Guidebook for Oakland

Josh
Guidebook for Oakland

Essentials

A discount grocery store that sells overstocked items--everything from junk food to organic produce. Unpredictable selection but not bad for basics. Great deals on wine.
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
2900 Broadway
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A discount grocery store that sells overstocked items--everything from junk food to organic produce. Unpredictable selection but not bad for basics. Great deals on wine.
Large selection of high-quality organic items. Also sells prepared foods.
553 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
553 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Large selection of high-quality organic items. Also sells prepared foods.
Independent neighborhood grocery store with good selection of high-quality meat, seafood, and produce. A bit expensive, but an easy walk.
66 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Piedmont Grocery Co
4038 Piedmont Ave
66 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Independent neighborhood grocery store with good selection of high-quality meat, seafood, and produce. A bit expensive, but an easy walk.
A great neighborhood produce store.
Monte Vista Food Center
4000 Piedmont Ave
A great neighborhood produce store.
A good french bakery that offers bread and pastries.
24 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
La Farine Bakery
4094 Piedmont Ave
24 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A good french bakery that offers bread and pastries.
Great selection of liquors and craft beers
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Broadway Liquors
2860 Broadway
6 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great selection of liquors and craft beers
A Middle Eastern food market with great prepared foods that you can eat there or take with you.
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Oasis Food Market
3045 Telegraph Ave
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A Middle Eastern food market with great prepared foods that you can eat there or take with you.
A Korean supermarket. Sells delicious pre-marinated beef and pork that you can use to make your own Korean BBQ.
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
KP Asian Market
2370 Telegraph Ave
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A Korean supermarket. Sells delicious pre-marinated beef and pork that you can use to make your own Korean BBQ.
A full-service grocery store that is sort of like Whole Foods but less expensive. Good selection of organic options. Also has a deli and prepared foods such a sushi and rotisserie chicken.
58 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sprouts Farmers Market
1075 Monroe St
58 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A full-service grocery store that is sort of like Whole Foods but less expensive. Good selection of organic options. Also has a deli and prepared foods such a sushi and rotisserie chicken.

