Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph AveOne of Oakland's BEST restaurants.
Hudson Bay Cafe
5401 College AveClosest Cafe to our house.
Drinks & Nightlife
Iconic dive bar. Looks tiny and dingy, but is sprawling and friendly.
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Kingfish Pub & Cafe
5227 Telegraph AveIconic dive bar. Looks tiny and dingy, but is sprawling and friendly.
Parks & Nature
Frog Park along the Temscal Creek nature trail is a wonderful park for tots.
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Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt
5500 Claremont AveFrog Park along the Temscal Creek nature trail is a wonderful park for tots.
Arts & Culture
Oakland Museum of California is a great museum offering a bit of art, history and science relating to California. And check out their Friday Evening program where they roll up food trucks and showcase live music.
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Museo de California en Oakland
1000 Oak StOakland Museum of California is a great museum offering a bit of art, history and science relating to California. And check out their Friday Evening program where they roll up food trucks and showcase live music.
Shopping
Walk 10 minutes in either direction and you'll hit some really cute shops. Temescal is hip and cool, while College Ave is more mature (think refined hippy).
This map shows College in Berkeley, but you'll get the same great independent shops here on the Oakland side if you just walk 10 minutes down Hudson Street and make a left. Bookstores, clothing, shoes, kids stuff, house wears, cafes, even a real hardware store!
College Avenue
College AvenueThis map shows College in Berkeley, but you'll get the same great independent shops here on the Oakland side if you just walk 10 minutes down Hudson Street and make a left. Bookstores, clothing, shoes, kids stuff, house wears, cafes, even a real hardware store!
Great little spot for cool boutiques (jewlery, art, plants, apparel, bags), coffee and ice cream.
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Temescal Alley
Temescal AlleyGreat little spot for cool boutiques (jewlery, art, plants, apparel, bags), coffee and ice cream.
Essentials
This is our go-to grocery store. They don't always have EXACTLY what you need, but something close.
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Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore AveThis is our go-to grocery store. They don't always have EXACTLY what you need, but something close.
HUGE grocery store. Has everything, but it's too big for my taste!
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Safeway
6310 College AveHUGE grocery store. Has everything, but it's too big for my taste!
Getting Around
Oakland has lots of great options for getting around without a car.
Bart will get you to SF in 1/2 hour. There are also a number of car-sharing options like Zipcar and Gig parked at the station.
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Rockridge Station
5660 College AveBart will get you to SF in 1/2 hour. There are also a number of car-sharing options like Zipcar and Gig parked at the station.
The closet Ford GoBike station is just a couple of blocks away. Easy to buy a pass on your phone. Great way to get around.
Ford GoBike Station
The closet Ford GoBike station is just a couple of blocks away. Easy to buy a pass on your phone. Great way to get around.