Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Fabulous chef, Tanya Holland, owns and guides this wonderful Southern-US-cuisine breakfast and lunch restaurant. (Note: closed Mondays)
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Brown Sugar Kitchen
2295 BroadwayFabulous chef, Tanya Holland, owns and guides this wonderful Southern-US-cuisine breakfast and lunch restaurant. (Note: closed Mondays)
GREAT baked goods, salads, local cheese, and amazing daily vegetarian pizza (the best I've ever had, with sourdough crust!). All, from a worker-owned collective that's a 15 min walk from your stay!
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Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria
4301 San Pablo AveGREAT baked goods, salads, local cheese, and amazing daily vegetarian pizza (the best I've ever had, with sourdough crust!). All, from a worker-owned collective that's a 15 min walk from your stay!
Wonderful authentic Mexican cooking in the Telegraph St. Mecca for amazing restaurants.
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont AvenueWonderful authentic Mexican cooking in the Telegraph St. Mecca for amazing restaurants.
Another amazing restaurant in the Telegraph restaurant gems area!
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement StAnother amazing restaurant in the Telegraph restaurant gems area!
This hip Oakland neighborhood has great restaurants. Try Doña Tomas, Pizzaiolo, Burma Superstar, Barlata, or really any restaurant in that area. Great organic ice cream at Tara's!
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Temescal
This hip Oakland neighborhood has great restaurants. Try Doña Tomas, Pizzaiolo, Burma Superstar, Barlata, or really any restaurant in that area. Great organic ice cream at Tara's!
Another great restaurant and shopping district. I love to eat at Tacubaya, the Pasta Shop (daytime), or Cafe Rouge. Really, all the restaurants are great, there. Plus, it's my favorite shopping!
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Fourth Street
Fourth StreetAnother great restaurant and shopping district. I love to eat at Tacubaya, the Pasta Shop (daytime), or Cafe Rouge. Really, all the restaurants are great, there. Plus, it's my favorite shopping!
Everything Else
UC Berkeley is a short drive or public transportation route away. Use MacArthur BART to get there (or near there). The BART website is a great navigation tool for the whole Bay Area!
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Universiteit van Californië, Berkeley
Oxford StreetUC Berkeley is a short drive or public transportation route away. Use MacArthur BART to get there (or near there). The BART website is a great navigation tool for the whole Bay Area!
My place is a 5 minute drive to Oakland Kaiser. If you're visiting a loved-one in the Hospital, stay in a serene and close-by suite, instead of that expensive, stodgy hotel!
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Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
3600 BroadwayMy place is a 5 minute drive to Oakland Kaiser. If you're visiting a loved-one in the Hospital, stay in a serene and close-by suite, instead of that expensive, stodgy hotel!
This is both a great location for groceries and for arts/entertainment. It's the site of a wonderful Farmer's Market, each Saturday 9-2. Free music, great fresh food, and crafts! Don't miss it!
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Splash Pad Park
746 Grand AveThis is both a great location for groceries and for arts/entertainment. It's the site of a wonderful Farmer's Market, each Saturday 9-2. Free music, great fresh food, and crafts! Don't miss it!
This amazing studio has wonderful teachers and represents the beautiful diversity of practice and people that is intrinsic to American Yoga in Oakland.
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Anasa Yoga
4232 MacArthur BlvdThis amazing studio has wonderful teachers and represents the beautiful diversity of practice and people that is intrinsic to American Yoga in Oakland.
Adeline Yoga Studio
3308 Adeline StGreat teachers and a wonderful place to practice.
Essentials
Wonderful fresh organics, flowers, and specialty groceries at bargain prices. Best prices for spirits, sweets, and pantry necessities. A must-visit if you don't have a Trader Joe's in your hometown.
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore AveWonderful fresh organics, flowers, and specialty groceries at bargain prices. Best prices for spirits, sweets, and pantry necessities. A must-visit if you don't have a Trader Joe's in your hometown.
This is the closest grocery store. It's huge and rather imposing; but it has some decent healthy options, a few organics, and low prices. It's about a 10-15 minute walk.
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Pak N Save Pharmacy
3889 San Pablo AveThis is the closest grocery store. It's huge and rather imposing; but it has some decent healthy options, a few organics, and low prices. It's about a 10-15 minute walk.
Shopping
Wonderfully functional, fairly-priced housewares and furnishings. Conveniently located between my place and UC Berkeley. If you have a kid who is a student, you'll both want to go here to equip.
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IKEA
4400 Shellmound StWonderfully functional, fairly-priced housewares and furnishings. Conveniently located between my place and UC Berkeley. If you have a kid who is a student, you'll both want to go here to equip.
A great outdoor shopping mall with a many clothing stores, an Apple store, Sephora, a ton of other shops, a nice 16-screen movie theater (AMC Bay Street, Emeryville), and decent chain restaurants.
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Bay Street
Bay StreetA great outdoor shopping mall with a many clothing stores, an Apple store, Sephora, a ton of other shops, a nice 16-screen movie theater (AMC Bay Street, Emeryville), and decent chain restaurants.
A 7 minute BART ride from my West Oakland Station, the marketplace is wonderful. On Saturdays, it's a not-to-be-missed treat of wonderful farmers' market heaven! Great shops inside the Ferry Building!
