Guidebook for Oakland
Essentials
Every Sunday, 9am–1pm. Great local goods and produce at decent prices. Down-to-earth, friendly vibe gives you a good sense of the residents of this lovely neighborhood.
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Temescal Farmer's Market
Every Sunday, 9am–1pm. Great local goods and produce at decent prices. Down-to-earth, friendly vibe gives you a good sense of the residents of this lovely neighborhood.
Affordable grocery store with many unique items. Lots of pre-prepared stuff for those of us who don't care to cook.
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Trader Joe's
Affordable grocery store with many unique items. Lots of pre-prepared stuff for those of us who don't care to cook.
Not my favorite grocery store, but it's comprehensive and is open 24 hours in case you need something in the middle of the night.
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Safeway
Not my favorite grocery store, but it's comprehensive and is open 24 hours in case you need something in the middle of the night.
Whole Foods Market
High end, healthy groceries. Pricey but pleasant.
Walgreens
The all-inclusive place for drugs, basic personal supplies, and household goods.
Famous supermarket with world-renown produce selection. Excellent source for cooking ingredients.
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Berkeley Bowl Marketplace
Famous supermarket with world-renown produce selection. Excellent source for cooking ingredients.
Very good high-end groceries with butcher, bakery, produce, cheese and wine shop.
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Rockridge Market Hall
Very good high-end groceries with butcher, bakery, produce, cheese and wine shop.
Everything Else
Oakland’s natural urban lake with boating, jogging path, weekend farmer's market, and parks.
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Oakland’s natural urban lake with boating, jogging path, weekend farmer's market, and parks.
This greenbelt spans over 3 blocks, anchored by a great playground on either end, especially on the North end. This path is also the best way to get to the Temescal Farmer's Market from the condo.
Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt
This greenbelt spans over 3 blocks, anchored by a great playground on either end, especially on the North end. This path is also the best way to get to the Temescal Farmer's Market from the condo.
United States Postal Service
Nearest post office for mailing packages.
Arts & Culture
Newly remodeled museum with interesting interactive exhibits on California history and temporary art shows.
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Oakland Museum of California
Newly remodeled museum with interesting interactive exhibits on California history and temporary art shows.
Closest art museum. Often something interesting on exhibit. Connected cinema (PFA) shows foreign and art films.
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伯克利藝術博物館和太平洋電影資料館
Closest art museum. Often something interesting on exhibit. Connected cinema (PFA) shows foreign and art films.
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood
Cute local theater for mainstream indie films.
Grand old theater, complete with an organist who plays before each showing.
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Grand Lake Theatre
Grand old theater, complete with an organist who plays before each showing.
Food Scene
Gordo Taquería
Burritos and tacos. High quality and quick.
La Mediterranee
Good Greek and Turkish food.
There are many Ethiopian restaurants in the neighborhood but this is probably the best.
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Café Colucci
There are many Ethiopian restaurants in the neighborhood but this is probably the best.
Crepevine Restaurants
Sweet and savory crepes for breakfast and lunch. Other good brunch fare.
Wood Tavern
A reliable restaurant for a quality, high end meal.
Noodle Theory | Rockridge
Tiny place with a tiny menu of about 5 noodle dishes, all very good.
Peet's Coffee
Good coffee from the competent local chain.
Cole Coffee Bean + Retail Shop
Great coffee. Good neighborhood vibe.
Excellent deli with the finest sandwiches in the East Bay. They sell specialty Italian cooking supplies too.
Genova Delicatessen
Excellent deli with the finest sandwiches in the East Bay. They sell specialty Italian cooking supplies too.
Brick Pig's House
Authentic Southern barbeque. Very friendly folks. Delicious ribs.
Nomad Cafe
Good coffee and small lunch items. Free wi-fi.
Ici Ice Cream
Incredible handmade ice cream. The line out the door says it all.
Adorable casual French restaurant. Best for breakfast. Ask to sit in the patio and order the Cote Nord!
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La Note
Adorable casual French restaurant. Best for breakfast. Ask to sit in the patio and order the Cote Nord!
Tara's Organic Ice Cream
Very good homemade ice cream with exotic flavors.
La Farine Boulangerie Patisserie
Another very good bakery. Fresh bread, cookies.
Our favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. If you’ve never had Burmese food, this is the place to try it. Like Thai but with more varied flavors. Do not stay at our condo without trying this place!
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Burma Superstar
Our favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. If you’ve never had Burmese food, this is the place to try it. Like Thai but with more varied flavors. Do not stay at our condo without trying this place!
Open only 3 hours per day (11am–2pm). All they do is a fried chicken sandwich and dessert. It’s all they have to do — it’s that good.
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Bakesale Betty
Open only 3 hours per day (11am–2pm). All they do is a fried chicken sandwich and dessert. It’s all they have to do — it’s that good.
The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Cafe and Bakery
Premium drinking chocolate and sweets.
Xolo Taqueria
Excellent tacos.
Pizzaiolo
Excellent pizza.
Shopping
East Bay Booksellers
Independent, with old and new books. Well curated.
Very cute shopping street tucked away in the middle of the block. Housewares, bookshop, gifts, clothing, a barbershop, and homemade donuts!
Temescal Alley
Very cute shopping street tucked away in the middle of the block. Housewares, bookshop, gifts, clothing, a barbershop, and homemade donuts!
Piedmont Avenue
Pleasant shopping district.
Nice shopping district. Stroll down the street before you see a movie at the Grand Lake Theatre.
Grand Avenue
Nice shopping district. Stroll down the street before you see a movie at the Grand Lake Theatre.
The closest commercial shopping and café district, and one of the best in the Bay Area.
College Avenue
The closest commercial shopping and café district, and one of the best in the Bay Area.