Guidebook for Oakland

Sheila
Guidebook for Oakland

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This great park is only 13 minutes walk from our house. You can bike, hike, fish, picnic, bbq and enjoy the sun here. There is even a little beach!
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Temescal Bölge Parkı
6500 Broadway Terrace
24 yerel halk öneriyor
This great park is only 13 minutes walk from our house. You can bike, hike, fish, picnic, bbq and enjoy the sun here. There is even a little beach!
The BART here runs from 4 in the morning til 12:30 at night. It is the direct line to San Francisco and San Francisco Airport. The station is a great meeting point and only a 14 minute walk from us.
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Rockridge Station
5660 College Ave
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The BART here runs from 4 in the morning til 12:30 at night. It is the direct line to San Francisco and San Francisco Airport. The station is a great meeting point and only a 14 minute walk from us.
A large lake, popular for walkers to loop around and to sit and have a picnic. There is the Lake Merritt BART station for easy access.
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Lake Merritt Station
800 Oak St
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A large lake, popular for walkers to loop around and to sit and have a picnic. There is the Lake Merritt BART station for easy access.

Food Scene

Fresh Mexican food. The place looks like a bland chain, but the food was surprisingly very tasty and well priced for the area. I got two juicy beef tacos for $6 and topped it off at the salsa bar.
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Cactus Taqueria
5642 College Ave
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Fresh Mexican food. The place looks like a bland chain, but the food was surprisingly very tasty and well priced for the area. I got two juicy beef tacos for $6 and topped it off at the salsa bar.
A small wine bar about 35 minutes walk from our house. They have wine flights and tasty food menu. Make a reservation and try to sit in the heated patio!
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Marc 49
4915 Telegraph Ave
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A small wine bar about 35 minutes walk from our house. They have wine flights and tasty food menu. Make a reservation and try to sit in the heated patio!
A quaint tapas bar with a large tapas selection along with wine and drinks. 35 minutes walk from our place. They were also playing sports on the TV when we were there. You can go just to the bar also.
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Barlata Tapas Bar
4901 Telegraph Ave
8 yerel halk öneriyor
A quaint tapas bar with a large tapas selection along with wine and drinks. 35 minutes walk from our place. They were also playing sports on the TV when we were there. You can go just to the bar also.
A SUPER popular lunch location. They only have chicken sandwiches and a few things on the menu but they have a HUGE line, sell out every day and ironing boards for sidewalk tables.
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Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Ave
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A SUPER popular lunch location. They only have chicken sandwiches and a few things on the menu but they have a HUGE line, sell out every day and ironing boards for sidewalk tables.
If you're too lazy and want pizza delivery, you can place your order online. Nothing exceptional, but convenient.
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Extreme Pizza
2352 Shattuck Ave
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If you're too lazy and want pizza delivery, you can place your order online. Nothing exceptional, but convenient.
Cheap and fresh sushi, cafeteria style. Plus, happy hour 3-6pm on weekdays, cheap handrolls!
Tokyo Express
814 Mission St
Cheap and fresh sushi, cafeteria style. Plus, happy hour 3-6pm on weekdays, cheap handrolls!
Peaceful location overlooking Yerba Buena Park with delicious foods and a unique selection of teas or cold drinks. Patio for sunny days and a nice little couch area inside.
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Samovar Tea Lounge, Yerba Buena Gardens
730 Howard St
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Peaceful location overlooking Yerba Buena Park with delicious foods and a unique selection of teas or cold drinks. Patio for sunny days and a nice little couch area inside.
Unlimited Sake is poured in this small and rowdy sushi restaurants. Everyone is in a partying mood, but if you don't like sake, the sushi is very fresh and delicious also!
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Coach Sushi
532 Grand Ave
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Unlimited Sake is poured in this small and rowdy sushi restaurants. Everyone is in a partying mood, but if you don't like sake, the sushi is very fresh and delicious also!

