Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

Old-school, diner-style breakfast place with an amazing array of pie. An easy walk.
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Lois the Pie Queen
851 60th St
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Old-school, diner-style breakfast place with an amazing array of pie. An easy walk.
Great breakfast spot to meet a friend. Delicious renditions of all the breakfast classics - pancakes, french toast, eggs of every kind, and much more. Some outdoor seating available. Tends to have a wait on the weekends. Walk in about 20 minutes, or take the bike.
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Aunt Mary's Cafe
4640 Telegraph Avenue
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Great breakfast spot to meet a friend. Delicious renditions of all the breakfast classics - pancakes, french toast, eggs of every kind, and much more. Some outdoor seating available. Tends to have a wait on the weekends. Walk in about 20 minutes, or take the bike.
The well-loved Burma Superstar has a location nearby in Temescal. Delicious food, usually a long wait, so be prepared.
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
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The well-loved Burma Superstar has a location nearby in Temescal. Delicious food, usually a long wait, so be prepared.
Super-close pizza place selling freshly made, seasonal pizza slices. A few tables to sit, friendly scene, and good spot for a pretty fast meal nearby.
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Nick's Pizza and Bakery Made in Oakland
6400 Shattuck Ave
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Super-close pizza place selling freshly made, seasonal pizza slices. A few tables to sit, friendly scene, and good spot for a pretty fast meal nearby.
Probably the most popular and classic of the many great Ethiopian restaurants in the neighborhood. Easy to get in, delicious combo meals, and inexpensive.
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Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
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Probably the most popular and classic of the many great Ethiopian restaurants in the neighborhood. Easy to get in, delicious combo meals, and inexpensive.
Quiet, delicious Ethiopian restaurant in the neighborhood
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Abesha Ethiopian Cuisine
4929 Shattuck Ave
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Quiet, delicious Ethiopian restaurant in the neighborhood
Good spot to do some work! The food's nothing to write home about, but they have enough to keep you going.
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Nomad Cafe
6500 Shattuck Ave
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Good spot to do some work! The food's nothing to write home about, but they have enough to keep you going.
Great spot in the Uptown area of Oakland (near downtown). Good cafe food in a lively part of Oakland, with indoor seating and a little sidewalk seating on sunny days. Great magazine selection (they're kind of known for it), and good work or social spot. Near BART and the downtown buses.
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Farley's East
33 Grand Ave
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Great spot in the Uptown area of Oakland (near downtown). Good cafe food in a lively part of Oakland, with indoor seating and a little sidewalk seating on sunny days. Great magazine selection (they're kind of known for it), and good work or social spot. Near BART and the downtown buses.
Senegalese restaurant, sometimes with music in the evenings. Delicious food and fun drinks
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Little Baobab SF
2243 19th St
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Senegalese restaurant, sometimes with music in the evenings. Delicious food and fun drinks
Fish taco-focused restaurant, great for lunch or dinner. Sunny back patio. There's sometimes a long line to order but they make the food fast! Easy neighborhood spot for a delicious, inexpensive meal.
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Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph Ave
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Fish taco-focused restaurant, great for lunch or dinner. Sunny back patio. There's sometimes a long line to order but they make the food fast! Easy neighborhood spot for a delicious, inexpensive meal.
Among the best bagels in the Bay Area, with all kinds of bagel sandwiches and other bagel-centric food. Good spot to work, or just hang out and read the paper.
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Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph Ave
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Among the best bagels in the Bay Area, with all kinds of bagel sandwiches and other bagel-centric food. Good spot to work, or just hang out and read the paper.
Middle Eastern grocery and deli. Tables for a sit-down lunch, or get Middle Eastern food to go. Mid-way between my house and downtown Oakland. Take the bike or bus!
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Oasis Food Market
3045 Telegraph Ave
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Middle Eastern grocery and deli. Tables for a sit-down lunch, or get Middle Eastern food to go. Mid-way between my house and downtown Oakland. Take the bike or bus!
Upscale Italian restaurant with delicious wood-oven pizza. Little known is that it also opens as a cafe / breakfast spot M-Sat 8 am - 12 pm. Delicious baked goods.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
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Upscale Italian restaurant with delicious wood-oven pizza. Little known is that it also opens as a cafe / breakfast spot M-Sat 8 am - 12 pm. Delicious baked goods.
Great food, good spot for working in Uptown neighborhood of Oakland.
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Sweet Bar Bakery
2355 Broadway
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Great food, good spot for working in Uptown neighborhood of Oakland.
My favorite spot to do some work, with plenty of food to keep you going. Breakfast food as well as lunch and dinner. In a grittier neighborhood but not too far - take the guest bike over!
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Paradise Park Café
6334 San Pablo Ave
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My favorite spot to do some work, with plenty of food to keep you going. Breakfast food as well as lunch and dinner. In a grittier neighborhood but not too far - take the guest bike over!
Great coffee, tables, and wifi, in a beautiful part of Rockridge near a Safeway, fish shop, bakery, and more.
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Cole Coffee Cafe
307 63rd St
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Great coffee, tables, and wifi, in a beautiful part of Rockridge near a Safeway, fish shop, bakery, and more.
Cool, new Thai restaurant, with unusual menu and communal seating.
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Bird & Buffalo
4659 Telegraph Ave
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Cool, new Thai restaurant, with unusual menu and communal seating.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar with great margaritas, and you can order from their restaurant menu. Separate space from the restaurant, not too loud, good for catching up with a friend. The restaurant is also excellent. Great for brunch, dinner, or margaritas. Sunny back patio, organic, seasonally-driven Mexican cuisine. Delicious and relaxing environment. Right in the heart of Temescal, an easy walk from my house
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont Avenue
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Bar with great margaritas, and you can order from their restaurant menu. Separate space from the restaurant, not too loud, good for catching up with a friend. The restaurant is also excellent. Great for brunch, dinner, or margaritas. Sunny back patio, organic, seasonally-driven Mexican cuisine. Delicious and relaxing environment. Right in the heart of Temescal, an easy walk from my house
Low-key bar within easy walking distance, toward Ashby Bart.
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Hoi Polloi Brewing Taproom and Beat Lounge
1763 Alcatraz Ave
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Low-key bar within easy walking distance, toward Ashby Bart.
Classic Berkeley spot not far from here - sometimes they have music, sometimes dance classes. Very low-key, friendly scene.
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The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Ave
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Classic Berkeley spot not far from here - sometimes they have music, sometimes dance classes. Very low-key, friendly scene.
Right next to Starry Plough, La Peña is another classic. Low-key music and performance venue, not far away.
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La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
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Right next to Starry Plough, La Peña is another classic. Low-key music and performance venue, not far away.
Really diverse Oakland scene with good shows. Pretty casual, with just a basic bar, but a huge space that used to be an old-time social club. Restaurant downstairs.
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Starline Social Club
2236 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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Really diverse Oakland scene with good shows. Pretty casual, with just a basic bar, but a huge space that used to be an old-time social club. Restaurant downstairs.
Lively new venue in Uptown area of Oakland. Huge outdoor seating area with great people watching on a sunny afternoon/evening.
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Drake's Dealership
2325 Broadway
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Lively new venue in Uptown area of Oakland. Huge outdoor seating area with great people watching on a sunny afternoon/evening.
Great happy hour venue, little bar with a fireplace on the patio, and housemade empanadas on order.
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Woods Bar & Brewery
1701 Telegraph Ave
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Great happy hour venue, little bar with a fireplace on the patio, and housemade empanadas on order.
One of the many bars along Telegraph that's fun for happy hour, with outdoor space. Low-key.
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Lost & Found Beer Garden
2040 Telegraph Avenue
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One of the many bars along Telegraph that's fun for happy hour, with outdoor space. Low-key.
Fun bar in downtown Oakland with bocce courts inside!
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Make Westing
1741 Telegraph Ave
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Fun bar in downtown Oakland with bocce courts inside!
Good neighborhood watering hole. Was recently lifted up from its original site around the corner when its lot was sold. Kind of amazing neighborhood institution.
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Kingfish Pub & Cafe
5227 Telegraph Ave
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Good neighborhood watering hole. Was recently lifted up from its original site around the corner when its lot was sold. Kind of amazing neighborhood institution.
Famous Danish beer, with a nice ambience for hanging out.
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Trappist Provisions
6309 College Ave
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Famous Danish beer, with a nice ambience for hanging out.
Beer garden for sunny afternoons
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아라비아유적증기선
4115 Telegraph Ave
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Beer garden for sunny afternoons
To sample some California wines
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The Barrel Room
415 Sansome Street
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To sample some California wines
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Roses' Taproom
4930 Telegraph Ave
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Arts & Culture

