Guidebook for Berkeley

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Guidebook for Berkeley

Food Scene

popular spot for brunch in the historic victorian-era Oceanview neighborhood
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Bette's Oceanview Diner
1807A Fourth St
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popular spot for brunch in the historic victorian-era Oceanview neighborhood
Delicious, authentic, low-key Italian restaurant. Good selection of gluten-free and vegetarian options, and meat dishes are free range, air cooled, etc. Owner/chef is from northern Italy.
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Luca Cucina Italiana
2057 San Pablo Ave
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Delicious, authentic, low-key Italian restaurant. Good selection of gluten-free and vegetarian options, and meat dishes are free range, air cooled, etc. Owner/chef is from northern Italy.
Great sausages and delicious soups, baked goods, and a large selection of beers. Another local gem in which the owners are in the kitchen serving up their labor of love.
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Gaumenkitzel
2121 San Pablo Ave
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Great sausages and delicious soups, baked goods, and a large selection of beers. Another local gem in which the owners are in the kitchen serving up their labor of love.
A great place to hang out alone or with friends at any time of day. Enjoy the huge garden seating area on a sunny day or hunker down indoors with a famously spicy chai and your laptop on a foggy morn.
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Cafe Leila
1724 San Pablo Ave
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A great place to hang out alone or with friends at any time of day. Enjoy the huge garden seating area on a sunny day or hunker down indoors with a famously spicy chai and your laptop on a foggy morn.
Another great place to get a cup of coffee or tea and relax for as long as you like!
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Cafe Yesterday
1122 University Ave
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Another great place to get a cup of coffee or tea and relax for as long as you like!
Lovely little cafe with a small outdoor seating area and cozy vibe.
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Highwire Coffee Roasters
2049 San Pablo Ave
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Lovely little cafe with a small outdoor seating area and cozy vibe.
You'd never know from looking at it, but this funny-looking restaurant serves delicious, healthy tacos and enchiladas, etc, using organic/free range ingredients. Always busy but quick turn around.
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La Mission
1255 University Ave
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You'd never know from looking at it, but this funny-looking restaurant serves delicious, healthy tacos and enchiladas, etc, using organic/free range ingredients. Always busy but quick turn around.
Another place to find a cup o joe. Not much dedicated seating here, but you can sit outside in the public "courtyard" area and people-watch.
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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Another place to find a cup o joe. Not much dedicated seating here, but you can sit outside in the public "courtyard" area and people-watch.
This is my favorite of the three Thai restaurants within walking distance of my house. Never a wait for a table, great food, great service!
Nine Thai Eatery
1269 University Avenue
This is my favorite of the three Thai restaurants within walking distance of my house. Never a wait for a table, great food, great service!
Great Pakistani cuisine at very reasonable prices. Spicy!
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Kabana Restaurant
1025 University Ave
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Great Pakistani cuisine at very reasonable prices. Spicy!

Everything Else

Quick access to the city, international airports, and connections to cal-train and muni to get anywhere in the bay area by rail
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노스 버클리
1750 Sacramento St
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Quick access to the city, international airports, and connections to cal-train and muni to get anywhere in the bay area by rail
beautiful spot to go for a walk, meet cute dogs and their owners, watch sailboats on the bay, and take in the view!
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세사르 챠베스 공원
11 Spinnaker Way
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beautiful spot to go for a walk, meet cute dogs and their owners, watch sailboats on the bay, and take in the view!
A nice place to go if you want to get an indoor workout.
Chinatown YMCA
855 Sacramento St
A nice place to go if you want to get an indoor workout.
A lovely bit of greenspace right near my house. A nice alternative to walking on the sidewalk when heading up towards the university or gourmet ghetto
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Ohlone Park
Milvia Street
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A lovely bit of greenspace right near my house. A nice alternative to walking on the sidewalk when heading up towards the university or gourmet ghetto
Dance and fitness classes daily from West African to Ballet to Zumba!
BrasArte
1901 San Pablo Ave
Dance and fitness classes daily from West African to Ballet to Zumba!
Beautiful yoga studio in gorgeous historic brick building in the middle of a park. Great classes and instructors.
Berkeley Yoga Center
2121 Bonar St
Beautiful yoga studio in gorgeous historic brick building in the middle of a park. Great classes and instructors.
Another lovely park in the neighborhood, this one a bit more urban. A good place to watch dogs and their owners.
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Strawberry Creek Park
1260 Allston Way
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Another lovely park in the neighborhood, this one a bit more urban. A good place to watch dogs and their owners.

Essentials

When you need some healthy, home-cooked food to go at 9:45 pm, it's great to have a Whole Foods so nearby. Huge selection of high quality groceries as well.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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When you need some healthy, home-cooked food to go at 9:45 pm, it's great to have a Whole Foods so nearby. Huge selection of high quality groceries as well.
The premier local bakery sells baguettes and pastries each morning straight from the oven. Sublime.
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Acme Bread
1601 San Pablo Ave
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The premier local bakery sells baguettes and pastries each morning straight from the oven. Sublime.
A corner grocery store within walking distance with all the basic things you might need.
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Mi Tierra Foods
2082 San Pablo Ave
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A corner grocery store within walking distance with all the basic things you might need.
So much more than pasta, they have a great deli to satisfy a weary shopper's appetite, plus a large array of gift-worthy food items if you're headed to a dinner party.
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Market Hall Foods Berkeley
1786 Fourth St
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So much more than pasta, they have a great deli to satisfy a weary shopper's appetite, plus a large array of gift-worthy food items if you're headed to a dinner party.

Drinks & Nightlife

A fun, bustling but chill collegey- vibed pub with games, darts, pool, and drinks - they don't serve food but you can bring your own inside.
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Albatross Pub
1822 San Pablo Ave
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A fun, bustling but chill collegey- vibed pub with games, darts, pool, and drinks - they don't serve food but you can bring your own inside.

Shopping

Forgot your sun hat? Feel like going on an outdoor adventure? REI has you covered, with all the equipment you need plus guided adventure trips in the area.
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REI
1338 San Pablo Ave
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Forgot your sun hat? Feel like going on an outdoor adventure? REI has you covered, with all the equipment you need plus guided adventure trips in the area.
Fun chic cosmetics store with on-site beauty treatments available - waxing, facials, etc
Benefit Cosmetics Boutique & BrowBar beauty lounge
1831 Fourth St
Fun chic cosmetics store with on-site beauty treatments available - waxing, facials, etc
for that quick fix on the road or for that accessory you left behind!
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Apple 4th Street
1823 Fourth St
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for that quick fix on the road or for that accessory you left behind!
Like to window shop or even take something home with you? The fourth street shops have lots of pretty things to look at.
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Anthropologie
750 Hearst Ave
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Like to window shop or even take something home with you? The fourth street shops have lots of pretty things to look at.

Arts & Culture

great theater company just a short distance from home!
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
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great theater company just a short distance from home!
lots of great musicians, speakers, performances - but buy your tickets in advance!
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Cal Performances
101 Zellerbach Hall
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lots of great musicians, speakers, performances - but buy your tickets in advance!
local music venue with lots of great acts coming through
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Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St
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local music venue with lots of great acts coming through
If you like folk music and social dance, this is your spot!
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Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave
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If you like folk music and social dance, this is your spot!