Guidebook for Oakland

Stephen
Guidebook for Oakland

Essentials

Every Sunday, 9am–1pm. Great local goods and produce at decent prices. Down-to-earth, friendly vibe gives you a good sense of the residents of this lovely neighborhood.
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Temescal Farmer's Market
5300 Claremont Ave
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Every Sunday, 9am–1pm. Great local goods and produce at decent prices. Down-to-earth, friendly vibe gives you a good sense of the residents of this lovely neighborhood.
Affordable grocery store with many unique items. Lots of pre-prepared stuff for those of us who don't care to cook.
582 helybéli ajánlásával
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
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Affordable grocery store with many unique items. Lots of pre-prepared stuff for those of us who don't care to cook.
Not my favorite grocery store, but it's comprehensive and is open 24 hours in case you need something in the middle of the night.
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Safeway
6310 College Ave
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Not my favorite grocery store, but it's comprehensive and is open 24 hours in case you need something in the middle of the night.
High end, healthy groceries. Pricey but pleasant.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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High end, healthy groceries. Pricey but pleasant.
The all-inclusive place for drugs, basic personal supplies, and household goods.
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Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
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The all-inclusive place for drugs, basic personal supplies, and household goods.
Famous supermarket with world-renown produce selection. Excellent source for cooking ingredients.
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Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
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Famous supermarket with world-renown produce selection. Excellent source for cooking ingredients.
Very good high-end groceries with butcher, bakery, produce, cheese and wine shop.
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Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College Ave
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Very good high-end groceries with butcher, bakery, produce, cheese and wine shop.

Everything Else

Oakland’s natural urban lake with boating, jogging path, weekend farmer's market, and parks.
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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Oakland’s natural urban lake with boating, jogging path, weekend farmer's market, and parks.
This greenbelt spans over 3 blocks, anchored by a great playground on either end, especially on the North end. This path is also the best way to get to the Temescal Farmer's Market from the condo.
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Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt
5500 Claremont Ave
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This greenbelt spans over 3 blocks, anchored by a great playground on either end, especially on the North end. This path is also the best way to get to the Temescal Farmer's Market from the condo.
Nearest post office for mailing packages.
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United States Postal Service
4900 Shattuck Ave
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Nearest post office for mailing packages.

Arts & Culture

Newly remodeled museum with interesting interactive exhibits on California history and temporary art shows.
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Kaliforniai Oakland Múzeum
1000 Oak St
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Newly remodeled museum with interesting interactive exhibits on California history and temporary art shows.
Closest art museum. Often something interesting on exhibit. Connected cinema (PFA) shows foreign and art films.
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
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Closest art museum. Often something interesting on exhibit. Connected cinema (PFA) shows foreign and art films.
Cute local theater for mainstream indie films.
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Rialto Cinemas Elmwood
2966 College Ave
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Cute local theater for mainstream indie films.
Grand old theater, complete with an organist who plays before each showing.
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Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
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Grand old theater, complete with an organist who plays before each showing.

Food Scene

Burritos and tacos. High quality and quick.
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Gordo Taquería
1423 Solano Ave
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Burritos and tacos. High quality and quick.
Very good Chinese.
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Shen Hua
2914 College Ave
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Very good Chinese.
Good Greek and Turkish food.
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La Mediterranee
2936 College Ave
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Good Greek and Turkish food.
There are many Ethiopian restaurants in the neighborhood but this is probably the best.
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Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
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There are many Ethiopian restaurants in the neighborhood but this is probably the best.
Sweet and savory crepes for breakfast and lunch. Other good brunch fare.
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Crepevine Restaurants
5600 College Ave
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Sweet and savory crepes for breakfast and lunch. Other good brunch fare.
A reliable restaurant for a quality, high end meal.
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Wood Tavern
6317 College Ave
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A reliable restaurant for a quality, high end meal.
Tiny place with a tiny menu of about 5 noodle dishes, all very good.
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Noodle Theory | Rockridge
6099 Claremont Ave
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Tiny place with a tiny menu of about 5 noodle dishes, all very good.
Good coffee from the competent local chain.
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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Good coffee from the competent local chain.
Great coffee. Good neighborhood vibe.
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Cole Coffee Cafe
307 63rd St
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Great coffee. Good neighborhood vibe.
Excellent deli with the finest sandwiches in the East Bay. They sell specialty Italian cooking supplies too.
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Genova Delicatessen
5095 Telegraph Avenue
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Excellent deli with the finest sandwiches in the East Bay. They sell specialty Italian cooking supplies too.
High-end cheese shop with friendly people that let you try all the wonderful cheeses and make great grilled cheese sandwiches.
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Sacred Wheel
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High-end cheese shop with friendly people that let you try all the wonderful cheeses and make great grilled cheese sandwiches.
Good coffee and small lunch items. Free wi-fi.
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Nomad Cafe
6500 Shattuck Ave
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Good coffee and small lunch items. Free wi-fi.
Incredible handmade ice cream. The line out the door says it all.
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Ici Ice Cream
2948 College Avenue
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Incredible handmade ice cream. The line out the door says it all.
Adorable casual French restaurant. Best for breakfast. Ask to sit in the patio and order the Cote Nord!
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La Note
2377 Shattuck Ave
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Adorable casual French restaurant. Best for breakfast. Ask to sit in the patio and order the Cote Nord!
Very good homemade ice cream with exotic flavors.
50 helybéli ajánlásával
Tara's Organic Ice Cream
4731 Telegraph Ave
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Very good homemade ice cream with exotic flavors.
Another very good bakery. Fresh bread, cookies.
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La Farine Boulangerie Patisserie
6323 College Ave
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Another very good bakery. Fresh bread, cookies.
Our favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. If you’ve never had Burmese food, this is the place to try it. Like Thai but with more varied flavors. Do not stay at our condo without trying this place!
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
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Our favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. If you’ve never had Burmese food, this is the place to try it. Like Thai but with more varied flavors. Do not stay at our condo without trying this place!
Open only 3 hours per day (11am–2pm). All they do is a fried chicken sandwich and dessert. It’s all they have to do — it’s that good.
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Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Ave
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Open only 3 hours per day (11am–2pm). All they do is a fried chicken sandwich and dessert. It’s all they have to do — it’s that good.
Premium drinking chocolate and sweets.
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The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Cafe and Bakery
5427 College Ave
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Premium drinking chocolate and sweets.
Excellent tacos.
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Xolo
1916 Telegraph Ave
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Excellent tacos.
Excellent pizza.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
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Excellent pizza.

Shopping

Independent, with old and new books. Well curated.
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East Bay Booksellers
5433 College Ave
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Independent, with old and new books. Well curated.
Very cute shopping street tucked away in the middle of the block. Housewares, bookshop, gifts, clothing, a barbershop, and homemade donuts!
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Temescal Alley
Temescal Alley
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Very cute shopping street tucked away in the middle of the block. Housewares, bookshop, gifts, clothing, a barbershop, and homemade donuts!
Pleasant shopping district.
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Piedmont Avenue
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Pleasant shopping district.
Nice shopping district. Stroll down the street before you see a movie at the Grand Lake Theatre.
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Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue
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Nice shopping district. Stroll down the street before you see a movie at the Grand Lake Theatre.