Guidebook for Berkeley

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Guidebook for Berkeley

Food Scene

YUM. Amazing cakes and pastries - savory breakfast pastries are the best.
115 locals recommend
Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
3350 Adeline St
115 locals recommend
YUM. Amazing cakes and pastries - savory breakfast pastries are the best.
Breakfast and Brunch Only - soooo good!
67 locals recommend
Homemade Cafe
2454 Sacramento St
67 locals recommend
Breakfast and Brunch Only - soooo good!
Sweet and cozy french restaurant. Get there early for breakfast because the lines get long...but well worth the wait. Their dinners are lovely.
80 locals recommend
La Note
2377 Shattuck Ave
80 locals recommend
Sweet and cozy french restaurant. Get there early for breakfast because the lines get long...but well worth the wait. Their dinners are lovely.
Best Ethiopian restaurant...try the veggie combo plate - so many delicious items to try!
52 locals recommend
Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
52 locals recommend
Best Ethiopian restaurant...try the veggie combo plate - so many delicious items to try!
60 locals recommend
Tacubaya
1782 Fourth St
60 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and spicy chai latte. Nice back patio
105 locals recommend
Highwire Coffee Roasters
2049 San Pablo Ave
105 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and spicy chai latte. Nice back patio
A little pricey - but delicious food!
8 locals recommend
Creekwood Restaurant
3121 Sacramento St
8 locals recommend
A little pricey - but delicious food!
Yummy Thai food in walking distance
38 locals recommend
Anchalee Thai Cuisine
1096 Dwight Way
38 locals recommend
Yummy Thai food in walking distance
Quintessential farm to table Bay Area chef legend. You need to make reservations 1-3 months in advance. It will be an experience to remember.
337 locals recommend
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
337 locals recommend
Quintessential farm to table Bay Area chef legend. You need to make reservations 1-3 months in advance. It will be an experience to remember.
Delicious pizza with seasonal ingredients. Get the spicy green sauce on the side!
Sliver Pizzeria
Delicious pizza with seasonal ingredients. Get the spicy green sauce on the side!

Essentials

Best grocery store. Excellent selection of organic and conventional products.
371 locals recommend
Berkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz Ave
371 locals recommend
Best grocery store. Excellent selection of organic and conventional products.
Best place to buy wine. They have a fantastic selection of boutique wineries at very affordable prices. Their staff provide knowledgeable advice.
9 locals recommend
The Wine Mine
5427 Telegraph Ave
9 locals recommend
Best place to buy wine. They have a fantastic selection of boutique wineries at very affordable prices. Their staff provide knowledgeable advice.

Entertainment & Activities

Great park - tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball diamond, big kid park and separate enclosed baby park.
17 locals recommend
San Pablo Park
2800 Park St
17 locals recommend
Great park - tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball diamond, big kid park and separate enclosed baby park.
Awesome playground and beautiful walk along the water.
49 locals recommend
Aquatic Park
700-898 Beach St
49 locals recommend
Awesome playground and beautiful walk along the water.
Movie theater and outdoor mall. Has all the shops like Sephora, Uniqlo, Barnes & Noble, MAC, and tons more.
83 locals recommend
AMC Bay Street 16
5614 Bay St
83 locals recommend
Movie theater and outdoor mall. Has all the shops like Sephora, Uniqlo, Barnes & Noble, MAC, and tons more.
Hands on science museum for kids.
The Lawrence Hall of Science
Hands on science museum for kids.
Incredible museum featuring local history and artists. Every first friday of the month entrance is free and there is a street party with food trucks in front of the museum.
547 locals recommend
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
547 locals recommend
Incredible museum featuring local history and artists. Every first friday of the month entrance is free and there is a street party with food trucks in front of the museum.
Legendary Berkeley playground built by kids. So fun!
23 locals recommend
Adventure Playground
160 University Ave
23 locals recommend
Legendary Berkeley playground built by kids. So fun!
Great place for kids!
38 locals recommend
Tilden Little Farm
1500 Canon Dr
38 locals recommend
Great place for kids!

Everything Else

BART station - about a 10min walk. Catch trains to San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond.
159 locals recommend
Ashby station
3100 Adeline St
159 locals recommend
BART station - about a 10min walk. Catch trains to San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond.
UC Berkeley
427 locals recommend
University of California, Berkeley
Oxford Street
427 locals recommend
UC Berkeley
Children's hospital
7 locals recommend
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland
747 52nd St
7 locals recommend
Children's hospital

Arts & Culture

Great international music performances and excellent Peruvian cafe.
36 locals recommend
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
36 locals recommend
Great international music performances and excellent Peruvian cafe.
Live folk music.
87 locals recommend
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St
87 locals recommend
Live folk music.
127 locals recommend
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
127 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent micro-brews
91 locals recommend
Fieldwork Brewing Company
1160 Sixth St
91 locals recommend
Excellent micro-brews
Delicious drinks and outdoor patio.
86 locals recommend
Prizefighter
6702 Hollis St
86 locals recommend
Delicious drinks and outdoor patio.