Guidebook for Berkeley

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Guidebook for Berkeley

Essentials

Best grocery store you've ever been to. They have fabulous produce, a full butcher, prepared food, and products from around the world.
419 locals recommend
Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
419 locals recommend
Best grocery store you've ever been to. They have fabulous produce, a full butcher, prepared food, and products from around the world.
Not as good as Berkeley Bowl Market, but if you need to shop when Berkeley Bowl is closed, this is the next best.
553 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
553 locals recommend
Not as good as Berkeley Bowl Market, but if you need to shop when Berkeley Bowl is closed, this is the next best.

Food Scene

A great breakfast and lunch spot
27 locals recommend
Sconehenge Bakery & Cafe
2787 Shattuck Ave
27 locals recommend
A great breakfast and lunch spot
Good food, interesting decor
23 locals recommend
Vault
3250 Adeline St
23 locals recommend
Good food, interesting decor
One of the best and most authentic Japanese restaurants I have ever eaten at. Not cheap - but really really good.
79 locals recommend
Kirala
2100 Ward St
79 locals recommend
One of the best and most authentic Japanese restaurants I have ever eaten at. Not cheap - but really really good.
Very affordable, interesting decor, decent food.
58 locals recommend
Easy Creole
1761 Alcatraz Ave
58 locals recommend
Very affordable, interesting decor, decent food.
A vegetarian mexican restaurant - close by and pretty good.
44 locals recommend
Flacos
3031 Adeline St
44 locals recommend
A vegetarian mexican restaurant - close by and pretty good.
I love their fish tacos! Good food, decent prices.
17 locals recommend
Taqueria La Familia
2971 Shattuck Ave
17 locals recommend
I love their fish tacos! Good food, decent prices.
Really good Ethiopian food, pretty good prices.
53 locals recommend
Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
53 locals recommend
Really good Ethiopian food, pretty good prices.
A Berkeley standard - large local brewpub with a full menu and outdoor seating.
113 locals recommend
Jupiter
2181 Shattuck Ave
113 locals recommend
A Berkeley standard - large local brewpub with a full menu and outdoor seating.
The most comprehensive cheese store I have ever seen. Try their pizza (they choose the type, not you). Worth a visit to North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto.
317 locals recommend
The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck Ave
317 locals recommend
The most comprehensive cheese store I have ever seen. Try their pizza (they choose the type, not you). Worth a visit to North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto.
Good, affordable indian street food.
6 locals recommend
Chaat Café
1902 University Ave
6 locals recommend
Good, affordable indian street food.
When you absolutely have to have fried fish - this is the spot.
8 locals recommend
Off the Grid
1750 Sacramento Street
8 locals recommend
When you absolutely have to have fried fish - this is the spot.
Why would I send you to eat BBQ on a busy, noisy, street-front restaurant that you have to drive to? Because it's just the best BBQ in the East Bay!
7 locals recommend
Everett & Jones Barbeque
1955 San Pablo Avenue
7 locals recommend
Why would I send you to eat BBQ on a busy, noisy, street-front restaurant that you have to drive to? Because it's just the best BBQ in the East Bay!
Great for breakfast -- after you've eaten at the Vault!
25 locals recommend
Venus Restaurant
2327 Shattuck Ave
25 locals recommend
Great for breakfast -- after you've eaten at the Vault!
Delicious, cheap, fast noodles. Fast food that's better than fast food. If you're in downtown and need to eat - definitely go here.
14 locals recommend
Toss Noodle Bar
2272 Shattuck Ave
14 locals recommend
Delicious, cheap, fast noodles. Fast food that's better than fast food. If you're in downtown and need to eat - definitely go here.
My favorite place for weekend coffee and treats. Fantastic baked goods made on the premises. A 10 minute walk. For a nicer walk, go the long way around, thought the neighborhoods instead of on MLK.
115 locals recommend
Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
3350 Adeline St
115 locals recommend
My favorite place for weekend coffee and treats. Fantastic baked goods made on the premises. A 10 minute walk. For a nicer walk, go the long way around, thought the neighborhoods instead of on MLK.
Great Korean food in a small, cheap, and friendly little corner restaurant. It's just a little too far to walk, unfortunately, and Ashby is no fun to walk on anyway. But it's worth the drive.
26 locals recommend
Spoon Korean Bistro
933 Ashby Ave
26 locals recommend
Great Korean food in a small, cheap, and friendly little corner restaurant. It's just a little too far to walk, unfortunately, and Ashby is no fun to walk on anyway. But it's worth the drive.
38 locals recommend
Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen
2261 Shattuck Ave
38 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Unique, small, local, and great beer.
50 locals recommend
Hoi Polloi Brewing Taproom and Beat Lounge
1763 Alcatraz Ave
50 locals recommend
Unique, small, local, and great beer.
If you feel the need for Karaoke - this is the spot!
33 locals recommend
Nick's Lounge
3218 Adeline St
33 locals recommend
If you feel the need for Karaoke - this is the spot!
Gets a little crowded on weekends, but great decor and a nice atmosphere. Food is decent.
24 locals recommend
East Bay Spice Company
2134 Oxford St
24 locals recommend
Gets a little crowded on weekends, but great decor and a nice atmosphere. Food is decent.

