Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Namaste Pizza
5942 San Pablo AveThe Pizza Tikka Masala is awesome.
Burma Superstar
309 Clement StGet the tea leaf salad!
Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph AveTry the fish tacos!
Hot Italian
5959 Shellmound StPizza!
Holly's Mandarin Fine Chinese Cuisine
4080 Piedmont AveSolid Chinese food.
Wally's Cafe (Emeryville)
3900 San Pablo AveCash only but good Mediterranean/Lebanese food.
Home of Chicken & Waffles
444 Embarcadero WestChicken and waffles...need I say more?
Homeroom
400 40th StHands down the best mac n cheese!
Arts & Culture
AMC Bay Street 16
5614 Bay StThe closest movie theater.
Beautiful old theater with movies for $5 matinee and all day on Tuesdays.
382 locals recommend
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand AveBeautiful old theater with movies for $5 matinee and all day on Tuesdays.
Sightseeing
Beautiful campus and lots of shopping and restaurants.
427 locals recommend
University of California, Berkeley
Oxford StreetBeautiful campus and lots of shopping and restaurants.
Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt BoulevardPicnics and shopping.
Muir Woods National Monument
Hiking.
Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak BlvdPicnics and sightseeing.
Chinatown
Food and sightseeing.
Entertainment & Activities
Children’S Fairyland
699 Bellevue AveThe place that inspired Disneyland.
Everything Else
Jack London Square station
245 2nd StShopping, movies, sightseeing.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore AveGrocery shopping.
Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon StGrocery shopping.
Berkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz AveGrocery shopping.
Shopping
Fourth Street
Fourth StreetShopping and restaurants.
Bay Street Emeryville
5616 Bay StShopping, movies and restaurants.