Guidebook for Berkeley
Food Scene
Pasta Bene
This is a casual Italian restaurant with very reasonable prices, and an outdoor patio
Le Bateau Ivre Restaurant
"The drunken boat". A French restaurant in a lovely old house.
Japanese tapas. This is a tine place and very popular – go early! There is frequently a line outside the door.
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Kiraku
Japanese tapas. This is a tine place and very popular – go early! There is frequently a line outside the door.
Nepalese restaurant, very good selection of curries and other eastern dishes, including many vegan and vegetarian items. Prompt service. and reasonably priced.
Mount Everest Restaurant
Nepalese restaurant, very good selection of curries and other eastern dishes, including many vegan and vegetarian items. Prompt service. and reasonably priced.
Racha Café
Thai noodle house (the food is tasty and reasonably priced, but the décor is a bit stark)
Well known upscale Italian restaurant in the Rockridge Market Hall which is right by the Rockridge BART station. Worth making ng a reservation.
Oliveto
Well known upscale Italian restaurant in the Rockridge Market Hall which is right by the Rockridge BART station. Worth making ng a reservation.
A Parisian-like collection of small specialist food shops all under one roof, for baked goods, seafood, produce, pasta, grass-fed beef, cheeses, fresh roast organic coffee, and anything else you might desire to prepare your own gourmet meal.
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Rockridge Market Hall
A Parisian-like collection of small specialist food shops all under one roof, for baked goods, seafood, produce, pasta, grass-fed beef, cheeses, fresh roast organic coffee, and anything else you might desire to prepare your own gourmet meal.
Wide selection of coffee and non-coffee drinks and pastries. Peet's was founded in Berkeley and is now a major national brand.
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Peet's Coffee
Wide selection of coffee and non-coffee drinks and pastries. Peet's was founded in Berkeley and is now a major national brand.
This is a popular hangout for students and others. Very good coffee and unique atmosphere. From the outside you might think it was a classroom since almost every customer is working on a laptop.
Sack's Coffee House
This is a popular hangout for students and others. Very good coffee and unique atmosphere. From the outside you might think it was a classroom since almost every customer is working on a laptop.
Shopping
7-Eleven
For quick essentials (milk, toothpaste, etc.) Open 7 AM to 11 PM.
Large supermarket-style selection of packaged food, drink and household items as well as pharmaceutical and cosmetic goods.
CVS
Large supermarket-style selection of packaged food, drink and household items as well as pharmaceutical and cosmetic goods.
A full-service supermarket selling natural, organic and healthy foods and drinks as well as household products , diet supplements, and cosmetics. Deli counter for sandwiches, snacks and coffee. Parking lot is usually crowded.
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Whole Foods Market
A full-service supermarket selling natural, organic and healthy foods and drinks as well as household products , diet supplements, and cosmetics. Deli counter for sandwiches, snacks and coffee. Parking lot is usually crowded.
An incredible selection of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Very popular - often crowded.
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Berkeley Bowl Marketplace
An incredible selection of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Very popular - often crowded.
Essentials
Derby Food Center
Small grocery store for basic foods and drinks
Sightseeing
30-minute ferry trip across the Bay to San Francisco. Schedules and routes are published on the web: http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/
Oakland
30-minute ferry trip across the Bay to San Francisco. Schedules and routes are published on the web: http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/
Arts & Culture
Yoshi's is an iconic West Coast jazz venue. They also feature hip-hop, blues, soul, funk, and occasionally Hawaiian music. Check the schedule and buy tickets on their website www.yoshis.com. Preferential seating if you reserve dinner at the restaurant before the show.
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Yoshi's
Yoshi's is an iconic West Coast jazz venue. They also feature hip-hop, blues, soul, funk, and occasionally Hawaiian music. Check the schedule and buy tickets on their website www.yoshis.com. Preferential seating if you reserve dinner at the restaurant before the show.
Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus has a schedule of fine arts music, theater and dance performances. They publish a schedule on the web; http://calperformances.org/.
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus has a schedule of fine arts music, theater and dance performances. They publish a schedule on the web; http://calperformances.org/.
Oakland Symphony
Symphony concerts - see http://www.oaklandsymphony.org/
Concerts, plays and shows of all kinds. It’s worth a visit just to see the grand Art Deco architecture and design! They give tours on the first and third Saturdays of each month. http://www.paramounttheatre.com/tour.html
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Paramount Theatre Oakland
Concerts, plays and shows of all kinds. It’s worth a visit just to see the grand Art Deco architecture and design! They give tours on the first and third Saturdays of each month. http://www.paramounttheatre.com/tour.html
The "Berkeley Rep" is a Bay Area favorite. Consult their website for plays and shows. http://www.berkeleyrep.org/
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
The "Berkeley Rep" is a Bay Area favorite. Consult their website for plays and shows. http://www.berkeleyrep.org/
Guided tours, artists’ talks, illustrated lectures, poetry readings, musical performances. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
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伯克利藝術博物館和太平洋電影資料館
Guided tours, artists’ talks, illustrated lectures, poetry readings, musical performances. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
This place offers a very wide variety of music (e.g., folk, bluegrass, honky tonk, guitar, swing, a capella).
Good acoustics. http://www.thefreight.org/
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The Freight
This place offers a very wide variety of music (e.g., folk, bluegrass, honky tonk, guitar, swing, a capella).
Good acoustics. http://www.thefreight.org/
Regular intimate concerts – not exclusively piano, but the unique concert venue is right in the piano showroom (you sit among the Steinways and the Yamahas!). You can also rent piano practice rooms by the hour .
Piedmont Piano Company
Regular intimate concerts – not exclusively piano, but the unique concert venue is right in the piano showroom (you sit among the Steinways and the Yamahas!). You can also rent piano practice rooms by the hour .
Exhibitions and tours (e.g., art, history, natural sciences). http://museumca.org/tours
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Oakland Museum of California
Exhibitions and tours (e.g., art, history, natural sciences). http://museumca.org/tours
Parks & Nature
A large regional park in the Berkeley Hills. Really good hiking trails. It also has a golf course, picnic areas, an antique merry-go-round, and a “Little Farm” where kids can learn about and pet the animals
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Tilden Regional Park
A large regional park in the Berkeley Hills. Really good hiking trails. It also has a golf course, picnic areas, an antique merry-go-round, and a “Little Farm” where kids can learn about and pet the animals
A very pleasant place . It's about 3 miles to walk or jog around the reservoir. You can also rent a paddle boat.
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Lafayette Reservoir
A very pleasant place . It's about 3 miles to walk or jog around the reservoir. You can also rent a paddle boat.
Everything Else
A very grand old 1920’s hotel (now a “resort hotel”). "Period" decor and architecture.
费尔蒙克莱蒙特俱乐部和Spa度假村
A very grand old 1920’s hotel (now a “resort hotel”). "Period" decor and architecture.
A Greene and Greene house (Arts & Crafts style). It’s occupied by a fraternity, and they give informal tours. website. http://thorsenhouse.org/
Sigma Phi Society
A Greene and Greene house (Arts & Crafts style). It’s occupied by a fraternity, and they give informal tours. website. http://thorsenhouse.org/