Essentials

A convenient 15 minute walk, Trader Joe's stays open until 10pm for all your grocery needs. They have healthy items for cheap prices. The store is clean and welcoming.
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
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A convenient 15 minute walk, Trader Joe's stays open until 10pm for all your grocery needs. They have healthy items for cheap prices. The store is clean and welcoming.
A 24 hour chain grocery store. It's small compared to other Safeway's, but will soon be rebuilt to make it a more deluxe one. For now it's great to have a 24 hour place nearby.
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Safeway
6310 College Ave
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A 24 hour chain grocery store. It's small compared to other Safeway's, but will soon be rebuilt to make it a more deluxe one. For now it's great to have a 24 hour place nearby.
15 minute walk, directly across from the BART, this is a European style market with different vendors selling gourmet meats, cheese, pasta, seafood, bakery, coffee, vegetables. Expensive, but unique.
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Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College Ave
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15 minute walk, directly across from the BART, this is a European style market with different vendors selling gourmet meats, cheese, pasta, seafood, bakery, coffee, vegetables. Expensive, but unique.
Great for asian groceries and foods.
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Chinatown
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Great for asian groceries and foods.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a dark dive bar for locals and those who like cheap drinks, picking their own music on the juke box, playing ping pong (free but you have to squeeze your way into the lineup) and pool (costs).
Ye Old Hut
5515 College Avenue
This is a dark dive bar for locals and those who like cheap drinks, picking their own music on the juke box, playing ping pong (free but you have to squeeze your way into the lineup) and pool (costs).
A favorite bar and grill for all sorts of customers. A wide selection of beers, but a full bar as well. Lots of space to sit and a great happy hour 4-6pm weekdays. Window seats on a sunny day!
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Ben 'N Nick's Bar & Grill
5612 College Ave
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A favorite bar and grill for all sorts of customers. A wide selection of beers, but a full bar as well. Lots of space to sit and a great happy hour 4-6pm weekdays. Window seats on a sunny day!
Outdoor patio, darts, sports bar, a chill hangout with beer and wine (no full bar) and bar foods. A local hangout.
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Barclay's Restaurant & Pub
2430 Shattuck Avenue
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Outdoor patio, darts, sports bar, a chill hangout with beer and wine (no full bar) and bar foods. A local hangout.
Known for their fresh greyhounds - grapefruits and vodka drinks - one of my favorite beverages :)
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
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Known for their fresh greyhounds - grapefruits and vodka drinks - one of my favorite beverages :)

Shopping

A big warehouse full of scraps on one side and used items on the other for those who like to build or are just looking for some unique furniture. We got a lot of cool furniture here. You gotta dig!
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Urban Ore
900 Murray St
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A big warehouse full of scraps on one side and used items on the other for those who like to build or are just looking for some unique furniture. We got a lot of cool furniture here. You gotta dig!
Used furniture, great pieces for low prices and cheap delivery. It's a non-profit, so money goes to a good cause. They really know how to use their space, the tiny store is jam packed to the ceiling.
Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles
3742 Grand Ave
Used furniture, great pieces for low prices and cheap delivery. It's a non-profit, so money goes to a good cause. They really know how to use their space, the tiny store is jam packed to the ceiling.
My favorite place for Chinese foot refloxology massage. You must like lots of pressure! It's only $19/hour, but don't forget to tip! This is not a relaxing massage, it's to take your knots out!
Crystal Island Massage
1038 5th Ave
My favorite place for Chinese foot refloxology massage. You must like lots of pressure! It's only $19/hour, but don't forget to tip! This is not a relaxing massage, it's to take your knots out!
Flipping through new and used books makes me nostalgic of times when paperbacks were not a dying breed.
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Pegasus Books
1855 Solano Ave
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Flipping through new and used books makes me nostalgic of times when paperbacks were not a dying breed.

