Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Xolo
1916 Telegraph AveVery good light Mexican fare. Tacos, burritos.
Jong Ga House
372 Grand AveThe best Korean food in Oakland.
Good cheap food at this punk diner. Try their Guinness+Espresso+Chocolate Ice Cream milkshake.
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Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe
1805 Telegraph AvenueGood cheap food at this punk diner. Try their Guinness+Espresso+Chocolate Ice Cream milkshake.
Shandong Restaurant
328 10th StGood Chinese food without leaving the building.
The mothership of the best coffee in the bay area. Frequent tastings.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster StThe mothership of the best coffee in the bay area. Frequent tastings.
An upscale bar and tavern right around the corner. Very friendly bar manager named Ryan.
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Tribune Tavern
401 13th StAn upscale bar and tavern right around the corner. Very friendly bar manager named Ryan.
Sister
3308 Grand AveAmazing Italian food. Equally amazing brunch.
Binh Minh Quan
338 12th StMaybe the best Vietnamese in Oakland.
Delicious southern Italian pizza with fire pits looking out over the harbor.
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Forge Pizza Oakland
66 Franklin StDelicious southern Italian pizza with fire pits looking out over the harbor.
Flora
1900 Telegraph AveGreat food and drink
80's retro sandwich and beer bar. Watch VHS movies on a cathode ray tube and play nintendo.
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Analog
414 14th St80's retro sandwich and beer bar. Watch VHS movies on a cathode ray tube and play nintendo.
Good espresso drinks for those who are particular about their coffee and conveniently on the way to the BART
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modern coffee
411 13th StGood espresso drinks for those who are particular about their coffee and conveniently on the way to the BART
Closest good espresso drinks and a fine little cafe with WiFi.
Closed Sundays.
Luckyduck Bicycle Cafe
302 12th StClosest good espresso drinks and a fine little cafe with WiFi.
Closed Sundays.
Cute little cafe with good coffee and pastries next to BART. Tends to concern itself with Fillipina, immigrant and LGBTQ rights.
Cafe Gabriela
988 BroadwayCute little cafe with good coffee and pastries next to BART. Tends to concern itself with Fillipina, immigrant and LGBTQ rights.
Bare Knuckle Pizza
351 12th StVery close wood fired Neapolitan pizza.
Good coffee and light breakfast place on the way to 12th St. BART or the Marriot.
Fig & Poe Coffee Bar
396 11th StGood coffee and light breakfast place on the way to 12th St. BART or the Marriot.
Arts & Culture
Paramount Theatre
2025 BroadwayIncredibly beautiful and grand art deco theatre.
Great old art deco venue for many shows with a 1920's Egyptian motif.
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Фокс-театр
1807 Telegraph AveGreat old art deco venue for many shows with a 1920's Egyptian motif.
A surprisingly good museum for a small city. Its worth stopping in. Offers natural and civic history of the area with frequent special exhibits.
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Музей Калифорнии в Окленде
1000 Oak StA surprisingly good museum for a small city. Its worth stopping in. Offers natural and civic history of the area with frequent special exhibits.
Amazing modern architecture. Take a walk around, religion or no.
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Собор Христа Света
2121 Harrison StAmazing modern architecture. Take a walk around, religion or no.
Grand vintage movie theatre with shows preceded by a performance of the Mighty Wurlitzer.
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Театр Grand Lake
3200 Grand AveGrand vintage movie theatre with shows preceded by a performance of the Mighty Wurlitzer.
Everything Else
An affluent neighborhood with lots and lots of shopping and eating.
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Rockridge
An affluent neighborhood with lots and lots of shopping and eating.
A growing hip neighborhood in Oakland with plenty of good restaurants and a little shopping
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Temescal
A growing hip neighborhood in Oakland with plenty of good restaurants and a little shopping
If you can't get all your produce in Chinatown, Whole Foods is right nearby.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay PlIf you can't get all your produce in Chinatown, Whole Foods is right nearby.
Sightseeing
Take a walk around the lake, you won't be disappointed.
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Амфитеатр озера Мерритт
Lake Merritt BoulevardTake a walk around the lake, you won't be disappointed.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice cocktail bar with charcuterie and grilled cheese sandwiches made with bacon jam
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Dogwood
1644 Telegraph AveNice cocktail bar with charcuterie and grilled cheese sandwiches made with bacon jam
Good cocktails. Also cheap cheap cocktails. Good food. Convivial environment and Bocce ball. Try the oxtail sandwiches.
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Make Westing
1741 Telegraph AveGood cocktails. Also cheap cheap cocktails. Good food. Convivial environment and Bocce ball. Try the oxtail sandwiches.
A very old pre 1906 quake bar that now sits at a 15 degree angle. A great place for a beer and a little look at history.
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Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
48 Webster StreetA very old pre 1906 quake bar that now sits at a 15 degree angle. A great place for a beer and a little look at history.
Two bars and good food with maybe 50 rotating taps. Very good beer.
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The Trappist
460 8th StTwo bars and good food with maybe 50 rotating taps. Very good beer.
Amazing bar with fresh greyhounds and live music. An Oakland landmark. The proprietor, Peter, will address you as an old friend. Which is weird. But so is Peter.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph AveAmazing bar with fresh greyhounds and live music. An Oakland landmark. The proprietor, Peter, will address you as an old friend. Which is weird. But so is Peter.
Fauna
1900 Telegraph AveAdjunct bar next to Flora with a different bar menu.
DREXL
382 19th StVery good cocktails. Very skilled bartenders.
Essentials
Choice Korner
198 10th StClosest Convenience Store. Just the basics.
Howden Market
1630 17th StA nice upscale grocery store. Also contains a deli & espresso drinks.
Best grocery store in my neighborhood, like a mini whole foods.
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Nature's Best Foods
1431 Jackson StBest grocery store in my neighborhood, like a mini whole foods.