Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

Amazing Spanish food from the Basque tradition. A great atmosphere with live music on the mezzanine most nights.
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Duende
468 19th St
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Amazing Spanish food from the Basque tradition. A great atmosphere with live music on the mezzanine most nights.
Delicious food, great treat, a bit pricey.
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Flora
1900 Telegraph Ave
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Delicious food, great treat, a bit pricey.
Cute, small restaurant around the corner. Nice dinner or brunch.
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Hopscotch
1915 San Pablo Ave
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Cute, small restaurant around the corner. Nice dinner or brunch.
Great place to hang and have a nice coffee or pastry.
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Awaken Cafe & Roasting
1429 Broadway
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Great place to hang and have a nice coffee or pastry.
Fantastic korean fusion street food style resto. Try the pork belly noodles with an egg on top.
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Hawker Fare
2300 Webster St
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Fantastic korean fusion street food style resto. Try the pork belly noodles with an egg on top.
Excellent farm to table Mexican restaurant in Jack London Square hood.
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Chop Bar
190 4th St
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Excellent farm to table Mexican restaurant in Jack London Square hood.
Beautiful food for a special treat. $$$
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Plum Cocktail Bar
2216 Broadway
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Beautiful food for a special treat. $$$
Nice wine bar with nibbles.
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Plum Cocktail Bar
2216 Broadway
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Nice wine bar with nibbles.
Great pizza and salads, or come on weekend mornings for excellent coffee and brunch.
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Sister
3308 Grand Ave
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Great pizza and salads, or come on weekend mornings for excellent coffee and brunch.
Easy walk, late hours for diner style food.
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Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe
1805 Telegraph Avenue
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Easy walk, late hours for diner style food.
Best sushi around
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Ozumo
2251 Broadway
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Best sushi around
Totally yum. Try the fries.
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Trueburger
146 Grand Ave
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Totally yum. Try the fries.
Amazing food, long lines. Worth it. Try the fermented tea leaf salad.
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
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Amazing food, long lines. Worth it. Try the fermented tea leaf salad.
The most amazing soul food brunch on the planet.
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Brown Sugar Kitchen
2295 Broadway
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The most amazing soul food brunch on the planet.
Baby sister of Dogwood, delish sandwiches and great coffee.
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Stag's Lunchette
362 17th Street
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Baby sister of Dogwood, delish sandwiches and great coffee.

Drinks & Nightlife

Trendy fun bar with indoor dirt bocci ball court.
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Make Westing
1741 Telegraph Ave
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Trendy fun bar with indoor dirt bocci ball court.
Funky cool bar that feels like you are inside an antique shop. Small stage with live music weekends.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
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Funky cool bar that feels like you are inside an antique shop. Small stage with live music weekends.
Fantastic cocktails and charcuterie. Famous for the grilled cheese with truffle oil.
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Dogwood
1644 Telegraph Ave
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Fantastic cocktails and charcuterie. Famous for the grilled cheese with truffle oil.
Hipster restaurant/bar in a warehouse space with music. They have lots of menu substitutions for gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan preferences.
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Mua Oakland
2442a Webster St
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Hipster restaurant/bar in a warehouse space with music. They have lots of menu substitutions for gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan preferences.

Everything Else

Fantastic coffee and nice people. Sit in the sun outside on the parklet.
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Farley's East
33 Grand Ave
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Fantastic coffee and nice people. Sit in the sun outside on the parklet.
Gorgeous for hikes, careful to stay on the trails.
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Redwood Regional Park
7867 Redwood Road
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Gorgeous for hikes, careful to stay on the trails.
Take a walk or run around the lake. it's a nice 3 mile loop.
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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Take a walk or run around the lake. it's a nice 3 mile loop.
For a nice Friday Open Sitting Group.
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East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th St
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For a nice Friday Open Sitting Group.
Nearby gym.
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24 Hour Fitness
2050 Webster St
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Nearby gym.
Great facility.
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Oakland YMCA
2350 Broadway
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Great facility.
Less expensive groceries, great market.
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
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Less expensive groceries, great market.
Good, inexpensive massage.
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Kume Spa
614 Grand Ave
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Good, inexpensive massage.
Climbing Gym on our block with additional classes in yoga, spinning and crossfit.
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Great Western Power Company
520 20th St
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Climbing Gym on our block with additional classes in yoga, spinning and crossfit.
I have seen scores of great productions here!
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
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I have seen scores of great productions here!
lovely, intimate theater with great productions.
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Aurora Theatre Company
2081 Addison St
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lovely, intimate theater with great productions.

Shopping

Local artisan wares for gifts or memento's.
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Oaklandish
3419 Fruitvale Ave
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Local artisan wares for gifts or memento's.
Big box store, good for cheap clothing or items you forgot to pack.
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Target
1057 Eastshore Hwy
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Big box store, good for cheap clothing or items you forgot to pack.
Local pharmacy.
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Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
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Local pharmacy.
Fantastic, fragrant and fresh herbs and spices. Locally owned by guys passionate about spices. Great for gifts or your own kitchen,
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Oaktown Spice Shop
546 Grand Ave
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Fantastic, fragrant and fresh herbs and spices. Locally owned by guys passionate about spices. Great for gifts or your own kitchen,
Amazing tiny alley with fantastic shops including an apothecary, local designer clothing and garden shop.
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Alley 49
Alley 49
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Amazing tiny alley with fantastic shops including an apothecary, local designer clothing and garden shop.

Sightseeing

Poke around at shops, farmers market, restaurants and bars. Catch the ferry here to SF.
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Jack London Square
472 Water St
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Poke around at shops, farmers market, restaurants and bars. Catch the ferry here to SF.
Wonderful hood with great restaurants and tons of character.
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Chinatown
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Wonderful hood with great restaurants and tons of character.

Arts & Culture

Historic theater with music, lectures and movie nights.
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Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
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Historic theater with music, lectures and movie nights.
Wonderfully renovated art deco theater with amazing music shows year round.
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Fox Theatre
1807 Telegraph Ave
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Wonderfully renovated art deco theater with amazing music shows year round.
One of my favorite places to see live music. Great fun, steps away.
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The New Parish
1743 San Pablo Ave
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One of my favorite places to see live music. Great fun, steps away.
Small locally owned theater with unique couches and chair seating arrangements. Cool programming. Have beer and snacks while watching your art house or first run movie.
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th St
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Small locally owned theater with unique couches and chair seating arrangements. Cool programming. Have beer and snacks while watching your art house or first run movie.
Nice museum experience with some wonderful exhibits.
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Oakland Museum von Kalifornien
1000 Oak St
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Nice museum experience with some wonderful exhibits.
Nice first run movie theater nearby.
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Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
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Nice first run movie theater nearby.

Essentials

Everything you might need for groceries is here,
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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Everything you might need for groceries is here,