Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

It's just a few steps away! The food is fresh, unique gourmet Mexican food, vegan options and their coffee is great!
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CHICA OAKLAND
303a Oakland Ave
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It's just a few steps away! The food is fresh, unique gourmet Mexican food, vegan options and their coffee is great!
Best Ethiopian food ever! Friendly service, walking distance and on the way to the lake!
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Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant
357-A Grand Ave
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Best Ethiopian food ever! Friendly service, walking distance and on the way to the lake!
Great Farmers Market! Organic farmers, food vendors, slide for kids, close to Grand Lake Theater and Lake Merritt
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Grand Lake Farmers Market
746 Grand Ave
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Great Farmers Market! Organic farmers, food vendors, slide for kids, close to Grand Lake Theater and Lake Merritt

Arts & Culture

1st Friday in Oakland on Telegraph! Music, food venders, artisans, family oriented, open art galleries, street performances etc...
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First Fridays
2633 Telegraph Ave
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1st Friday in Oakland on Telegraph! Music, food venders, artisans, family oriented, open art galleries, street performances etc...
They also have live music and street venders on Friday nights
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Oakland Museum von Kalifornien
1000 Oak St
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They also have live music and street venders on Friday nights
For dance classes ~ Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
2704 Alcatraz Ave
For dance classes ~ Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop
On the UC Berkeley Campus. High quality performances. Not cheap, but if you want to see great work, look it up!
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Cal Performances
101 Zellerbach Hall
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On the UC Berkeley Campus. High quality performances. Not cheap, but if you want to see great work, look it up!
It's a great arts organization with excellent programming that amplifies the voices of People of Color, enhances the neighborhood of East Oakland and builds the community through the arts.
Eastside Arts Alliance
2277 International Blvd
It's a great arts organization with excellent programming that amplifies the voices of People of Color, enhances the neighborhood of East Oakland and builds the community through the arts.

Parks & Nature

Its the heart of Oakland:-) 3.5 miles walk around the entire lake...bring layers it gets breezy on the west side:-) The lake is both salt and fresh water with turtles fish and every water bird you can imagine. No swimming but you can rent a kayak, peddle boat, or gondola. Live music all day on the weekends.
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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Its the heart of Oakland:-) 3.5 miles walk around the entire lake...bring layers it gets breezy on the west side:-) The lake is both salt and fresh water with turtles fish and every water bird you can imagine. No swimming but you can rent a kayak, peddle boat, or gondola. Live music all day on the weekends.
The back entrance is just up the street a few blocks on Oakland avenue! Cascading fountains and pathways designed in 1932.
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Morcom Rose Garden
700 Jean St
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The back entrance is just up the street a few blocks on Oakland avenue! Cascading fountains and pathways designed in 1932.
Its close by car. Great views of SF from the east bay.
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Alameda Strand
2351 Shore Line Dr
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Its close by car. Great views of SF from the east bay.
500 acres of parks, forest, panoramic views of the Bay, fountains, trails, Amphitheater, cascade and historical house preserved where Joaquin Miller lived in the 1880's.
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Joaquin Miller Park
3300 Joaquin Miller Rd
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500 acres of parks, forest, panoramic views of the Bay, fountains, trails, Amphitheater, cascade and historical house preserved where Joaquin Miller lived in the 1880's.

Entertainment & Activities

Grand Lake Theater! Art deco and awesome! Tuesday special $5 all day!
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Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
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Grand Lake Theater! Art deco and awesome! Tuesday special $5 all day!

Essentials

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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
2900 Broadway
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Safeway
3747 Grand Ave
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Sprouts Farmers Market
1075 Monroe St
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
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Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
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Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
3600 Broadway
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Highland Hospital
1411 E 31st St
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YMCA of the East Bay Association Resource Center
2330 Broadway

Sightseeing

Farmers Market, shops, restaurants... but most importantly, the FAIRY to San Francisco! Do it:-)
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Jack London Square station
245 2nd St
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Farmers Market, shops, restaurants... but most importantly, the FAIRY to San Francisco! Do it:-)
Great place to walk by the water, bring a kite, lunch, rent a boat, wind-surf, etc... For kids, there is a free play ground and a build-it-yourself play structure called Adventure Time. If you find a nail, you get a tool or paint brush.
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Berkeley Marina
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Great place to walk by the water, bring a kite, lunch, rent a boat, wind-surf, etc... For kids, there is a free play ground and a build-it-yourself play structure called Adventure Time. If you find a nail, you get a tool or paint brush.

Getting Around

10 Minutes walking distance. Closest entrance to Bart is 20th and Broadway.
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19th Street Station
339 19th St
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10 Minutes walking distance. Closest entrance to Bart is 20th and Broadway.
just a few houses down on Oakland Ave. head down the hill to the left. Same side of the street. Check all the routes though...
Oakland Av:29th St station
just a few houses down on Oakland Ave. head down the hill to the left. Same side of the street. Check all the routes though...