Guidebook for Oakland

Josh
Guidebook for Oakland

Essentials

A discount grocery store that sells overstocked items--everything from junk food to organic produce. Unpredictable selection but not bad for basics. Great deals on wine.
33 locals recommend
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
2900 Broadway
33 locals recommend
A discount grocery store that sells overstocked items--everything from junk food to organic produce. Unpredictable selection but not bad for basics. Great deals on wine.
Large selection of high-quality organic items. Also sells prepared foods.
553 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
553 locals recommend
Large selection of high-quality organic items. Also sells prepared foods.
Independent neighborhood grocery store with good selection of high-quality meat, seafood, and produce. A bit expensive, but an easy walk.
66 locals recommend
Piedmont Grocery Co
4038 Piedmont Ave
66 locals recommend
Independent neighborhood grocery store with good selection of high-quality meat, seafood, and produce. A bit expensive, but an easy walk.
A great neighborhood produce store.
Monte Vista Food Center
4000 Piedmont Ave
A great neighborhood produce store.
A good french bakery that offers bread and pastries.
24 locals recommend
La Farine Bakery
4094 Piedmont Ave
24 locals recommend
A good french bakery that offers bread and pastries.
Great selection of liquors and craft beers
6 locals recommend
Broadway Liquors
2860 Broadway
6 locals recommend
Great selection of liquors and craft beers
A Middle Eastern food market with great prepared foods that you can eat there or take with you.
23 locals recommend
Oasis Food Market
3045 Telegraph Ave
23 locals recommend
A Middle Eastern food market with great prepared foods that you can eat there or take with you.
A Korean supermarket. Sells delicious pre-marinated beef and pork that you can use to make your own Korean BBQ.
18 locals recommend
KP Asian Market
2370 Telegraph Ave
18 locals recommend
A Korean supermarket. Sells delicious pre-marinated beef and pork that you can use to make your own Korean BBQ.
A full-service grocery store that is sort of like Whole Foods but less expensive. Good selection of organic options. Also has a deli and prepared foods such a sushi and rotisserie chicken.
58 locals recommend
Sprouts Farmers Market
1075 Monroe St
58 locals recommend
A full-service grocery store that is sort of like Whole Foods but less expensive. Good selection of organic options. Also has a deli and prepared foods such a sushi and rotisserie chicken.