A great museum on Lake Merritt - good special exhibits, as well as art & natural history of California.
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오클랜드 박물관
1000 Oak St
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A great museum on Lake Merritt - good special exhibits, as well as art & natural history of California.

Sightseeing

About 3.5 miles around, Lake Merritt makes for a nice stroll with lots of people watching. It borders downtown Oakland, Uptown, Chinatown, and the Grand Lake area, all worth exploring.
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메리트 호수 야외 극장
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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About 3.5 miles around, Lake Merritt makes for a nice stroll with lots of people watching. It borders downtown Oakland, Uptown, Chinatown, and the Grand Lake area, all worth exploring.

Entertainment & Activities

Big old-time movie theater, right on the edge of Lake Merritt.
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그랜드레이크극장
3200 Grand Ave
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Big old-time movie theater, right on the edge of Lake Merritt.
Lively scene at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings, including a bunch of food trucks. There are tables to eat there, or you can have a picnic by the lake.
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Grand Lake Farmers Market
746 Grand Ave
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Lively scene at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings, including a bunch of food trucks. There are tables to eat there, or you can have a picnic by the lake.
The Paramount is a beautifully restored theater, hosting music, classic movie nights, and more. It's stunning, and worth checking out if there's an event while you're here.
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Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
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The Paramount is a beautifully restored theater, hosting music, classic movie nights, and more. It's stunning, and worth checking out if there's an event while you're here.
Bookstore-cafe-music venue in a tiny, but beautifully designed space in the Uptown area of Oakland. Delicious food, with a great small book collection, there somehow always seems to be space at lunchtime. In the evenings, Octopus hosts readings, music, and other events.
The Octopus Literary Salon
2101 Webster St
Bookstore-cafe-music venue in a tiny, but beautifully designed space in the Uptown area of Oakland. Delicious food, with a great small book collection, there somehow always seems to be space at lunchtime. In the evenings, Octopus hosts readings, music, and other events.

Shopping

Unique collection of house-blended spices and spices collected from all over. They teach workshops and sell a bunch of interesting cookbooks. Right near the farmer's market if you're headed there on a Saturday.
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Oaktown Spice Shop
546 Grand Ave
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Unique collection of house-blended spices and spices collected from all over. They teach workshops and sell a bunch of interesting cookbooks. Right near the farmer's market if you're headed there on a Saturday.