Guidebook for Berkeley

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Guidebook for Berkeley

Food Scene

Here's a secret: if you walk into the café around 21:00, you can usually get a table without reservations.
337 locals recommend
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
337 locals recommend
Here's a secret: if you walk into the café around 21:00, you can usually get a table without reservations.
It's a local favorite. Always vegetarian, always cheesy.
317 locals recommend
The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck Ave
317 locals recommend
It's a local favorite. Always vegetarian, always cheesy.
This is where Alfred Peet started it all.
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
This is where Alfred Peet started it all.
A really great Izakaya restaurant. Great interior to compliment wonderful food.
45 locals recommend
Ippuku
2130 Center St
45 locals recommend
A really great Izakaya restaurant. Great interior to compliment wonderful food.
There's no real "deli" in California, but Saul's gives it their West-Coast spin.
64 locals recommend
Jodie's Restaurant
902 Masonic Ave
64 locals recommend
There's no real "deli" in California, but Saul's gives it their West-Coast spin.
Bill is a whiz with cocktails, and the food is a perfect accompaniment.
56 locals recommend
Cesar
1515 Shattuck Ave
56 locals recommend
Bill is a whiz with cocktails, and the food is a perfect accompaniment.
I've had friends from 3K miles away come here and say this was on their must-do list. Not just one friend - several.
30 locals recommend
Ajanta
1888 Solano Ave
30 locals recommend
I've had friends from 3K miles away come here and say this was on their must-do list. Not just one friend - several.
Good cheap eats; the local spot for falafel.
12 locals recommend
Bongo Burger
2505 Euclid Ave
12 locals recommend
Good cheap eats; the local spot for falafel.
Another great dinner spot in the Gourmet Ghetto.
25 locals recommend
Corso
1788 Shattuck Ave
25 locals recommend
Another great dinner spot in the Gourmet Ghetto.
Wonderful house-made pasta.
Belli Osteria
2016 Shattuck Ave
Wonderful house-made pasta.
Vegetarian destination.
33 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude
1730 Shattuck Ave
33 locals recommend
Vegetarian destination.
Great food; lots of vegetarian items, but not exclusively veg.
77 locals recommend
Gather
2200 Oxford St
77 locals recommend
Great food; lots of vegetarian items, but not exclusively veg.

Sightseeing

Bell concerts daily, and the best 360 view in the East Bay. Tickets to ride the elevator to the top are $3, I think.
Carillon
South Hall Road
Bell concerts daily, and the best 360 view in the East Bay. Tickets to ride the elevator to the top are $3, I think.

Arts & Culture

Interesting exhibits, steps away.
171 locals recommend
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
171 locals recommend
Interesting exhibits, steps away.
Walkable concerts!
75 locals recommend
The Greek Theatre
2001 Gayley Rd
75 locals recommend
Walkable concerts!

Everything Else

Perfect to take a cup of coffee and a pastry on a walk. Sit down and look out toward SF and the Golden Gate.
140 locals recommend
Berkeley Rose Garden
1200 Euclid Ave
140 locals recommend
Perfect to take a cup of coffee and a pastry on a walk. Sit down and look out toward SF and the Golden Gate.
Cal game, anyone?
9 locals recommend
California Memorial Stadium
2227 Piedmont Ave
9 locals recommend
Cal game, anyone?
Laundry and dry-cleaning.
Virginia Cleaners
1650 Shattuck Ave
Laundry and dry-cleaning.
Closest post office.
19 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
4900 Shattuck Ave
19 locals recommend
Closest post office.

Shopping

A great place to take kids - but also, spectacular views from the parking lot.
65 locals recommend
Lawrence Hall of Science
65 locals recommend
A great place to take kids - but also, spectacular views from the parking lot.
Great sandwiches!
18 locals recommend
The Local Butcher Shop
Shattuck Avenue
18 locals recommend
Great sandwiches!
Closest pharmacy...
197 locals recommend
Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
197 locals recommend
Closest pharmacy...

Drinks & Nightlife

Some of the best beers and burgers in the Bay. 3R is one of the oldest micro-breweries in the country, and they still brew on-site and sell only there.
34 locals recommend
Triple Rock Brewery
1920 Shattuck Ave
34 locals recommend
Some of the best beers and burgers in the Bay. 3R is one of the oldest micro-breweries in the country, and they still brew on-site and sell only there.

Essentials

Good for the basics.
99 locals recommend
Safeway
1444 Shattuck Pl
99 locals recommend
Good for the basics.
Specialty foods and the basics, at expected prices.
36 locals recommend
Andronico's Market
36 locals recommend
Specialty foods and the basics, at expected prices.