Guidebook for Oakland

Mervyn
Guidebook for Oakland

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer garden with an awesome outside patio area. Great sliders and other pub food options
105 locals recommend
Portal Oakland
1611 2nd Ave
105 locals recommend
Beer garden with an awesome outside patio area. Great sliders and other pub food options
Dive bar. Not in the hipster sense. A fave of Oakland originals.
24 locals recommend
Baggy's By the Lake
288 E 18th St
24 locals recommend
Dive bar. Not in the hipster sense. A fave of Oakland originals.
Awesome bar. Creole menu for snacks. Great cocktails.
14 locals recommend
Easy Lounge
3255 Lakeshore Avenue
14 locals recommend
Awesome bar. Creole menu for snacks. Great cocktails.
Locals bar. Totally quirky.
120 locals recommend
Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
120 locals recommend
Locals bar. Totally quirky.
Great bar with lots of locals and an indoor bocce ball court. Outside smoking area.
79 locals recommend
Make Westing
1741 Telegraph Ave
79 locals recommend
Great bar with lots of locals and an indoor bocce ball court. Outside smoking area.
GREAT beergarden with lots of outside seating and ping pong tables. Perfect for a lazy afternoon. Great playlist too.
69 locals recommend
Lost & Found Beer Garden
2040 Telegraph Avenue
69 locals recommend
GREAT beergarden with lots of outside seating and ping pong tables. Perfect for a lazy afternoon. Great playlist too.

Food Scene

Coffee shop with wifi and tasty sandwiches.
21 locals recommend
Rooz Cafe
1918 Park Blvd
21 locals recommend
Coffee shop with wifi and tasty sandwiches.
Coffee shop. Wi-fi and bagels
31 locals recommend
Woody's Cafe
1841 Park Blvd
31 locals recommend
Coffee shop. Wi-fi and bagels
Best BBQ in Oakland
Double D BBQ
1240 1st Ave
Best BBQ in Oakland
Best taco truck in Oakland. Open til 2AM and usually a line after bars let out.
23 locals recommend
Tacos Mi Rancho
1434 1st Ave
23 locals recommend
Best taco truck in Oakland. Open til 2AM and usually a line after bars let out.
Delicious California take on rustic Italian dishes. Oh and Pizza. And Brunch.
194 locals recommend
Sister
3308 Grand Ave
194 locals recommend
Delicious California take on rustic Italian dishes. Oh and Pizza. And Brunch.
Pizza. Totally family friendly.
64 locals recommend
The Star on Grand
3425 Grand Ave
64 locals recommend
Pizza. Totally family friendly.
Best Vietnamese in the hood. Delicious Pho.
6 locals recommend
Pho Anh Dao
280 E 18th St
6 locals recommend
Best Vietnamese in the hood. Delicious Pho.
Worker owned bakery and pizzeria. One pizza of the day. Always veggie friendly and delicious.
198 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
198 locals recommend
Worker owned bakery and pizzeria. One pizza of the day. Always veggie friendly and delicious.
Yeah.
121 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
3271 Lakeshore Ave
121 locals recommend
Yeah.
If you must do chain coffee, you can do it here.
48 locals recommend
Starbucks
3347 Lakeshore Ave
48 locals recommend
If you must do chain coffee, you can do it here.
Excellent craft coffee shop.
9 locals recommend
Grand Fare Market
3265 Grand Ave
9 locals recommend
Excellent craft coffee shop.
Delicious Cuban food (unless you're from the East Coast, then you probably have access to much better). AWESOME salsa party on Sunday afternoons. Packed.
54 locals recommend
CAÑA Cuban Parlor & Cafe
530 Lake Park Ave
54 locals recommend
Delicious Cuban food (unless you're from the East Coast, then you probably have access to much better). AWESOME salsa party on Sunday afternoons. Packed.
Our delicious local pizza chain. Awesome and delivers. 5 bucks off if you pick up.
13 locals recommend
Lanesplitter Pub & Pizza
536 Lake Park Ave
13 locals recommend
Our delicious local pizza chain. Awesome and delivers. 5 bucks off if you pick up.
Delicious restaurant and bar with outside seating. Jawdropping sunset views on the lake. Must do.
136 locals recommend
Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside Dr
136 locals recommend
Delicious restaurant and bar with outside seating. Jawdropping sunset views on the lake. Must do.
Award-winning restaurant.
63 locals recommend
Flora
1900 Telegraph Ave
63 locals recommend
Award-winning restaurant.
Another beergarden. Outside seating, coffee during the day. Try the 50/50 burger--- half bacon, half beef. Amazing.
16 locals recommend
Telegraph
2318 Telegraph Ave
16 locals recommend
Another beergarden. Outside seating, coffee during the day. Try the 50/50 burger--- half bacon, half beef. Amazing.
Central coffee shop. Wifi.
35 locals recommend
Awaken Cafe & Roasting
1429 Broadway
35 locals recommend
Central coffee shop. Wifi.
Hands down, my favorite quick burger in Oakland.
59 locals recommend
Trueburger
146 Grand Ave
59 locals recommend
Hands down, my favorite quick burger in Oakland.
The preferred chain of Bay Area purists. Not my fave, but its here.
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
The preferred chain of Bay Area purists. Not my fave, but its here.