Sightseeing

Hidden treasure, sitting and listening to the natural music of water against man man organs. A bit of a walk to get to, but well worth it, especially on a warm day.
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Dalga Organı
83 Marina Green Dr
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Hidden treasure, sitting and listening to the natural music of water against man man organs. A bit of a walk to get to, but well worth it, especially on a warm day.
Great walk up through greenery and green parrots, go up the Montgomery side stairs. Nice hike up and nice views from the top. Pay to go up the tower if it interests you!
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Coit Kulesi
545 yerel halk öneriyor
Great walk up through greenery and green parrots, go up the Montgomery side stairs. Nice hike up and nice views from the top. Pay to go up the tower if it interests you!
In case you're flying into the Oakland Airport, this is housed in the original Boeing School of Aeronautics. $10 for adults 10-4pm. http://www.oaklandaviationmuseum.org/
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Oakland Havacılık Müzesi
8252 Earhart Rd
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In case you're flying into the Oakland Airport, this is housed in the original Boeing School of Aeronautics. $10 for adults 10-4pm. http://www.oaklandaviationmuseum.org/
A museum and non-circulating library dedicated to preserving the history and experiences of African Americans in Northern California and the Bay Area. Tues-Sat 12-5:30
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Afro-Amerikan Müzesi ve Kütüphanesi
659 14th St
7 yerel halk öneriyor
A museum and non-circulating library dedicated to preserving the history and experiences of African Americans in Northern California and the Bay Area. Tues-Sat 12-5:30
Tour hours are 10pm-3pm Monday through Thursday. Cost:$1 per person http://www.fcf-limited.com/
Fortune Cookie Factory
261 12th Street
Tour hours are 10pm-3pm Monday through Thursday. Cost:$1 per person http://www.fcf-limited.com/
The Friday night activities (5 p.m. to midnight) include Off the Grid’s food trucks, California beer and wine at bars throughout the Museum, animal face-painting and a costume contest.
547 yerel halk öneriyor
Kaliforniya Oakland Müzesi
1000 Oak St
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The Friday night activities (5 p.m. to midnight) include Off the Grid’s food trucks, California beer and wine at bars throughout the Museum, animal face-painting and a costume contest.
The museum is open for Tours and Teas. In addition to the architecture of the house and the richness of the gardens, the Museum offers two floors of collections -- from the sublime to the bizarre.
Pardee Home Museum
672 11th St
The museum is open for Tours and Teas. In addition to the architecture of the house and the richness of the gardens, the Museum offers two floors of collections -- from the sublime to the bizarre.

Arts & Culture

Movie Theater and Food court, plus the new City Target is here, in a clean, modern building overlooking the Yerba Buena Park. Also free Wi-Fi.
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Metreon
135 4th St
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Movie Theater and Food court, plus the new City Target is here, in a clean, modern building overlooking the Yerba Buena Park. Also free Wi-Fi.
All kinds of classes in this huge warehouse building. I took jewelry metalsmithing classes, but they have a whole selection plus some art shows/sales once or more a year.
28 yerel halk öneriyor
The Crucible
1260 7th St
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All kinds of classes in this huge warehouse building. I took jewelry metalsmithing classes, but they have a whole selection plus some art shows/sales once or more a year.
Jazz shows, restaurant, happy hour (M-Sat 4:30-6, Th 9-11), late night menu in club, bar and lounge. www.yoshis.com/oakland
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Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
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Jazz shows, restaurant, happy hour (M-Sat 4:30-6, Th 9-11), late night menu in club, bar and lounge. www.yoshis.com/oakland
Music! http://www.oebs.org/
Oakland Symphony
1440 Broadway
Music! http://www.oebs.org/
BBQ and Blues with two music venues, soul, jazz. http://www.eandjbbq.com/
26 yerel halk öneriyor
Everett and Jones
126 Broadway
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BBQ and Blues with two music venues, soul, jazz. http://www.eandjbbq.com/