Food Scene

A nice sushi place with great ambiance.
Itaba
3920 Piedmont Ave
A nice sushi place with great ambiance.
A hole-in-the-wall sushi place that offers good sushi for a great price.
46 locals recommend
Geta Japanese Restaurant
165 41st St
46 locals recommend
A hole-in-the-wall sushi place that offers good sushi for a great price.
Oaxacan/Yucatan-style Mexican restaurant with a menu that includes cochinita pibil , ceviches, and grasshoppers. Beautiful decor.
15 locals recommend
Calavera
2337 Broadway
15 locals recommend
Oaxacan/Yucatan-style Mexican restaurant with a menu that includes cochinita pibil , ceviches, and grasshoppers. Beautiful decor.
Great sandwiches
44 locals recommend
Ike's Sandwiches
2204 Broadway
44 locals recommend
Great sandwiches
If you want a really fancy cup of coffee in an interesting environment, this is your place.
173 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster St
173 locals recommend
If you want a really fancy cup of coffee in an interesting environment, this is your place.
Local coffee chain is a good choice for a quick cup within walking distance.
108 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
3401 Fruitvale Ave
108 locals recommend
Local coffee chain is a good choice for a quick cup within walking distance.
One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Popular with the arts crowd. Great food and decor.
145 locals recommend
Mua Oakland
2442a Webster St
145 locals recommend
One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Popular with the arts crowd. Great food and decor.
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the Bay Area
76 locals recommend
Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant
357-A Grand Ave
76 locals recommend
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the Bay Area
A two-Michelin-star restaurant known for innovative California cuisine.
53 locals recommend
Commis
3859 Piedmont Ave
53 locals recommend
A two-Michelin-star restaurant known for innovative California cuisine.
A great gelato place with lots of interesting flavors
27 locals recommend
Lush Gelato
4184 Piedmont Ave
27 locals recommend
A great gelato place with lots of interesting flavors
Montreal-style bagels. Quite possibly the best in the Bay Area.
122 locals recommend
Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph Ave
122 locals recommend
Montreal-style bagels. Quite possibly the best in the Bay Area.
A Peet's inside the hospital is the closest place to grab a cup of coffee. But I recommend going to the Peet's further up Piedmont unless you are taking it to go. Also has a farmer's market on Fridays
Oakland Care Center
350 30th St
A Peet's inside the hospital is the closest place to grab a cup of coffee. But I recommend going to the Peet's further up Piedmont unless you are taking it to go. Also has a farmer's market on Fridays
A solid Vietnamese restaurant
18 locals recommend
Xyclo Restaurant
4218 Piedmont Ave
18 locals recommend
A solid Vietnamese restaurant
A Peruvian restaurant the specializes in rotisserie chicken. I have not tried it yet but it is popular.
Mistura
3858 Piedmont Ave
A Peruvian restaurant the specializes in rotisserie chicken. I have not tried it yet but it is popular.
The Oakland outpost of an LA burger chain that specializes in unusual burgers. It's quite good.
14 locals recommend
Umami Burger Oakland
2100 Franklin St
14 locals recommend
The Oakland outpost of an LA burger chain that specializes in unusual burgers. It's quite good.
A quality Jamaican restaurant
27 locals recommend
Kingston 11 Cuisine
2300 Telegraph Ave
27 locals recommend
A quality Jamaican restaurant
An old neighborhood favorite with a classic California-style menu. Also has a pinball and billiards room.
73 locals recommend
Luka's Taproom & Lounge
2221 Broadway
73 locals recommend
An old neighborhood favorite with a classic California-style menu. Also has a pinball and billiards room.
Upscale California-style restaurant that specializes in food cooked over an open-flame wood fire.
22 locals recommend
Homestead
4029 Piedmont Ave
22 locals recommend
Upscale California-style restaurant that specializes in food cooked over an open-flame wood fire.
Worth trying if you are out this way. California cuisine done well.
45 locals recommend
Camino
3917 Grand Ave
45 locals recommend
Worth trying if you are out this way. California cuisine done well.
My favorite Greek restaurant
12 locals recommend
Ikaros Greek Restaurant
3268 Grand Ave
12 locals recommend
My favorite Greek restaurant
A good hole-in-the-wall French restaurant with just a couple of tables. Also sells food for takeout.
8 locals recommend
Grégoire
4001 Piedmont Avenue
8 locals recommend
A good hole-in-the-wall French restaurant with just a couple of tables. Also sells food for takeout.
Your best bet for top-notch Italian on Piedmont.
35 locals recommend
Dopo
4293 Piedmont Ave
35 locals recommend
Your best bet for top-notch Italian on Piedmont.
The best pizza in town
237 locals recommend
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
237 locals recommend
The best pizza in town
A Bay Area Burmese chain that is insanely popular.
458 locals recommend
Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
458 locals recommend
A Bay Area Burmese chain that is insanely popular.
A fried chicken sandwich institution
196 locals recommend
Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Ave
196 locals recommend
A fried chicken sandwich institution
A gastropub with a huge beer selection that specializes in meats
34 locals recommend
Hog's Apothecary
375 40th St
34 locals recommend
A gastropub with a huge beer selection that specializes in meats
Just mac and cheese. Enough said.
149 locals recommend
Homeroom
400 40th St
149 locals recommend
Just mac and cheese. Enough said.
Southern-style comfort food. Great for brunch too.
53 locals recommend
Aunt Mary's Cafe
4640 Telegraph Avenue
53 locals recommend
Southern-style comfort food. Great for brunch too.
A superb bakery
198 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
198 locals recommend
A superb bakery
Great coffee and great magazine selection
55 locals recommend
Farley's East
33 Grand Ave
55 locals recommend
Great coffee and great magazine selection
Delicious desserts and pastries and great coffee
20 locals recommend
Sweet Bar Bakery
2355 Broadway
20 locals recommend
Delicious desserts and pastries and great coffee
A Mexican place that specializes in smoked meats. Nice sidewalk seating area.
Descanso
4184 Piedmont Avenue
A Mexican place that specializes in smoked meats. Nice sidewalk seating area.
Casual, pan-Asian street food. A pretty good value.
35 locals recommend
Hawker Fare
2300 Webster St
35 locals recommend
Casual, pan-Asian street food. A pretty good value.
Upscale soul food. Pricey but good.
23 locals recommend
Picán
2295 Broadway
23 locals recommend
Upscale soul food. Pricey but good.
Arguably the best Korean restaurant in KoreaTown.
14 locals recommend
Gogi Time
2600 Telegraph Ave
14 locals recommend
Arguably the best Korean restaurant in KoreaTown.
Casual place specializing in creative burritos and tacos with a Korean flair.
32 locals recommend
Belly
1901 San Pablo Ave
32 locals recommend
Casual place specializing in creative burritos and tacos with a Korean flair.
A tapas place with great food and ambiance. My favorite restaurant in the area.
50 locals recommend
Duende
468 19th St
50 locals recommend
A tapas place with great food and ambiance. My favorite restaurant in the area.
A soul food institution in the middle of an industrial area. Great for brunch, but get there early because there's a long wait.
109 locals recommend
Brown Sugar Kitchen
2295 Broadway
109 locals recommend
A soul food institution in the middle of an industrial area. Great for brunch, but get there early because there's a long wait.

