Food scene
My favorite lunch spot - salads and sandwiches unlike no other. The owner and chef is a former chef at Chez Panisse and has cowritten cooking books with Alice Waters.
23 locals recommend
Standard Fare
2701 Eighth StMy favorite lunch spot - salads and sandwiches unlike no other. The owner and chef is a former chef at Chez Panisse and has cowritten cooking books with Alice Waters.
A Berkeley mainstay - just around the corner from our place. Serving Indian street food and has a little Indian market in the building.
84 locals recommend
Viks Chaat
2390 Fourth StA Berkeley mainstay - just around the corner from our place. Serving Indian street food and has a little Indian market in the building.
One of the best markets for produce. Has a vast cooked and Asian foods section. A Berkeley original.
371 locals recommend
Berkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz AveOne of the best markets for produce. Has a vast cooked and Asian foods section. A Berkeley original.
Bette's Oceanview Diner
1807A Fourth StMy favorite brunch spot
900 Grayson
900 Grayson StLocal spot for lunch and brunch.
Monterey Market
1550 Hopkins StMy favorite place for produce.
Picante
1328 Sixth StAuthentic Oaxacan cuisine and burritos
The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck AveLegendary pizza in the gourmet ghetto
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck AveThe place that started "California Cuisine"
Cultured Pickle Shop
800 Bancroft WayFantastic selection of fermented foods walking distance from our place
Michelin star vegan restaurant. A favorite restaurant even for those who are not vegetarians!
57 locals recommend
Millennium
5912 College AveMichelin star vegan restaurant. A favorite restaurant even for those who are not vegetarians!
Shopping
Fourth Street Shops
1834 Fourth StLocal shopping favorite. Chic shops and yummy dining.
Neighborhoods
Home of Chez Panisse and Cheeseboard. Where the California food scene started!
65 locals recommend
Gourmet Ghetto
Home of Chez Panisse and Cheeseboard. Where the California food scene started!
Temescal Alley
Temescal AlleyCute shops and yummy food
Solano Avenue
Solano AvenueYummy food and shops
Sightseeing
Take a walk around campus and enjoy the beautiful scenery and quirky shops.
427 locals recommend
University of California, Berkeley
Oxford StreetTake a walk around campus and enjoy the beautiful scenery and quirky shops.
Lawrence Hall of Science
Great views and a fun museum.
Bay Bridge Trail
Bay Bridge TrailSo fun to walk / bike across the bay bridge!
Bay Trail
Bay TrailA great way to see the east bay
Favorite hikes
Albany Bulb
1 Buchanan StCool place to hike on the water. Lots of street art.
Fire Trails
425 Lower Fire Traillove the views and hike