Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

They bake wonderful breakfast rolls, some sweet, some with cheese, bread, including baguettes, some salads, cookies, and wonderful vegetarian pizza.
198 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
198 locals recommend
They bake wonderful breakfast rolls, some sweet, some with cheese, bread, including baguettes, some salads, cookies, and wonderful vegetarian pizza.
Wonderful Asian fusion restaurant.
21 locals recommend
Lin Jia Asian Kitchen
3437 Lakeshore Ave
21 locals recommend
Wonderful Asian fusion restaurant.
Well-loved coffee and a fun hangout.
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
Well-loved coffee and a fun hangout.
Coffee and Wifi, plus sit outside and people watch!
48 locals recommend
Starbucks
3347 Lakeshore Ave
48 locals recommend
Coffee and Wifi, plus sit outside and people watch!
Sit outside and have a great omelette or crepe.
15 locals recommend
Rolling Dunes
3331 Lakeshore Ave
15 locals recommend
Sit outside and have a great omelette or crepe.
Breakfast and lunch, excellent.
28 locals recommend
Lakeshore Cafe
3257 Lakeshore Ave
28 locals recommend
Breakfast and lunch, excellent.
Fine dining and great bar.
6 locals recommend
Mezze Restaurant & Bar
3407 Lakeshore Ave
6 locals recommend
Fine dining and great bar.
Excellent Indian food
7 locals recommend
Punjabi Tarka
3276 Lakeshore Ave
7 locals recommend
Excellent Indian food
Good for coffee in the morning, including gluten free baked goods, wine in the evening and an Indonesian art gallery.
Monkey Forest Road
3265 Grand Ave
Good for coffee in the morning, including gluten free baked goods, wine in the evening and an Indonesian art gallery.
This is a popular restaurant and bar.
194 locals recommend
Sister
3308 Grand Ave
194 locals recommend
This is a popular restaurant and bar.
The oldest coffee house in this part of Oakland has expanded to include breakfast and lunch. Closes by 6.
8 locals recommend
The Coffee Mill
3363 Grand Ave
8 locals recommend
The oldest coffee house in this part of Oakland has expanded to include breakfast and lunch. Closes by 6.

Essentials

We have one of the Bay Area's premier farmers' markets on Saturday from early in the morning until 2 PM. Great fresh fruits and veggies plus gifts and goodies and people watchiing.
197 locals recommend
Grand Lake Farmers Market
746 Grand Ave
197 locals recommend
We have one of the Bay Area's premier farmers' markets on Saturday from early in the morning until 2 PM. Great fresh fruits and veggies plus gifts and goodies and people watchiing.

Arts & Culture

This is a historic movie palace where current movies are still run. The famous indie, Fruitvale Station, premiered here.
Buckingham Wine & Spirits
3293 Lakeshore Ave
This is a historic movie palace where current movies are still run. The famous indie, Fruitvale Station, premiered here.

Shopping

Lots of unique gifts for everyone in your family, some locally made.
14 locals recommend
Urban Indigo
20405 Lakeshore Ave
14 locals recommend
Lots of unique gifts for everyone in your family, some locally made.
Designer consignment shop, always a discovery and a deal.
10 locals recommend
maribel
3251 Lakeshore Ave
10 locals recommend
Designer consignment shop, always a discovery and a deal.
Good place for new and used books and hard-to-find magazines. Browse!
37 locals recommend
Walden Pond Books
3316 Grand Ave
37 locals recommend
Good place for new and used books and hard-to-find magazines. Browse!

Entertainment & Activities

New and used clothing, toys, and books for kids-lots of fun!
Silver Moon Kids
3233 Lakeshore Ave
New and used clothing, toys, and books for kids-lots of fun!