Drinks & Nightlife

A neighborhood pub that also serves food and often has live music.
48 locals recommend
Cato's Ale House
3891 Piedmont Ave
48 locals recommend
A neighborhood pub that also serves food and often has live music.
A beer garden that also serves food. Great outdoor seating area.
165 locals recommend
Drake's Dealership
2325 Broadway
165 locals recommend
A beer garden that also serves food. Great outdoor seating area.
Newly renovated hipster bar that also serves food. Looks like a hunting lodge inside. Haven't had a drink there yet but have been wanting to try it.
8 locals recommend
The Lodge
3758 Piedmont Ave
8 locals recommend
Newly renovated hipster bar that also serves food. Looks like a hunting lodge inside. Haven't had a drink there yet but have been wanting to try it.
A pub that serves Irish-style pub food.
27 locals recommend
CommonWealth
2882 Telegraph Ave
27 locals recommend
A pub that serves Irish-style pub food.
Absolutely delicious mixed drinks in a hip environment.
36 locals recommend
Plum Cocktail Bar
2216 Broadway
36 locals recommend
Absolutely delicious mixed drinks in a hip environment.

Arts & Culture

Amazing live music venue in a beautiful, restored Moorish-style theater.
264 locals recommend
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph Ave
264 locals recommend
Amazing live music venue in a beautiful, restored Moorish-style theater.
Absolutely beautiful art-deco-style theater hosts many types of performances, including music and dance.
120 locals recommend
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
120 locals recommend
Absolutely beautiful art-deco-style theater hosts many types of performances, including music and dance.
Quaint neighborhood movie theater
59 locals recommend
Landmark's Piedmont Theatre
4186 Piedmont Ave
59 locals recommend
Quaint neighborhood movie theater
New-release films shown in a beautiful historic theater.
382 locals recommend
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
382 locals recommend
New-release films shown in a beautiful historic theater.

Shopping

Drugstore open until 10 pm
83 locals recommend
CVS
2655 Telegraph Ave
83 locals recommend
Drugstore open until 10 pm