Guidebook for Oakland

Lisa Marie
Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

It is an ok coffee shop. Very very close so that is a plus.
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Trouble Coffee
1545 Willow St
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It is an ok coffee shop. Very very close so that is a plus.
Soul Food, Breakfast & Brunch. Excellent chicken and waffles. The place gets crazy on the weekend, so go when they open at 8.
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Brown Sugar Kitchen
2295 Broadway
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Soul Food, Breakfast & Brunch. Excellent chicken and waffles. The place gets crazy on the weekend, so go when they open at 8.
Excellent pizza and other foods. Make a reservation of get there when they open.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
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Excellent pizza and other foods. Make a reservation of get there when they open.
Lovely Thai place in Emeryville. Not usually too crowded and parking is pretty easy in the area.
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Chris Thai Cuisine
2364 Shattuck Ave
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Lovely Thai place in Emeryville. Not usually too crowded and parking is pretty easy in the area.
Great taqueria. And the 4th Street area of Berkeley is fun.
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Tacubaya
1782 Fourth St
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Great taqueria. And the 4th Street area of Berkeley is fun.
Raman! Really everything here is good - including cocktails.
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Iyasare
1830 Fourth St
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Raman! Really everything here is good - including cocktails.
Great Spanish influenced food and cocktails.
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Duende
468 19th St
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Great Spanish influenced food and cocktails.
Beautiful locally sourced food.
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Comal
2020 Shattuck Ave
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Beautiful locally sourced food.
Gorgeous Korean food.
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FuseBox
2311 Magnolia Street
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Gorgeous Korean food.
Cuz every once in a while you have to have a bagel.
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Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph Ave
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Cuz every once in a while you have to have a bagel.
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Farm Burger Berkeley
1313 Ninth St
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It is just great.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster St
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It is just great.
Everything here is wonderful. Except sometimes the staff.
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Crixa Cakes
2748 Adeline St
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Everything here is wonderful. Except sometimes the staff.
Beautiful selection.
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Oaktown Spice Shop
546 Grand Ave
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Beautiful selection.
Great for brunch but get there early.
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Grand Lake Kitchen - Lake Merritt
576 Grand Ave
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Great for brunch but get there early.

Essentials

Wonderfully accessible store with a surprisingly robust selection of organic and health-driven food.
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Mandela Foods Cooperative
1430 7th St
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Wonderfully accessible store with a surprisingly robust selection of organic and health-driven food.
This place is awesome.
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Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
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This place is awesome.
Closest one.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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Closest one.

Parks & Nature

The park has stunning views of the SF Skyline, Bay Bridge, and much more.
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Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
2777 Middle Harbor Rd
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The park has stunning views of the SF Skyline, Bay Bridge, and much more.
Walking on the new span of the Bay Bridge between West Oakland and Treasure Island. You can park right at Maritime and Burma Road just up the street. http://baybridgeinfo.org/path. Might be a bit scary, but it is fun!
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San Francisco Bay Bridge
San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
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Walking on the new span of the Bay Bridge between West Oakland and Treasure Island. You can park right at Maritime and Burma Road just up the street. http://baybridgeinfo.org/path. Might be a bit scary, but it is fun!
Super beautiful and a good place to go if it gets hot.
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Iphakamisa ye-Joaquin Miller
3300 Joaquin Miller Rd
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Super beautiful and a good place to go if it gets hot.

Drinks & Nightlife

Also a music venue. Great cocktails, easy to park, not usually too crowded.
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Starline Social Club
2236 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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Also a music venue. Great cocktails, easy to park, not usually too crowded.
Great cocktails.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
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Great cocktails.
Beautiful indoor and outdoor, great cocktails.
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Prizefighter
6702 Hollis St
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Beautiful indoor and outdoor, great cocktails.

Arts & Culture

Art, music, food everywhere. http://www.oaklandfirstfridays.org/
Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid
Art, music, food everywhere. http://www.oaklandfirstfridays.org/

Getting Around

1 mile away. Last stop before going into SF and all of the East Bay lines run through this station.
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West Oakland station
1451 7th St
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1 mile away. Last stop before going into SF and all of the East Bay lines run through this station.