Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
This is a nice restaurant to sit outside by the water and drink coctails on a hot sunny day. Nice inside at night too, nice ambiance.
136 locals recommend
Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside DrThis is a nice restaurant to sit outside by the water and drink coctails on a hot sunny day. Nice inside at night too, nice ambiance.
This is the closest place to get coffee. Gourmet drip coffee and home decadent muffins ect (strawberry and rhubarb , lavender muffins ect ) tiny place but has wireless internet!
30 locals recommend
Haddon Hill Cafe
504 Wesley AveThis is the closest place to get coffee. Gourmet drip coffee and home decadent muffins ect (strawberry and rhubarb , lavender muffins ect ) tiny place but has wireless internet!
I prefere rolling dunes a few doors down but this is a pleasant luch brunch cafe too, you can walk through to the outside patio and sit under the trellis shade next to a water fall.
28 locals recommend
Lakeshore Cafe
3257 Lakeshore AveI prefere rolling dunes a few doors down but this is a pleasant luch brunch cafe too, you can walk through to the outside patio and sit under the trellis shade next to a water fall.
less than 10 mins walk from my place. A lovely modern restaurant to have a nice dinner or just coctails and watch the world go by. excellent food and ambiance.
58 locals recommend
Sidebar
542 Grand Aveless than 10 mins walk from my place. A lovely modern restaurant to have a nice dinner or just coctails and watch the world go by. excellent food and ambiance.
Starbucks
3347 Lakeshore AveJust in case you like what you know!
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine Stan institution!
Everything Else
fantastic bakery . all made on the premises pastries 10 different kinds of breads. They are famous for their pizza though. only 1 gourmet kind per day . there are usually lines its soo good !
198 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave fantastic bakery . all made on the premises pastries 10 different kinds of breads. They are famous for their pizza though. only 1 gourmet kind per day . there are usually lines its soo good !
This is a very cool movie theater people come from all over to see movies here. It is completely original inside and even has a wurlitzer organ for those special performances!
382 locals recommend
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand AveThis is a very cool movie theater people come from all over to see movies here. It is completely original inside and even has a wurlitzer organ for those special performances!
This museum has a lot of great exhibits free on the first sunday of the month. You can walk there from the apartment.
547 locals recommend
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak StThis museum has a lot of great exhibits free on the first sunday of the month. You can walk there from the apartment.
Wells Fargo Bank
3450 Fruitvale Avejust in case
old art deco theater , an institution .I have seen many of my all time favorite bands / performers here.
120 locals recommend
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadwayold art deco theater , an institution .I have seen many of my all time favorite bands / performers here.
Drinks & Nightlife
great food and cocktails , very hip and trendy , gets busy they dont take reservations so I like to go before 7.30 pm
194 locals recommend
Sister
3308 Grand Avegreat food and cocktails , very hip and trendy , gets busy they dont take reservations so I like to go before 7.30 pm