Guidebook for Oakland

Louise
Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

Branchline! my favorite new bar in the serves the best burgers (veg. too) and great drinks in a cozy, friendly little dive.
Fresh, healthy Thai food - and cheap happy hour until 7 pm on weekdays!
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Summer Summer Thai Eatery
5885 Hollis St
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Fresh, healthy Thai food - and cheap happy hour until 7 pm on weekdays!
Fancy fare and a great bar with reasonable prices... you can sit at the bar with a hamburger and beer for less than $20, a nice scene.
42 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Townhouse Bar & Grill
5862 Doyle St
42 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Fancy fare and a great bar with reasonable prices... you can sit at the bar with a hamburger and beer for less than $20, a nice scene.
My breakfast go-to - all the basics plus some better than basics. Good coffee.
43 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Doyle Street Cafe
5515 Doyle St
43 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
My breakfast go-to - all the basics plus some better than basics. Good coffee.
Another good option for coffee, breakfast or lunch.
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Ruby's Cafe
6233 Hollis St
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Another good option for coffee, breakfast or lunch.
Breakfast - dinner and open until 1 AM! All kinds of "americana" food including killer coconut cream pie!
54 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe
4081 Hollis St
54 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Breakfast - dinner and open until 1 AM! All kinds of "americana" food including killer coconut cream pie!
Good happy hour prices for sushi and beer.
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
​KYU2 Sushi
6485 Hollis St
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Good happy hour prices for sushi and beer.
Walkable, and sometimes you need that chai latte.
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Starbucks
1200 Clay St
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Walkable, and sometimes you need that chai latte.
Giant Sub Sandwiches of EVERY kind... enough for two!
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Ike's Sandwiches
2204 Broadway
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Giant Sub Sandwiches of EVERY kind... enough for two!
Good burgers, nice outdoor scene. Tacos! Fries!
25 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sideshow Kitchen
942 Stanford Ave
25 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Good burgers, nice outdoor scene. Tacos! Fries!
Good place to hang, great food and great scene. Pizza, salads, bagels, all that and more.
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Paradise Park Café
6334 San Pablo Ave
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Good place to hang, great food and great scene. Pizza, salads, bagels, all that and more.
People love this for Ethiopian Food.
53 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
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People love this for Ethiopian Food.
Fabulous Taiwanese Dumplings and Fried Chicken.
Good To Eat
Fabulous Taiwanese Dumplings and Fried Chicken.
Great pastries, the best around, coffee and pizza!
72 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria
4301 San Pablo Ave
72 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great pastries, the best around, coffee and pizza!

Everything Else

My martial arts school.... a fun place, if you ask me :)
Studio Naga Indo-American Martial Arts
5850 San Pablo Ave
My martial arts school.... a fun place, if you ask me :)

Drinks & Nightlife

Drinks and drinking and hanging with folks doing that exact thing... a mixed crowd of diverse people usually.
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Prizefighter
6702 Hollis St
86 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Drinks and drinking and hanging with folks doing that exact thing... a mixed crowd of diverse people usually.
Fun for beers, a cocktail, vintage vibe and very diverse clientele - totally recommend!
35 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Wolfhound Bar
5516 San Pablo Ave
35 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Fun for beers, a cocktail, vintage vibe and very diverse clientele - totally recommend!
$2.50 beers or fancy cocktails, food that ranges from cheap to highbrow.
47 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Honor Kitchen & Cocktails
1411 Powell St
47 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
$2.50 beers or fancy cocktails, food that ranges from cheap to highbrow.
Great local bar with a range of beer and cocktails - good ambiance and really good bar food.
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Branch Line Lounge
5885 Hollis St
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great local bar with a range of beer and cocktails - good ambiance and really good bar food.
Craft brewery within walking distance - why, YES!
Wondrous Brewing Company
Craft brewery within walking distance - why, YES!

Essentials

A nice walk to an amazing grocery store and cafe - great lunches, organic food and bakery and more! Go!
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Berkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz Ave
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A nice walk to an amazing grocery store and cafe - great lunches, organic food and bakery and more! Go!

Parks & Nature

If you want redwoods, don't bother to drive hours up north -- this park has it all and is 15 min. away!
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Redwood Regional Park
7867 Redwood Road
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If you want redwoods, don't bother to drive hours up north -- this park has it all and is 15 min. away!
Hiking - yes! - but also a weird "lake" in summer which is awesome in the evening when the kids go home (after 7pm). Do it! Like Vermont, but not!
495 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd
495 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Hiking - yes! - but also a weird "lake" in summer which is awesome in the evening when the kids go home (after 7pm). Do it! Like Vermont, but not!
A wonderful beach with a view of the SF, amazing weird art and a great place to walk and taste the salt air.
56 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Albany Bulb
1 Buchanan St
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A wonderful beach with a view of the SF, amazing weird art and a great place to walk and taste the salt air.
Great park for walking, people watching and hanging... weekends are a scene.
Berkeley Marina
Great park for walking, people watching and hanging... weekends are a scene.