Everything Else

Try their Sunday Brunch - it's a one-of-a-kind experience. Every Sunday morning.
45 locals recommend
Wat Mongkolratanaram
1911 Russell St
45 locals recommend
Try their Sunday Brunch - it's a one-of-a-kind experience. Every Sunday morning.
A comprehensive camping & sporting goods store in the old Berkeley Iceland. It's a great store, a community center, and a local landmark all in one!
10 locals recommend
Sports Basement Berkeley
2727 Milvia St
10 locals recommend
A comprehensive camping & sporting goods store in the old Berkeley Iceland. It's a great store, a community center, and a local landmark all in one!
Every Saturday and Sunday. Lots of African-themed booths as well as local flavor. And interesting way to pass a few hours on the weekend.
25 locals recommend
Berkeley Flea Market
1937 Ashby Ave
25 locals recommend
Every Saturday and Sunday. Lots of African-themed booths as well as local flavor. And interesting way to pass a few hours on the weekend.
Another Berkeley institution. Lots of prepared food, music, and things to see. Berkeley locals come here to hang out on Saturday mornings.
50 locals recommend
Saturday Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market
1947 Center St
50 locals recommend
Another Berkeley institution. Lots of prepared food, music, and things to see. Berkeley locals come here to hang out on Saturday mornings.
The Tuesday evening farmers market. Open 2-6.30.
43 locals recommend
South Berkeley (Tuesday) Farmers' Market
63rd Street
43 locals recommend
The Tuesday evening farmers market. Open 2-6.30.
The closest laundromat.
7 locals recommend
Washingtown Laundry
3215 Adeline St
7 locals recommend
The closest laundromat.
Local pub with live music, drinks, and decent food. If you want to hear some local live music, this is the spot.
74 locals recommend
The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Ave
74 locals recommend
Local pub with live music, drinks, and decent food. If you want to hear some local live music, this is the spot.
The closest full service dry cleaner. Pretty good prices.
Vogue Cleaners
2973 Shattuck Ave
The closest full service dry cleaner. Pretty good prices.
In case something goes wrong ... Alta Bates is the nearest hospital with an emergency room. It's about 5 minute's drive, or 15 minutes walk.
7 locals recommend
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus
2450 Ashby Ave
7 locals recommend
In case something goes wrong ... Alta Bates is the nearest hospital with an emergency room. It's about 5 minute's drive, or 15 minutes walk.

Entertainment & Activities

Dowtown Berkeley - a children's museum
14 locals recommend
Habitot Children's Museum
5689 Bay Street
14 locals recommend
Dowtown Berkeley - a children's museum

Arts & Culture

Great center for cultural events, art and music. Check out their website to see what's going on when you're visiting.
36 locals recommend
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
36 locals recommend
Great center for cultural events, art and music. Check out their website to see what's going on when you're visiting.
Want to take in a play while you're here? It's walking distance, reasonably priced, and has pretty good shows.
32 locals recommend
Shotgun Players
1901 Ashby Ave
32 locals recommend
Want to take in a play while you're here? It's walking distance, reasonably priced, and has pretty good shows.