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Ferry Building Marketplace
A 7 minute BART ride from my West Oakland Station, the marketplace is wonderful. On Saturdays, it's a not-to-be-missed treat of wonderful farmers' market heaven! Great shops inside the Ferry Building!
Sightseeing
My favorite hiking and THE best view of the bay/SF in the entire area (as reward for a steep, short climb). Trail-head is a 10 min drive from my house (Hwy 24 to Claremont Ave. Then park on Stonewall.
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Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
My favorite hiking and THE best view of the bay/SF in the entire area (as reward for a steep, short climb). Trail-head is a 10 min drive from my house (Hwy 24 to Claremont Ave. Then park on Stonewall.
A wonderful bike, skate, and walk path guides you all the way from Emeryville (near Powell St, along the East side of the Bay) to this marina. Parks, picnic stops, and bay scenery abound all the way!
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Berkeley Marina
A wonderful bike, skate, and walk path guides you all the way from Emeryville (near Powell St, along the East side of the Bay) to this marina. Parks, picnic stops, and bay scenery abound all the way!
BART web is a map tool for the whole area! From this station, it's a 7 min ride to SF. This station is a 20 min walk (5 by cab) from your door. Direct route is Mandela Pkwy: center-median garden walk!
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West Oakland station
1451 7th StBART web is a map tool for the whole area! From this station, it's a 7 min ride to SF. This station is a 20 min walk (5 by cab) from your door. Direct route is Mandela Pkwy: center-median garden walk!
BART website is a navigation tool for the whole Bay Area! This is the nearest BART station heading toward Berkeley. 15 minute walk. Biking? Take a bike on the train or lock-up at the station!
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MacArthur Station
555 40th StBART website is a navigation tool for the whole Bay Area! This is the nearest BART station heading toward Berkeley. 15 minute walk. Biking? Take a bike on the train or lock-up at the station!
If you have business with or classes in conjunction with Pixar animation studios' 24 acre campus, my home is an easy 10-15 minute walk.
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Pixar Animation Studios
1200 Park AveIf you have business with or classes in conjunction with Pixar animation studios' 24 acre campus, my home is an easy 10-15 minute walk.
This is where you catch the ferry to SF or to SSF (Oyster Point). From there, you can catch another ferry to Saucilito. Have a car? There's a nearby parking structure for free (validation on ferry).
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San Francisco Bay Ferry station
10 Clay StThis is where you catch the ferry to SF or to SSF (Oyster Point). From there, you can catch another ferry to Saucilito. Have a car? There's a nearby parking structure for free (validation on ferry).
Some restaurants, a beautiful waterfront, stores, and a great Sunday Farmer's Market!
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Jack London Square
472 Water StSome restaurants, a beautiful waterfront, stores, and a great Sunday Farmer's Market!
Arts & Culture
Yoga Room, Berkeley, is in this building. My absolute favorite studio (Iyengar style yoga). I cannot overstate how amazing the teachers are here. Founding director, Donald Moyer; Director, Gay White
Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter
Yoga Room, Berkeley, is in this building. My absolute favorite studio (Iyengar style yoga). I cannot overstate how amazing the teachers are here. Founding director, Donald Moyer; Director, Gay White
A huge variety of yoga types in two amazing old studios with fabulous floors. My favorite Iyengar teacher, Ada Lusardi, teaches here. Other classes also are wonderful. A must for visiting yogis.
Berkeley Yoga Center
2121 Bonar StA huge variety of yoga types in two amazing old studios with fabulous floors. My favorite Iyengar teacher, Ada Lusardi, teaches here. Other classes also are wonderful. A must for visiting yogis.
A really wonderful museum. The jewel of Oakland with great California installations and fun events.
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Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak StA really wonderful museum. The jewel of Oakland with great California installations and fun events.
Check out the jazz calendar listings for this amazing Oakland icon of live entertainment! It's a wonderful small venue with great food and better jazz!
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Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero WestCheck out the jazz calendar listings for this amazing Oakland icon of live entertainment! It's a wonderful small venue with great food and better jazz!
The Crucible has wonderful industrial arts classes for artists, kid, and anyone wanting to learn! Check out their website at www.thecrucible.org
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The Crucible
1260 7th StThe Crucible has wonderful industrial arts classes for artists, kid, and anyone wanting to learn! Check out their website at www.thecrucible.org
This great glass arts studio is a wonderful place to take classes or get supplies for your glass arts needs. It has a world-class reputation. http://www.bullseyeglass.com/resource-center-bay-area.html
Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area
1911 Hollis StThis great glass arts studio is a wonderful place to take classes or get supplies for your glass arts needs. It has a world-class reputation. http://www.bullseyeglass.com/resource-center-bay-area.html
This cool and amazing movie theater is a great place to see a film. www.thenewparkway.com
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th StThis cool and amazing movie theater is a great place to see a film. www.thenewparkway.com
Entertainment & Activities
A lovely urban park. Walk, picnic, bike. There's a Japanese Garden, waterfowl refuge, Fairyland for kids, boat rentals, Gondolier, and restaurants. Path takes about 1.5 hours (all around the lake).
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt BoulevardA lovely urban park. Walk, picnic, bike. There's a Japanese Garden, waterfowl refuge, Fairyland for kids, boat rentals, Gondolier, and restaurants. Path takes about 1.5 hours (all around the lake).