Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
I promise you, this is The Best espresso on College Ave.
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Cole Coffee Cafe
307 63rd StI promise you, this is The Best espresso on College Ave.
Your trip to Oakland is not complete without a pizza dinner (or a pizza slice any day of the week between 11 am - 4 pm) at Zach's. Established on College Ave in 1983, this employee-owned pizzeria now has four locations serving Chicago deep dish pizza with a California twist to the Bay Area.
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Zachary's Chicago Pizza
5801 College AveYour trip to Oakland is not complete without a pizza dinner (or a pizza slice any day of the week between 11 am - 4 pm) at Zach's. Established on College Ave in 1983, this employee-owned pizzeria now has four locations serving Chicago deep dish pizza with a California twist to the Bay Area.
Entertainment & Activities
Amazing 360 degree view of the Bay Area. Make sure you go on a sunny day! Check here to see Campanile hours:
http://visit.berkeley.edu/campus-tourscampanile-tour/
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The Campanile
Amazing 360 degree view of the Bay Area. Make sure you go on a sunny day! Check here to see Campanile hours:
http://visit.berkeley.edu/campus-tourscampanile-tour/
Essentials
Every Sunday, rain or shine, this farmers market runs from 9 am - 1 pm. It is about a 15 minute walk from our home. Here you can find meats, cheeses, eggs, seasonal fruits and vegetables, prepared foods and coffee, and artisan wares. A neighbourhood staple.
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Temescal Farmer's Market
5300 Claremont AveEvery Sunday, rain or shine, this farmers market runs from 9 am - 1 pm. It is about a 15 minute walk from our home. Here you can find meats, cheeses, eggs, seasonal fruits and vegetables, prepared foods and coffee, and artisan wares. A neighbourhood staple.
Parks & Nature
There are lots of access points to the Oakland Hills; this one offers a network of hiking trails that make you feel like you're in another world when in fact you are only minutes away (by car) from College Ave, the UC Berkeley campus, and downtown Berkeley. Getting out "into nature" can be daunting in the Bay Area because of often mind boggling freeway traffic. This trip into the hills will save you a car ride headache and get you straight into a dreamy forest bathing situation.
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Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
There are lots of access points to the Oakland Hills; this one offers a network of hiking trails that make you feel like you're in another world when in fact you are only minutes away (by car) from College Ave, the UC Berkeley campus, and downtown Berkeley. Getting out "into nature" can be daunting in the Bay Area because of often mind boggling freeway traffic. This trip into the hills will save you a car ride headache and get you straight into a dreamy forest bathing situation.
Arts & Culture
Check their schedule for current exhibitions, visitor activities, and their always amazing roster of evening film screenings.
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center StCheck their schedule for current exhibitions, visitor activities, and their always amazing roster of evening film screenings.
Shopping
The Elmwood strip on College Avenue (between Webster and Russell Streets, approximately) is full of shops, bakeries, cafes, restaurants, etc. Strolling Elmwood is a charming way to spend an afternoon. If you're looking for a little more magic in your life, take a turn west on Ashby and look out for Tail of the Yak Trading Co. and Lewin's Metaphysical Books.
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Elmwood
The Elmwood strip on College Avenue (between Webster and Russell Streets, approximately) is full of shops, bakeries, cafes, restaurants, etc. Strolling Elmwood is a charming way to spend an afternoon. If you're looking for a little more magic in your life, take a turn west on Ashby and look out for Tail of the Yak Trading Co. and Lewin's Metaphysical Books.