Guidebook for Oakland
Essentials
Safeway
6310 College AveBrand new Safeway with a good selection of local products
Family-run local market with vegetables, fruit, bulk section, milk, yoghurt, eggs, ice cream - anything you need really.
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Yasai Produce Market
6301 College AveFamily-run local market with vegetables, fruit, bulk section, milk, yoghurt, eggs, ice cream - anything you need really.
Trader Joe's is a quick walk from the house. Open till 9 every day (might be 8 on Saturdays)
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore AveTrader Joe's is a quick walk from the house. Open till 9 every day (might be 8 on Saturdays)
Market Hall is a wonderful little group of great businesses; a bakery, a coffeeshop, a cheeseshop, a butcher and seafood place, a produce market, a wine shop and a deli all located in the same place.
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Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College AveMarket Hall is a wonderful little group of great businesses; a bakery, a coffeeshop, a cheeseshop, a butcher and seafood place, a produce market, a wine shop and a deli all located in the same place.
Food Scene
Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph AveDelicious tacos and sandwiches!
Upscale flavor sensations you'll remember for a long time
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Wood Tavern
6317 College AveUpscale flavor sensations you'll remember for a long time
Wood-fired pizzas if you don't feel like making them yourself at the house
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A16
2355 Chestnut StWood-fired pizzas if you don't feel like making them yourself at the house
Upscale, homecooked Mexican cuisine - also with a great backyard patio
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont AvenueUpscale, homecooked Mexican cuisine - also with a great backyard patio
Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph AveEthiopean/Eritrean deliciousness
Take your Sunday paper here and meet some of the locals
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Cole Coffee Cafe
307 63rd StTake your Sunday paper here and meet some of the locals
Philz Coffee
3101 24th StCustom drip coffee, just the way you want it
French/Mediterranean spot for small plates and cocktails. Or full dinner of course, but their small plates are great. Try the mussels!
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À Côté Restaurant
5478 College AveFrench/Mediterranean spot for small plates and cocktails. Or full dinner of course, but their small plates are great. Try the mussels!
Small plates and delicious wood-fired pizzas. Great cocktails and a really nice backyard patio.
Also open from 8am to 12pm for coffee and breakfast. Great spot to use as your home-office for a few hours in the morning if you need some laptop time.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph AveSmall plates and delicious wood-fired pizzas. Great cocktails and a really nice backyard patio.
Also open from 8am to 12pm for coffee and breakfast. Great spot to use as your home-office for a few hours in the morning if you need some laptop time.
Great lunch spot. The sister restaurant of the more upscale Wood Tavern. Equally great food, yet simpler and less pricey.
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Southie
6311 College AveGreat lunch spot. The sister restaurant of the more upscale Wood Tavern. Equally great food, yet simpler and less pricey.
Everything Else
Oakland Public Library
5205 Telegraph AveGreat, public library
Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch
5366 College AveGreat public library
Our Sunday tradition. Farmers market with lots of food stands and live music
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Temescal Farmer's Market
5300 Claremont AveOur Sunday tradition. Farmers market with lots of food stands and live music
Parks & Nature
Small park with walking trails and a lake to swim in.
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Temescal Regional Recreation Area
6500 Broadway TerraceSmall park with walking trails and a lake to swim in.
Short, but steep hiking trail offering stunning views of the entire San Francisco Bay. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes.
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Fire Trail
Fire TrailShort, but steep hiking trail offering stunning views of the entire San Francisco Bay. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes.
Lots of walking and hiking trails and gorgeous views. A short drive, but a different world entirely from the hustle and bustle of downtown.
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Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak BlvdLots of walking and hiking trails and gorgeous views. A short drive, but a different world entirely from the hustle and bustle of downtown.
Arts & Culture
There is a street-party outside the Oakland museum every Friday night, from 5pm to 9pm. Lots of food trucks and live music - the atmosphere is great and worth a visit. Admission to the museum is half off at this time, and the street party is free.
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Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak StThere is a street-party outside the Oakland museum every Friday night, from 5pm to 9pm. Lots of food trucks and live music - the atmosphere is great and worth a visit. Admission to the museum is half off at this time, and the street party is free.