Guidebook for Oakland
Drinks & Nightlife
A famous bar with dozens of rare beers on tap and bottle, including limited releases you won't find anywhere else. Also sell tasty high-end bar food.
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The Trappist
460 8th StA famous bar with dozens of rare beers on tap and bottle, including limited releases you won't find anywhere else. Also sell tasty high-end bar food.
50 beers on rotating taps. Outdoor seating. A dive bar, if dive bars had beers available no where else.
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Beer Revolution: pick-up & curbside ❤️
464 3rd St50 beers on rotating taps. Outdoor seating. A dive bar, if dive bars had beers available no where else.
Cozy cocktail bar with a great drink menu. Serves inexpensive snack food, including a really good grilled cheese sandwich.
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Dogwood
1644 Telegraph AveCozy cocktail bar with a great drink menu. Serves inexpensive snack food, including a really good grilled cheese sandwich.
Large brewery with tons of of seating, some outdoors, and a wonderful beer list.
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Drake's Dealership
2325 BroadwayLarge brewery with tons of of seating, some outdoors, and a wonderful beer list.
They often have live music, they make their own interesting beers, they have some outdoor seating.
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Woods Bar & Brewery
1701 Telegraph AveThey often have live music, they make their own interesting beers, they have some outdoor seating.
Food Scene
A wonderful farmer's market, just a couple of blocks from our house, open Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM every week.
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Старый фермерский рынок в Окленде
485 9th StreetA wonderful farmer's market, just a couple of blocks from our house, open Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM every week.
Hand-pulled Chinese Noodles -- very different from "regular" Chinese and amazing.
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Shandong Restaurant
328 10th StHand-pulled Chinese Noodles -- very different from "regular" Chinese and amazing.
Cosecha
907 Washington StUpscale Oaxacan style Mexican food.
Huge beer list; dozen of different sausages. Great trivia Wednesday night.
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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission StHuge beer list; dozen of different sausages. Great trivia Wednesday night.
High end restaurants and shopping right on the waterfront. Includes a ferry to San Francisco. Try renting a kayak for paddling around the harbor.
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Площадь Джека Лондона
472 Water StHigh end restaurants and shopping right on the waterfront. Includes a ferry to San Francisco. Try renting a kayak for paddling around the harbor.
Battambang Restaurant
850 BroadwayDelicious and authentic Cambodia food.
Amazing California-style pizza with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
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Forge Pizza Oakland
66 Franklin StAmazing California-style pizza with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
Amazing Burmese food. They can sometimes have a wait, but the tea-leaf salad is worth it!
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement StAmazing Burmese food. They can sometimes have a wait, but the tea-leaf salad is worth it!
Authentic Szechuan food; if you've never had food from this part of China, you're in for a spicy treat. Cash only.
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Spices 3 Restaurants
370-372 12th StAuthentic Szechuan food; if you've never had food from this part of China, you're in for a spicy treat. Cash only.
modern coffee
411 13th StWonderful coffee and pastries, free wifi.
A great local restaurant -- California Italian with wood-fired thin crust pizzas and all local ingredients.
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Sister
3308 Grand AveA great local restaurant -- California Italian with wood-fired thin crust pizzas and all local ingredients.
A great local year-round farmers market with live music and lots of street food. Open Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM.
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Фермерский рынок Гранд-Лейк
746 Grand AveA great local year-round farmers market with live music and lots of street food. Open Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM.
A comfortable corner cafe goes upscale, complete with awesome brunch/breakfast food. Has free wifi and great coffee.
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Caffe 817
817 Washington StA comfortable corner cafe goes upscale, complete with awesome brunch/breakfast food. Has free wifi and great coffee.
A bar, a restaurant, a live jazz venue bringing in world-famous acts. Go for the amazing music; the food's overpriced and bar's nothing special.
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Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero WestA bar, a restaurant, a live jazz venue bringing in world-famous acts. Go for the amazing music; the food's overpriced and bar's nothing special.
Amazing ice cream shop, great ice cream sandwiches with homemade cookies, also sells coffee drinks.
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Cookiebar Creamery
517 8th StAmazing ice cream shop, great ice cream sandwiches with homemade cookies, also sells coffee drinks.
Both a great bakery and a great coffee shop, rolled into one. Everything they make is worth eating.
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Firebrand Artisan Breads
2343 BroadwayBoth a great bakery and a great coffee shop, rolled into one. Everything they make is worth eating.
It's a Blue Bottle Coffee. There's a reason they're famous for their coffee. It's really good.
Blue Bottle Coffee (HQ)
480 9th StreetIt's a Blue Bottle Coffee. There's a reason they're famous for their coffee. It's really good.
It's amazing Ethopian food. If you haven't had Ethopian food before, try it. If you have, well it's amazing.
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Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant
357-A Grand AveIt's amazing Ethopian food. If you haven't had Ethopian food before, try it. If you have, well it's amazing.
Shopping
This unique shop specializes in Japanese barware and other imported high end items from Japan.
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Umami Mart
4027 BroadwayThis unique shop specializes in Japanese barware and other imported high end items from Japan.
Arts & Culture
Museum focused on the history of California through interactive exhibits. Open late Friday evenings with food trucks!
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Музей Калифорнии в Окленде
1000 Oak StMuseum focused on the history of California through interactive exhibits. Open late Friday evenings with food trucks!
Eat dinner and drink a beer while watching a movie.
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th StEat dinner and drink a beer while watching a movie.
A venue that features both local live bands and burlesque shows. It always has a special show for Oakland's Art Murmur on the first Friday of each month.
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The Uptown Nightclub!
1928 Telegraph AveA venue that features both local live bands and burlesque shows. It always has a special show for Oakland's Art Murmur on the first Friday of each month.
Fun, casual, local comedy club. Don't expect the best show in the world, but cheap good fun.
Pan Theater
120 Frank H. Ogawa PlazaFun, casual, local comedy club. Don't expect the best show in the world, but cheap good fun.
Only if you have a child with you -- a classic fun adventure area for kids and their parents.
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Страна Фей для Детей
699 Bellevue AveOnly if you have a child with you -- a classic fun adventure area for kids and their parents.
It's a bar, it's a restaurant, it's a jazz club. Good quality live music most nights, decent food.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph AveIt's a bar, it's a restaurant, it's a jazz club. Good quality live music most nights, decent food.
Parks & Nature
Very large lake, great for a run or a walk.
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Амфитеатр озера Мерритт
Lake Merritt BoulevardVery large lake, great for a run or a walk.
One of the best hiking trails in terms of pure bang for your buck, only a 15 minute drive from home; this whole park (Redwood Regional Park) is great.
East Ridge Trail
East Ridge TrailOne of the best hiking trails in terms of pure bang for your buck, only a 15 minute drive from home; this whole park (Redwood Regional Park) is great.
Everything Else
Not really a "thing to see" but if you're going here for an event or conference, our house is just two blocks away.
Выставочный комплекс Oakland Convention Center
550 10th StreetNot really a "thing to see" but if you're going here for an event or conference, our house is just two blocks away.
Sightseeing
Oakland Chinatown is much less touristy and much more authentic than San Francisco's. Go for great food and shopping; try some rare Chinese herbs or groceries. Most stores close by 6:00 PM.
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Chinatown
Oakland Chinatown is much less touristy and much more authentic than San Francisco's. Go for great food and shopping; try some rare Chinese herbs or groceries. Most stores close by 6:00 PM.