinks- fun popular place to watch sports.
Great salsa, drinks and food.
El Gusano
1015 Clay St
Great salsa, drinks and food.
Links, beer...is there more needed?
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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
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Links, beer...is there more needed?
Just go.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
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Just go.
More beer selections than I can comprehend.
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The Trappist
460 8th St
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More beer selections than I can comprehend.
Whats the newest culinary fad? Go to Flora's and find out.
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Flora
1900 Telegraph Ave
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Whats the newest culinary fad? Go to Flora's and find out.
Southern-ish food and slammin cocktails.
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Hopscotch
1915 San Pablo Ave
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Southern-ish food and slammin cocktails.
More beer...
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Lost & Found Beer Garden
2040 Telegraph Avenue
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More beer...

Everything Else

Almost always have something entertaining and worthy happening.
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The New Parish
1743 San Pablo Ave
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Almost always have something entertaining and worthy happening.
Friday nights are very entertaining.
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I-Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
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Friday nights are very entertaining.
Get a row boat or paddle boat and check out the natural lake!
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Lake Merritt Boating Center
568 Bellevue Ave
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Get a row boat or paddle boat and check out the natural lake!