Food Scene

A nice sushi place with great ambiance.
Itaba
3920 Piedmont Ave
A nice sushi place with great ambiance.
A hole-in-the-wall sushi place that offers good sushi for a great price.
46 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Geta Japanese Restaurant
165 41st St
46 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A hole-in-the-wall sushi place that offers good sushi for a great price.
Oaxacan/Yucatan-style Mexican restaurant with a menu that includes cochinita pibil , ceviches, and grasshoppers. Beautiful decor.
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Calavera
2337 Broadway
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Oaxacan/Yucatan-style Mexican restaurant with a menu that includes cochinita pibil , ceviches, and grasshoppers. Beautiful decor.
Great sandwiches
44 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Ike's Sandwiches
2204 Broadway
44 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great sandwiches
If you want a really fancy cup of coffee in an interesting environment, this is your place.
173 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster St
173 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
If you want a really fancy cup of coffee in an interesting environment, this is your place.
Local coffee chain is a good choice for a quick cup within walking distance.
108 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Peet's Coffee
3401 Fruitvale Ave
108 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Local coffee chain is a good choice for a quick cup within walking distance.
One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Popular with the arts crowd. Great food and decor.
145 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mua Oakland
2442a Webster St
145 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Popular with the arts crowd. Great food and decor.
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the Bay Area
76 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant
357-A Grand Ave
76 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the Bay Area
A two-Michelin-star restaurant known for innovative California cuisine.
53 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Commis
3859 Piedmont Ave
53 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A two-Michelin-star restaurant known for innovative California cuisine.
A great gelato place with lots of interesting flavors
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Lush Gelato
4184 Piedmont Ave
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A great gelato place with lots of interesting flavors
Montreal-style bagels. Quite possibly the best in the Bay Area.
122 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph Ave
122 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Montreal-style bagels. Quite possibly the best in the Bay Area.
A Peet's inside the hospital is the closest place to grab a cup of coffee. But I recommend going to the Peet's further up Piedmont unless you are taking it to go. Also has a farmer's market on Fridays
Oakland Care Center
350 30th St
A Peet's inside the hospital is the closest place to grab a cup of coffee. But I recommend going to the Peet's further up Piedmont unless you are taking it to go. Also has a farmer's market on Fridays
A solid Vietnamese restaurant
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Xyclo Restaurant
4218 Piedmont Ave
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A solid Vietnamese restaurant
A Peruvian restaurant the specializes in rotisserie chicken. I have not tried it yet but it is popular.
Mistura
3858 Piedmont Ave
A Peruvian restaurant the specializes in rotisserie chicken. I have not tried it yet but it is popular.
The Oakland outpost of an LA burger chain that specializes in unusual burgers. It's quite good.
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Umami Burger Oakland
2100 Franklin St
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Oakland outpost of an LA burger chain that specializes in unusual burgers. It's quite good.
A quality Jamaican restaurant
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Kingston 11 Cuisine
2300 Telegraph Ave
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A quality Jamaican restaurant
An old neighborhood favorite with a classic California-style menu. Also has a pinball and billiards room.
73 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Luka's Taproom & Lounge
2221 Broadway
73 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
An old neighborhood favorite with a classic California-style menu. Also has a pinball and billiards room.
Upscale California-style restaurant that specializes in food cooked over an open-flame wood fire.
22 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Homestead
4029 Piedmont Ave
22 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Upscale California-style restaurant that specializes in food cooked over an open-flame wood fire.
Worth trying if you are out this way. California cuisine done well.
45 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Camino
3917 Grand Ave
45 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Worth trying if you are out this way. California cuisine done well.
My favorite Greek restaurant
12 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Ikaros Greek Restaurant
3268 Grand Ave
12 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
My favorite Greek restaurant
A good hole-in-the-wall French restaurant with just a couple of tables. Also sells food for takeout.
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Grégoire
4001 Piedmont Avenue
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A good hole-in-the-wall French restaurant with just a couple of tables. Also sells food for takeout.
Your best bet for top-notch Italian on Piedmont.
35 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Dopo
4293 Piedmont Ave
35 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Your best bet for top-notch Italian on Piedmont.
The best pizza in town
237 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
237 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The best pizza in town
A Bay Area Burmese chain that is insanely popular.
458 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
458 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A Bay Area Burmese chain that is insanely popular.
A fried chicken sandwich institution
196 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Ave
196 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A fried chicken sandwich institution
A gastropub with a huge beer selection that specializes in meats
34 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Hog's Apothecary
375 40th St
34 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A gastropub with a huge beer selection that specializes in meats
Just mac and cheese. Enough said.
149 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Homeroom
400 40th St
149 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Just mac and cheese. Enough said.
Southern-style comfort food. Great for brunch too.
53 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Aunt Mary's Cafe
4640 Telegraph Avenue
53 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Southern-style comfort food. Great for brunch too.
A superb bakery
198 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
198 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A superb bakery
Great coffee and great magazine selection
55 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Farley's East
33 Grand Ave
55 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great coffee and great magazine selection
Delicious desserts and pastries and great coffee
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sweet Bar Bakery
2355 Broadway
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Delicious desserts and pastries and great coffee
A Mexican place that specializes in smoked meats. Nice sidewalk seating area.
Descanso
4184 Piedmont Avenue
A Mexican place that specializes in smoked meats. Nice sidewalk seating area.
Casual, pan-Asian street food. A pretty good value.
35 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Hawker Fare
2300 Webster St
35 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Casual, pan-Asian street food. A pretty good value.
Upscale soul food. Pricey but good.
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Picán
2295 Broadway
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Upscale soul food. Pricey but good.
Arguably the best Korean restaurant in KoreaTown.
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Gogi Time
2600 Telegraph Ave
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Arguably the best Korean restaurant in KoreaTown.
Casual place specializing in creative burritos and tacos with a Korean flair.
32 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Belly
1901 San Pablo Ave
32 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Casual place specializing in creative burritos and tacos with a Korean flair.
A tapas place with great food and ambiance. My favorite restaurant in the area.
50 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Duende
468 19th St
50 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A tapas place with great food and ambiance. My favorite restaurant in the area.
A soul food institution in the middle of an industrial area. Great for brunch, but get there early because there's a long wait.
109 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Brown Sugar Kitchen
2295 Broadway
109 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A soul food institution in the middle of an industrial area. Great for brunch, but get there early because there's a long wait.

Drinks & Nightlife

A neighborhood pub that also serves food and often has live music.
48 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cato's Ale House
3891 Piedmont Ave
48 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A neighborhood pub that also serves food and often has live music.
A beer garden that also serves food. Great outdoor seating area.
165 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Drake's Dealership
2325 Broadway
165 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A beer garden that also serves food. Great outdoor seating area.
Newly renovated hipster bar that also serves food. Looks like a hunting lodge inside. Haven't had a drink there yet but have been wanting to try it.
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Lodge
3758 Piedmont Ave
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Newly renovated hipster bar that also serves food. Looks like a hunting lodge inside. Haven't had a drink there yet but have been wanting to try it.
A pub that serves Irish-style pub food.
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
CommonWealth
2882 Telegraph Ave
27 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A pub that serves Irish-style pub food.
Absolutely delicious mixed drinks in a hip environment.
36 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Plum Cocktail Bar
2216 Broadway
36 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Absolutely delicious mixed drinks in a hip environment.

Arts & Culture

Amazing live music venue in a beautiful, restored Moorish-style theater.
264 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph Ave
264 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Amazing live music venue in a beautiful, restored Moorish-style theater.
Absolutely beautiful art-deco-style theater hosts many types of performances, including music and dance.
120 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
120 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Absolutely beautiful art-deco-style theater hosts many types of performances, including music and dance.
Quaint neighborhood movie theater
59 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Landmark's Piedmont Theatre
4186 Piedmont Ave
59 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Quaint neighborhood movie theater
New-release films shown in a beautiful historic theater.
382 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
382 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
New-release films shown in a beautiful historic theater.

Shopping

Drugstore open until 10 pm
83 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
CVS
2655 Telegraph Ave
83 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Drugstore open until 10 pm