Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Paradise Park Café
6334 San Pablo AveWalking distance with good coffee and food.
Excellent coffee and nice staff. Egg dishes come with salads, if you want. The lunch portions are nice and big. Ask them to put grilled chicken on the kale salad, which is delicious.
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Tribu Cafe
6501 San Pablo AveExcellent coffee and nice staff. Egg dishes come with salads, if you want. The lunch portions are nice and big. Ask them to put grilled chicken on the kale salad, which is delicious.
Beer, burgers, and "street food." Fun and edgy atmosphere. Coffee isn't so great, though, so not recommended if you need caffeine.
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Sideshow Kitchen
942 Stanford AveBeer, burgers, and "street food." Fun and edgy atmosphere. Coffee isn't so great, though, so not recommended if you need caffeine.
Love the decor of this place, which was once a speakeasy, then a country-Western bar, then a French bistro. Now it calls itself "casual Californian." Great outside deck if it's nice weather. The food is basic, the vibe is fun.
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Townhouse Bar & Grill
5862 Doyle StLove the decor of this place, which was once a speakeasy, then a country-Western bar, then a French bistro. Now it calls itself "casual Californian." Great outside deck if it's nice weather. The food is basic, the vibe is fun.
If you want straightforward tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, you've find it here. They also have nice specials to vary things, and a few desserts.
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Los Cantaros Taqueria
4115 San Pablo AveIf you want straightforward tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, you've find it here. They also have nice specials to vary things, and a few desserts.
If you are an adventurous coffee drinker, you'll like the opportunity to sample pour-over coffee from around the world. The descriptions will entice you. The espresso drinks are yummy, too, as is the limited menu. It doesn't get more Berkeley PC than this place--make sure not to miss the sign at the counter about which pronoun to use for your server. It's edgy, yes, and maybe a little precious, but the coffee is indeed an alchemical delight.
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Alchemy Collective Cafe and Roaster
1741 Alcatraz AveIf you are an adventurous coffee drinker, you'll like the opportunity to sample pour-over coffee from around the world. The descriptions will entice you. The espresso drinks are yummy, too, as is the limited menu. It doesn't get more Berkeley PC than this place--make sure not to miss the sign at the counter about which pronoun to use for your server. It's edgy, yes, and maybe a little precious, but the coffee is indeed an alchemical delight.
Drinks & Nightlife
Wolfhound Bar
5516 San Pablo AveNeighborhood joint.
Terrific Italian coffee in the morning. Our favorite place for latte (Connie) and cappuccino grande (Bruce). Breakfast sandwiches in croissants will start your day the right way. Great cafe to hang out during the day and live music especially on Friday nights. The menu is Italian, and this was once part of the iconic Caffe Trieste clan. It still feels Italian, though the servers are now Latinos.
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Caffè Chiave
2500 San Pablo AveTerrific Italian coffee in the morning. Our favorite place for latte (Connie) and cappuccino grande (Bruce). Breakfast sandwiches in croissants will start your day the right way. Great cafe to hang out during the day and live music especially on Friday nights. The menu is Italian, and this was once part of the iconic Caffe Trieste clan. It still feels Italian, though the servers are now Latinos.
Novel Brewing Company
6510 San Pablo AveBrewskis, East Bay style.
Arts & Culture
This is one of the really great places *in the country* to hear offbeat music, especially acoustic guitar. An institution.
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Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison StThis is one of the really great places *in the country* to hear offbeat music, especially acoustic guitar. An institution.
Shopping
If you like malls, this might be your place. It's an outdoor mall, with mostly chains, but it's also got a large movie theatre, so when your feet hurt or you're down to your last disposable funds, watch a film.
Bay Street
Bay StreetIf you like malls, this might be your place. It's an outdoor mall, with mostly chains, but it's also got a large movie theatre, so when your feet hurt or you're down to your last disposable funds, watch a film.
Parks & Nature
Just a few minutes away by car and you can walk along the bay or ogle all the boats in the harbor. This is our favorite place to go when we want to watch the sunset.
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Safe Harbor Emeryville
3310 Powell StJust a few minutes away by car and you can walk along the bay or ogle all the boats in the harbor. This is our favorite place to go when we want to watch the sunset.
If you want something a little bigger than the Emeryville Marina, try this. There is a one-mile paved path all the way around, or you can head uphill on one of any number of dirt paths. Great to watch the sailboats blast in at the end of the day and then the sun setting behind the Golden Gate.
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Berkeley Marina
If you want something a little bigger than the Emeryville Marina, try this. There is a one-mile paved path all the way around, or you can head uphill on one of any number of dirt paths. Great to watch the sailboats blast in at the end of the day and then the sun setting behind the Golden Gate.
This park stretches along the hills to the east of Berkeley and Oakland and it's got everything--a "Little Farm" for kids, hiking trails, a carrousel, views. Pack a picnic lunch and spend hours up here!
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Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak BlvdThis park stretches along the hills to the east of Berkeley and Oakland and it's got everything--a "Little Farm" for kids, hiking trails, a carrousel, views. Pack a picnic lunch and spend hours up here!