Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Arts & Culture

Hip and low-key, affordably priced movie theater. I love watching movies on the giant screen while sitting on the comfy couches. Best of all, you can order food and beers while you watch your film.
156 locals recommend
The New Parkway Theater
474 24th St
156 locals recommend
Hip and low-key, affordably priced movie theater. I love watching movies on the giant screen while sitting on the comfy couches. Best of all, you can order food and beers while you watch your film.
Famous venue for musical performances from a variety of artists.
264 locals recommend
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph Ave
264 locals recommend
Famous venue for musical performances from a variety of artists.
Features performances, speakers, and classic cult movies - a must-go.
120 locals recommend
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
120 locals recommend
Features performances, speakers, and classic cult movies - a must-go.
Rockclimbing! If you're a beginner they offer rockclimbing classes; if you're more advanced you can climb with a partner, try bouldering, etc. Also features TRX and yoga classes.
24 locals recommend
Great Western Power Company
520 20th St
24 locals recommend
Rockclimbing! If you're a beginner they offer rockclimbing classes; if you're more advanced you can climb with a partner, try bouldering, etc. Also features TRX and yoga classes.
Take your first ever trapeze class!
Trapeze Arts Inc
1465 9th St
Take your first ever trapeze class!
Offers a variety of yoga classes including flying yoga.
20 locals recommend
Flying Studios
4834 Telegraph Ave
20 locals recommend
Offers a variety of yoga classes including flying yoga.
Closest AMC movie theater
83 locals recommend
AMC Bay Street 16
5614 Bay St
83 locals recommend
Closest AMC movie theater
Great museum with classics.
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 locals recommend
Great museum with classics.

Drinks & Nightlife

A fun local place to dance and listen to bands.
59 locals recommend
The New Parish
1743 San Pablo Ave
59 locals recommend
A fun local place to dance and listen to bands.
Food and drinks. Oysters.
73 locals recommend
Luka's Taproom & Lounge
2221 Broadway
73 locals recommend
Food and drinks. Oysters.
The best collection of beers on tap. Definitely worth the trip!
86 locals recommend
The Trappist
460 8th St
86 locals recommend
The best collection of beers on tap. Definitely worth the trip!
A local favorite which features Bocce Ball
79 locals recommend
Make Westing
1741 Telegraph Ave
79 locals recommend
A local favorite which features Bocce Ball
Drink and dance.
26 locals recommend
Somar Bar and Lounge
1727 Telegraph Ave
26 locals recommend
Drink and dance.
Another popular bar spot.
33 locals recommend
The Layover
1517 Franklin St
33 locals recommend
Another popular bar spot.
Small and nice.
44 locals recommend
Dogwood
1644 Telegraph Ave
44 locals recommend
Small and nice.
Classy bar; an extension of Flora.
19 locals recommend
Fauna
1900 Telegraph Ave
19 locals recommend
Classy bar; an extension of Flora.
Sake tasting in the cutest building (unassuming on the outside, amazing on the inside) with a cute sake museum
11 locals recommend
Takara Sake USA
708 Addison St
11 locals recommend
Sake tasting in the cutest building (unassuming on the outside, amazing on the inside) with a cute sake museum
Distillery that makes vodka and other liquors. Go for a tasting!
16 locals recommend
Hangar 1 Vodka
2505 Monarch St
16 locals recommend
Distillery that makes vodka and other liquors. Go for a tasting!

Essentials

Healthy groceries.
553 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
553 locals recommend
Healthy groceries.
Known as the best, healthiest grocery store in the East Bay.
419 locals recommend
Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
419 locals recommend
Known as the best, healthiest grocery store in the East Bay.

