Guidebook for Oakland

Mervyn
Guidebook for Oakland

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer garden with an awesome outside patio area. Great sliders and other pub food options
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Portal Oakland
1611 2nd Ave
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Beer garden with an awesome outside patio area. Great sliders and other pub food options
Dive bar. Not in the hipster sense. A fave of Oakland originals.
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Baggy's By the Lake
288 E 18th St
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Dive bar. Not in the hipster sense. A fave of Oakland originals.
Awesome bar. Creole menu for snacks. Great cocktails.
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Easy Lounge
3255 Lakeshore Avenue
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Awesome bar. Creole menu for snacks. Great cocktails.
Locals bar. Totally quirky.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
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Locals bar. Totally quirky.
Great bar with lots of locals and an indoor bocce ball court. Outside smoking area.
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Make Westing
1741 Telegraph Ave
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Great bar with lots of locals and an indoor bocce ball court. Outside smoking area.
GREAT beergarden with lots of outside seating and ping pong tables. Perfect for a lazy afternoon. Great playlist too.
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Lost & Found Beer Garden
2040 Telegraph Avenue
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GREAT beergarden with lots of outside seating and ping pong tables. Perfect for a lazy afternoon. Great playlist too.

Food Scene

Coffee shop with wifi and tasty sandwiches.
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Rooz Cafe
1918 Park Blvd
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Coffee shop with wifi and tasty sandwiches.
Coffee shop. Wi-fi and bagels
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Woody's Cafe
1841 Park Blvd
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Coffee shop. Wi-fi and bagels
Best BBQ in Oakland
Double D BBQ
1240 1st Ave
Best BBQ in Oakland
Best taco truck in Oakland. Open til 2AM and usually a line after bars let out.
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Tacos Mi Rancho
1434 1st Ave
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Best taco truck in Oakland. Open til 2AM and usually a line after bars let out.
Delicious California take on rustic Italian dishes. Oh and Pizza. And Brunch.
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Sister
3308 Grand Ave
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Delicious California take on rustic Italian dishes. Oh and Pizza. And Brunch.
Pizza. Totally family friendly.
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The Star on Grand
3425 Grand Ave
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Pizza. Totally family friendly.
Best Vietnamese in the hood. Delicious Pho.
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Pho Anh Dao
280 E 18th St
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Best Vietnamese in the hood. Delicious Pho.
Worker owned bakery and pizzeria. One pizza of the day. Always veggie friendly and delicious.
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Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
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Worker owned bakery and pizzeria. One pizza of the day. Always veggie friendly and delicious.
Yeah.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill
3271 Lakeshore Ave
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Yeah.
If you must do chain coffee, you can do it here.
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Starbucks
3347 Lakeshore Ave
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If you must do chain coffee, you can do it here.
Excellent craft coffee shop.
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Grand Fare Market
3265 Grand Ave
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Excellent craft coffee shop.
Delicious Cuban food (unless you're from the East Coast, then you probably have access to much better). AWESOME salsa party on Sunday afternoons. Packed.
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CAÑA Cuban Parlor & Cafe
530 Lake Park Ave
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Delicious Cuban food (unless you're from the East Coast, then you probably have access to much better). AWESOME salsa party on Sunday afternoons. Packed.
Our delicious local pizza chain. Awesome and delivers. 5 bucks off if you pick up.
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Lanesplitter Pub & Pizza
536 Lake Park Ave
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Our delicious local pizza chain. Awesome and delivers. 5 bucks off if you pick up.
Delicious restaurant and bar with outside seating. Jawdropping sunset views on the lake. Must do.
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Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside Dr
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Delicious restaurant and bar with outside seating. Jawdropping sunset views on the lake. Must do.
Award-winning restaurant.
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Flora
1900 Telegraph Ave
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Award-winning restaurant.
Another beergarden. Outside seating, coffee during the day. Try the 50/50 burger--- half bacon, half beef. Amazing.
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Telegraph
2318 Telegraph Ave
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Another beergarden. Outside seating, coffee during the day. Try the 50/50 burger--- half bacon, half beef. Amazing.
Central coffee shop. Wifi.
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Awaken Cafe & Roasting
1429 Broadway
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Central coffee shop. Wifi.
Hands down, my favorite quick burger in Oakland.
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Trueburger
146 Grand Ave
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Hands down, my favorite quick burger in Oakland.
The preferred chain of Bay Area purists. Not my fave, but its here.
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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The preferred chain of Bay Area purists. Not my fave, but its here.

Everything Else

Pharmacy & sundries
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Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
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Pharmacy & sundries
24 Hour Donut Shop. Nuff Said.
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Colonial Donuts
3318 Lakeshore Ave
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24 Hour Donut Shop. Nuff Said.
Another Walgreens.
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Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
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Another Walgreens.
Pretty easy to get a day pass. Muscle-builders check in here.
Gold's Gym
600 Grand Ave
Pretty easy to get a day pass. Muscle-builders check in here.
Easy to get a day pass here. Actually 24 hours.
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24 Hour Fitness
2050 Webster St
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Easy to get a day pass here. Actually 24 hours.

Arts & Culture

Local Gem. Movie theater with first release indies and blockbusters. Perfectly preserved and jawdropping auditorium. You might even catch the organ player on the right day.
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Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
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Local Gem. Movie theater with first release indies and blockbusters. Perfectly preserved and jawdropping auditorium. You might even catch the organ player on the right day.
Catch a music show here. Excellent restoration job on a beautiful period theater. Go for the architecture.
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Fox Theatre
1807 Telegraph Ave
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Catch a music show here. Excellent restoration job on a beautiful period theater. Go for the architecture.
On Fridays evenings, they host a food truck event called Off the Grid. Must do. Awesome. Great exhibits.
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Oakland Museum von Kalifornien
1000 Oak St
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On Fridays evenings, they host a food truck event called Off the Grid. Must do. Awesome. Great exhibits.

Shopping

Art Gallery and Sneaker Store. Local events and great deals on cutting edge shoes. Tell Jeff I sent you!
SoleSpace
1714 Telegraph Ave
Art Gallery and Sneaker Store. Local events and great deals on cutting edge shoes. Tell Jeff I sent you!
Print/Copy/Make A Gigantic Sign
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
300 Lakeside Dr
Print/Copy/Make A Gigantic Sign

Essentials

Local convenience store.
Quik Stop
401 Merritt Ave
Local convenience store.
Our local supermarket. Great in a pinch, but we prefer TJ's or Whole Foods for veggies, meats and such.
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Lucky
1750 Fulton St
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Our local supermarket. Great in a pinch, but we prefer TJ's or Whole Foods for veggies, meats and such.
Big. Parking. Organic.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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Big. Parking. Organic.
2 Hour Parking on-site.
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
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2 Hour Parking on-site.