Guidebook for Berkeley

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Guidebook for Berkeley

Essentials

Best grocery store you've ever been to. They have fabulous produce, a full butcher, prepared food, and products from around the world.
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Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
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Best grocery store you've ever been to. They have fabulous produce, a full butcher, prepared food, and products from around the world.
Not as good as Berkeley Bowl Market, but if you need to shop when Berkeley Bowl is closed, this is the next best.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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Not as good as Berkeley Bowl Market, but if you need to shop when Berkeley Bowl is closed, this is the next best.

Food Scene

A great breakfast and lunch spot
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Sconehenge Bakery & Cafe
2787 Shattuck Ave
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A great breakfast and lunch spot
Good food, interesting decor
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Vault
3250 Adeline St
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Good food, interesting decor
One of the best and most authentic Japanese restaurants I have ever eaten at. Not cheap - but really really good.
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Kirala
2100 Ward St
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One of the best and most authentic Japanese restaurants I have ever eaten at. Not cheap - but really really good.
Very affordable, interesting decor, decent food.
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Easy Creole
1761 Alcatraz Ave
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Very affordable, interesting decor, decent food.
A vegetarian mexican restaurant - close by and pretty good.
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Flacos
3031 Adeline St
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A vegetarian mexican restaurant - close by and pretty good.
I love their fish tacos! Good food, decent prices.
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Taqueria La Familia
2971 Shattuck Ave
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I love their fish tacos! Good food, decent prices.
Really good Ethiopian food, pretty good prices.
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Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
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Really good Ethiopian food, pretty good prices.
A Berkeley standard - large local brewpub with a full menu and outdoor seating.
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Jupiter
2181 Shattuck Ave
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A Berkeley standard - large local brewpub with a full menu and outdoor seating.
The most comprehensive cheese store I have ever seen. Try their pizza (they choose the type, not you). Worth a visit to North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto.
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The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck Ave
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The most comprehensive cheese store I have ever seen. Try their pizza (they choose the type, not you). Worth a visit to North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto.
Good, affordable indian street food.
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Chaat Café
1902 University Ave
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Good, affordable indian street food.
When you absolutely have to have fried fish - this is the spot.
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Off the Grid
1750 Sacramento Street
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When you absolutely have to have fried fish - this is the spot.
Why would I send you to eat BBQ on a busy, noisy, street-front restaurant that you have to drive to? Because it's just the best BBQ in the East Bay!
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Everett & Jones Barbeque
1955 San Pablo Avenue
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Why would I send you to eat BBQ on a busy, noisy, street-front restaurant that you have to drive to? Because it's just the best BBQ in the East Bay!
Great for breakfast -- after you've eaten at the Vault!
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Venus Restaurant
2327 Shattuck Ave
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Great for breakfast -- after you've eaten at the Vault!
Delicious, cheap, fast noodles. Fast food that's better than fast food. If you're in downtown and need to eat - definitely go here.
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Toss Noodle Bar
2272 Shattuck Ave
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Delicious, cheap, fast noodles. Fast food that's better than fast food. If you're in downtown and need to eat - definitely go here.
My favorite place for weekend coffee and treats. Fantastic baked goods made on the premises. A 10 minute walk. For a nicer walk, go the long way around, thought the neighborhoods instead of on MLK.
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Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
3350 Adeline St
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My favorite place for weekend coffee and treats. Fantastic baked goods made on the premises. A 10 minute walk. For a nicer walk, go the long way around, thought the neighborhoods instead of on MLK.
Great Korean food in a small, cheap, and friendly little corner restaurant. It's just a little too far to walk, unfortunately, and Ashby is no fun to walk on anyway. But it's worth the drive.
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Spoon Korean Bistro
933 Ashby Ave
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Great Korean food in a small, cheap, and friendly little corner restaurant. It's just a little too far to walk, unfortunately, and Ashby is no fun to walk on anyway. But it's worth the drive.
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Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen
2261 Shattuck Ave
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Drinks & Nightlife

Unique, small, local, and great beer.
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Hoi Polloi Brewing Taproom and Beat Lounge
1763 Alcatraz Ave
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Unique, small, local, and great beer.
If you feel the need for Karaoke - this is the spot!
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Nick's Lounge
3218 Adeline St
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If you feel the need for Karaoke - this is the spot!
Gets a little crowded on weekends, but great decor and a nice atmosphere. Food is decent.
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East Bay Spice Company
2134 Oxford St
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Gets a little crowded on weekends, but great decor and a nice atmosphere. Food is decent.

Everything Else

Try their Sunday Brunch - it's a one-of-a-kind experience. Every Sunday morning.
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Wat Mongkolratanaram
1911 Russell St
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Try their Sunday Brunch - it's a one-of-a-kind experience. Every Sunday morning.
A comprehensive camping & sporting goods store in the old Berkeley Iceland. It's a great store, a community center, and a local landmark all in one!
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Sports Basement Berkeley
2727 Milvia St
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A comprehensive camping & sporting goods store in the old Berkeley Iceland. It's a great store, a community center, and a local landmark all in one!
Every Saturday and Sunday. Lots of African-themed booths as well as local flavor. And interesting way to pass a few hours on the weekend.
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Berkeley Flea Market
1937 Ashby Ave
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Every Saturday and Sunday. Lots of African-themed booths as well as local flavor. And interesting way to pass a few hours on the weekend.
Another Berkeley institution. Lots of prepared food, music, and things to see. Berkeley locals come here to hang out on Saturday mornings.
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Saturday Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market
1947 Center St
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Another Berkeley institution. Lots of prepared food, music, and things to see. Berkeley locals come here to hang out on Saturday mornings.
The Tuesday evening farmers market. Open 2-6.30.
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South Berkeley (Tuesday) Farmers' Market
63rd Street
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The Tuesday evening farmers market. Open 2-6.30.
The closest laundromat.
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Washingtown Laundry
3215 Adeline St
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The closest laundromat.
Local pub with live music, drinks, and decent food. If you want to hear some local live music, this is the spot.
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The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Ave
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Local pub with live music, drinks, and decent food. If you want to hear some local live music, this is the spot.
The closest full service dry cleaner. Pretty good prices.
Vogue Cleaners
2973 Shattuck Ave
The closest full service dry cleaner. Pretty good prices.
In case something goes wrong ... Alta Bates is the nearest hospital with an emergency room. It's about 5 minute's drive, or 15 minutes walk.
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus
2450 Ashby Ave
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In case something goes wrong ... Alta Bates is the nearest hospital with an emergency room. It's about 5 minute's drive, or 15 minutes walk.

Entertainment & Activities

Dowtown Berkeley - a children's museum
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Habitot Children's Museum
5689 Bay Street
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Dowtown Berkeley - a children's museum

Arts & Culture

Great center for cultural events, art and music. Check out their website to see what's going on when you're visiting.
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La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
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Great center for cultural events, art and music. Check out their website to see what's going on when you're visiting.
Want to take in a play while you're here? It's walking distance, reasonably priced, and has pretty good shows.
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Shotgun Players
1901 Ashby Ave
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Want to take in a play while you're here? It's walking distance, reasonably priced, and has pretty good shows.