Food Scene

Another great restaurant
Hibiscus
1745 San Pablo Ave
Another great restaurant
So many ways to eat Mac N' Cheese.
149 locals recommend
Homeroom
400 40th St
149 locals recommend
So many ways to eat Mac N' Cheese.
One of my favorite Oakland Restaurants
50 locals recommend
Duende
468 19th St
50 locals recommend
One of my favorite Oakland Restaurants
Love, love their chicken soup. Authentic korean food that makes you feel like you walked into a family's home.
Seoul Gom Tang
3801 Telegraph Ave
Love, love their chicken soup. Authentic korean food that makes you feel like you walked into a family's home.
Best value for the price in terms of sushi.
46 locals recommend
Geta Japanese Restaurant
165 41st St
46 locals recommend
Best value for the price in terms of sushi.
Local favorite for food.
63 locals recommend
Flora
1900 Telegraph Ave
63 locals recommend
Local favorite for food.
Famous lunch spot.
71 locals recommend
Grégoire Restaurant
2109 Cedar St
71 locals recommend
Famous lunch spot.
Best Indian food which has street food including pani puri and other delicious bites.
84 locals recommend
Viks Chaat
2390 Fourth St
84 locals recommend
Best Indian food which has street food including pani puri and other delicious bites.
Their robata grilled food is fantastic; I love the grilled eggplant with bonita flakes.
79 locals recommend
Kirala
2100 Ward St
79 locals recommend
Their robata grilled food is fantastic; I love the grilled eggplant with bonita flakes.
Delicious soul food.
38 locals recommend
Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen
2261 Shattuck Ave
38 locals recommend
Delicious soul food.
The best pizza. And it's a collective.
83 locals recommend
Cheese Board Bakery
1504 Shattuck Ave
83 locals recommend
The best pizza. And it's a collective.
Delicious.
198 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
198 locals recommend
Delicious.
Their peanut salad is fantastic.
458 locals recommend
Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
458 locals recommend
Their peanut salad is fantastic.
Local favorite. Small and the lines are long around mealtimes, but worth the wait.
196 locals recommend
Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Ave
196 locals recommend
Local favorite. Small and the lines are long around mealtimes, but worth the wait.
Kale Salad is scrumptious
23 locals recommend
Darwin Cafe
212 Ritch St
23 locals recommend
Kale Salad is scrumptious
Beignets. Yum.
185 locals recommend
Brenda's French Soul Food
652 Polk St
185 locals recommend
Beignets. Yum.
Delicious soup dumplings.
42 locals recommend
Kingdom Of Dumpling
1713 Taraval St
42 locals recommend
Delicious soup dumplings.
Must-try.
16 locals recommend
Home of Chicken & Waffles
444 Embarcadero West
16 locals recommend
Must-try.
Delicious cambodian food.
7 locals recommend
Battambang Restaurant
850 Broadway
7 locals recommend
Delicious cambodian food.
Beloved of college students and famed UC Berkeley alumni such as Steve Wozniak
20 locals recommend
Top Dog
2534 Durant Ave
20 locals recommend
Beloved of college students and famed UC Berkeley alumni such as Steve Wozniak

Shopping

Momos are delicious.
Café Tibet
2020 University Ave
Momos are delicious.
Popular ice cream spot.
50 locals recommend
Ici Ice Cream
2948 College Avenue
50 locals recommend
Popular ice cream spot.
Consignment Store shopping
Jeremys Retail Inc
2967 College Avenue
Consignment Store shopping

Everything Else

My favorite local secret.
121 locals recommend
Indian Rock Park
950 Indian Rock Ave
121 locals recommend
My favorite local secret.
Local secret - mosiac staircase that faces the ocean.
29 locals recommend
Moraga Steps
Moraga Steps
29 locals recommend
Local secret - mosiac staircase that faces the ocean.
Your new favorite bookstore.
Chronicle Books
680 2nd St
Your new favorite bookstore.

Gardens

Rare corpse flower in the garden that blooms once a year in the summer. Check beforehand to see if it's blooming during your visit
77 locals recommend
The University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Dr
77 locals recommend
Rare corpse flower in the garden that blooms once a year in the summer. Check beforehand to see if it's blooming during your visit