Everything Else

Pharmacy & sundries
197 locals recommend
Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
197 locals recommend
Pharmacy & sundries
24 Hour Donut Shop. Nuff Said.
11 locals recommend
Colonial Donuts
3318 Lakeshore Ave
11 locals recommend
24 Hour Donut Shop. Nuff Said.
Another Walgreens.
197 locals recommend
Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
197 locals recommend
Another Walgreens.
Pretty easy to get a day pass. Muscle-builders check in here.
Gold's Gym
600 Grand Ave
Pretty easy to get a day pass. Muscle-builders check in here.
Easy to get a day pass here. Actually 24 hours.
41 locals recommend
24 Hour Fitness
2050 Webster St
41 locals recommend
Easy to get a day pass here. Actually 24 hours.

Arts & Culture

Local Gem. Movie theater with first release indies and blockbusters. Perfectly preserved and jawdropping auditorium. You might even catch the organ player on the right day.
382 locals recommend
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
382 locals recommend
Local Gem. Movie theater with first release indies and blockbusters. Perfectly preserved and jawdropping auditorium. You might even catch the organ player on the right day.
Catch a music show here. Excellent restoration job on a beautiful period theater. Go for the architecture.
264 locals recommend
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph Ave
264 locals recommend
Catch a music show here. Excellent restoration job on a beautiful period theater. Go for the architecture.
On Fridays evenings, they host a food truck event called Off the Grid. Must do. Awesome. Great exhibits.
547 locals recommend
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
547 locals recommend
On Fridays evenings, they host a food truck event called Off the Grid. Must do. Awesome. Great exhibits.

Shopping

Art Gallery and Sneaker Store. Local events and great deals on cutting edge shoes. Tell Jeff I sent you!
SoleSpace
1714 Telegraph Ave
Art Gallery and Sneaker Store. Local events and great deals on cutting edge shoes. Tell Jeff I sent you!
Print/Copy/Make A Gigantic Sign
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
300 Lakeside Dr
Print/Copy/Make A Gigantic Sign

Essentials

Local convenience store.
Quik Stop
401 Merritt Ave
Local convenience store.
Our local supermarket. Great in a pinch, but we prefer TJ's or Whole Foods for veggies, meats and such.
183 locals recommend
Lucky
1750 Fulton St
183 locals recommend
Our local supermarket. Great in a pinch, but we prefer TJ's or Whole Foods for veggies, meats and such.
Big. Parking. Organic.
553 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
553 locals recommend
Big. Parking. Organic.
2 Hour Parking on-site.
582 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
582 locals recommend
2 Hour Parking on-site.