Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

You can ask for butter and jam if you eat your pastry at the large table. Coffee is delicious and unpretentious and pastries are delectable. Also best sourdough baguettes or olive or walnut bread around.
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La Farine Boulangerie Patisserie
6323 College Ave
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You can ask for butter and jam if you eat your pastry at the large table. Coffee is delicious and unpretentious and pastries are delectable. Also best sourdough baguettes or olive or walnut bread around.
The neighborhood scene. Grab a paper, a cup of Sumatra or the house blend and some poached eggs. There's your Saturday. Secret is to go to the smaller coffee shop/beanery on 63rd Street instead of the larger one on College (there are two separate parts to this iconic shop!)
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Cole Coffee Cafe
307 63rd St
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The neighborhood scene. Grab a paper, a cup of Sumatra or the house blend and some poached eggs. There's your Saturday. Secret is to go to the smaller coffee shop/beanery on 63rd Street instead of the larger one on College (there are two separate parts to this iconic shop!)
Ramen! Gets crazy busy and you cannot make a reservation but great people watching/date spot if you're up for a wait or great family spot if you go early.
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Ramen Shop
5812 College Ave
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Ramen! Gets crazy busy and you cannot make a reservation but great people watching/date spot if you're up for a wait or great family spot if you go early.
Local and reliable sushi spot that we frequent on weeknights. Not too expensive and very good but not necessarily the best sushi ever just a great neighborhood spot.
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Mitama
3201 College Ave
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Local and reliable sushi spot that we frequent on weeknights. Not too expensive and very good but not necessarily the best sushi ever just a great neighborhood spot.
BRUNCH!
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Rick & Ann's Restaurant
2922 Domingo Ave
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BRUNCH!
Farmer's market at the DMV every Sunday 10-2
Oakland DMV
5300 Claremont Ave
Farmer's market at the DMV every Sunday 10-2
Happy Hour margaritas and amazing carnitas nachos.
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont Avenue
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Happy Hour margaritas and amazing carnitas nachos.
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La Farine Boulangerie Patisserie
6323 College Ave
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Drinks & Nightlife

The local dive. Can be full of college students on a Fri or Sat night but if you go early or on a non-weekend night you will find an awesome jukebox, cheap drinks, interesting company and free popcorn.
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The Graduate
6202 Claremont Ave
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The local dive. Can be full of college students on a Fri or Sat night but if you go early or on a non-weekend night you will find an awesome jukebox, cheap drinks, interesting company and free popcorn.
Can you select all of the above? Breweries, bars, dancing, galleries, restaurants, performance art, karaoke, music venues etc
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Uptown
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Can you select all of the above? Breweries, bars, dancing, galleries, restaurants, performance art, karaoke, music venues etc

Parks & Nature

An intense hill workout and stunning views from the top!
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Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
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An intense hill workout and stunning views from the top!
Steam Train for kiddos, golf course for whomever, and tons of amazing hiking for you and fido!
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Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd
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Steam Train for kiddos, golf course for whomever, and tons of amazing hiking for you and fido!
Great walk/run around the lake. Exactly 5K around
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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Great walk/run around the lake. Exactly 5K around

Arts & Culture

Film archives, the Greek Theatre, the new museum, lectures, etc. etc.
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Universiteit van Californië, Berkeley
Oxford Street
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Film archives, the Greek Theatre, the new museum, lectures, etc. etc.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
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My favorite museum nestled in GG Park
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M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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My favorite museum nestled in GG Park
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California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr
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Essentials

Small and a bit expensive but very convenient and has a lot of speciality items.
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Yasai Produce Market
6301 College Ave
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Small and a bit expensive but very convenient and has a lot of speciality items.
Produce heaven, bulk food heaven, budget friendly, vegetarian friendly and decent prepared foods.
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Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
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Produce heaven, bulk food heaven, budget friendly, vegetarian friendly and decent prepared foods.
Sort of an indoor French marketplace- cheese shop, meat shop, wine, AMAZING prepared foods, bakery and Highwire Coffee which is my favorite weekend spot.
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Market Hall Produce
5655 College Ave
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Sort of an indoor French marketplace- cheese shop, meat shop, wine, AMAZING prepared foods, bakery and Highwire Coffee which is my favorite weekend spot.
Large grocery store open 24/7
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Safeway
6310 College Ave
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Large grocery store open 24/7

Getting Around

Ferry to SF from Jack London Square in Oakland. A great way to get on the water and the Ferry Building is on the other side with all kinds of great food and shopping
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San Francisco Bay Ferry station
10 Clay St
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Ferry to SF from Jack London Square in Oakland. A great way to get on the water and the Ferry Building is on the other side with all kinds of great food and shopping

Shopping

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Ferry Building
1 The Embarcadero
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A fun shopping district
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Fourth Street
Fourth Street
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A fun shopping district
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Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College Ave
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