Guidebook for Berkeley
Essentials
Wonderful market with amazing produce at a good price. Check out the incredible mushroom aisle
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Monterey Market
1550 Hopkins StWonderful market with amazing produce at a good price. Check out the incredible mushroom aisle
Magnani Poultry
1576 Hopkins Stmeat market & sandwiches to go
Berkeley Natural Grocery Company
1336 Gilman Stsmall but it's great that it's so close by
Safeway
1444 Shattuck Pllarge supermarket
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay PlBerkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz AveGreat market that is like the local version of Whole Foods.
Food Scene
Gioia Pizzeria
1586 Hopkins StDelicious think crust pizza!
Favorite sushi place & only a couple blocks away! It's small so there is usually a wait on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Kiku Sushi
1316 Gilman StFavorite sushi place & only a couple blocks away! It's small so there is usually a wait on Friday and Saturday nights.
Espresso Roma Cafe
1549 Hopkins Stcoffee, salads, sandwiches
nice outdoor seating
Lalime's
1329 Gilman Stfor a fancy night out
Lots of different bagels and various cream cheeses just a couple blocks away.
Boogie Woogie Bagel Boy
Lots of different bagels and various cream cheeses just a couple blocks away.
there is a wonderful garden in the back to eat your ice cream. There are other restaurants to get your food to go here too including Soop, Kirala Sushi, Picoso Taqueria
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Cheese Board Bakery
1504 Shattuck Avethere is a wonderful garden in the back to eat your ice cream. There are other restaurants to get your food to go here too including Soop, Kirala Sushi, Picoso Taqueria
Tacubaya
1782 Fourth Stdelicious mexican food. 4th Street is a fun shopping area.
great cafe in the nice Elmwood neighborhood which has different stores along College Avenue
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Elmwood Cafe
2900 College Avenuegreat cafe in the nice Elmwood neighborhood which has different stores along College Avenue
Cheese Board Bakery
1504 Shattuck Avethe best cheese store with a their own pizza place next door
Excellent modern Mexican food with a wonderful outside patio and good cocktails
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Comal
2020 Shattuck AveExcellent modern Mexican food with a wonderful outside patio and good cocktails
East Bay Spice Company
2134 Oxford Stmodern indian with great cocktails
We love riding our bikes down the Ohlone Greenway and going to brunch here on the weekend. It also has good dinners too.
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Cafe Eugene
1175 Solano AveWe love riding our bikes down the Ohlone Greenway and going to brunch here on the weekend. It also has good dinners too.
Delicious! Our go to spot for special occasions. Fresh home-made pasta and other amazing entrees. Definitely need a reservation ahead of time.
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Corso
1788 Shattuck AveDelicious! Our go to spot for special occasions. Fresh home-made pasta and other amazing entrees. Definitely need a reservation ahead of time.
Good food. One of regular spots, usually no reservations needed. We like to eat out on the patio.
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Stella Nonna
1407 San Pablo AveGood food. One of regular spots, usually no reservations needed. We like to eat out on the patio.
Another one of our favorite regular spots. We love the burrata appetizer, fresh made pasta & pizzas and delicious roasted chicken. Usually no reservations needed.
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Paisan
2514 San Pablo AveAnother one of our favorite regular spots. We love the burrata appetizer, fresh made pasta & pizzas and delicious roasted chicken. Usually no reservations needed.
Delicious Japanese food. It's fun to sit at the bar near the chefs and see them grill lobster tails and skewers on the robata grill.
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Kirala
2100 Ward StDelicious Japanese food. It's fun to sit at the bar near the chefs and see them grill lobster tails and skewers on the robata grill.
Delicious modern mexican food in the very trendy Temescal neighborhood in Oakland. Next door is also the delicious Pizzaiolo restaurant. Both have nice areas to sit outside too.
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont AvenueDelicious modern mexican food in the very trendy Temescal neighborhood in Oakland. Next door is also the delicious Pizzaiolo restaurant. Both have nice areas to sit outside too.
Entertainment & Activities
fenced in toddler playground and another playground for big kids plus big grass area
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Cedar Rose Park
1300 Rose Stfenced in toddler playground and another playground for big kids plus big grass area
fenced in toddler playground and another playground for big kids plus big grass area and tennis courts
Jewel's Terrace Park
1548 Terrace Stfenced in toddler playground and another playground for big kids plus big grass area and tennis courts
fenced in toddler playground and another playground for big kids plus big grass area, tennis courts and a public pool
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King School Park
1700 Hopkins Stfenced in toddler playground and another playground for big kids plus big grass area, tennis courts and a public pool
wonderful place for preschoolers.
close to downtown BART station
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Habitot Children's Museum
5689 Bay Streetwonderful place for preschoolers.
close to downtown BART station
Rain or Shine
1235 Tenth Stkid's play space.
check out music & parachute time
Virginia-McGee Totland
1644 Virginia Stpopular playground for the younger kids
Fun old theater in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland. Tons of great restaurants in this area.
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Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand AveFun old theater in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland. Tons of great restaurants in this area.
Parks & Nature
Free Petting Zoo
Also in Tilden is a Carousel, Lake Anza for swimming and a Steam Train you can ride
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Tilden Naturområde
600 Canon DriveFree Petting Zoo
Also in Tilden is a Carousel, Lake Anza for swimming and a Steam Train you can ride
Shopping
Rockridge is another wonderful shopping area with good restaurants
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Rockridge Station
5660 College AveRockridge is another wonderful shopping area with good restaurants
Fourth Street
Fourth Streetnice shopping area with restaurants
1569 Solano Ave
1569 Solano Avenueshopping all up and down Solano Avenue
Drinks & Nightlife
Albatross Pub
1822 San Pablo Avelots of games to play while you drink a pint
Hotsy Totsy Club
601 San Pablo Avehip bar with good coctails
Tupper & Reed
2271 Shattuck Avegood cocktails downtown in a neat old building
Popular place with good beer made there with inside and outside seating.
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Fieldwork Brewing Company
1160 Sixth StPopular place with good beer made there with inside and outside seating.
all outdoor beer garden with a food truck from Brazil Cafe and sometimes other pop-up trucks. Great for the whole family.
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Westbrae Biergarten
1280 Gilman Stall outdoor beer garden with a food truck from Brazil Cafe and sometimes other pop-up trucks. Great for the whole family.
Arts & Culture
Brand new modern art museum and Pacific Film Archives.
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center StBrand new modern art museum and Pacific Film Archives.
Newly expanded and renovated now is the largest modern art collection in North America. Easy to get to from Bart. Make sure to check out the sculpture garden.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd StNewly expanded and renovated now is the largest modern art collection in North America. Easy to get to from Bart. Make sure to check out the sculpture garden.