Jean's favorite local spots
Groceries
I go here almost every Sunday to get veggies for the week and say hi to whoever I run into from the neighborhood. Good music, vendors, vibe. Open Sundays until 1pm. You can walk there or use bike share quite easily.
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Temescal Farmer's Market
5300 Claremont AveI go here almost every Sunday to get veggies for the week and say hi to whoever I run into from the neighborhood. Good music, vendors, vibe. Open Sundays until 1pm. You can walk there or use bike share quite easily.
Whole Foods is the largest and best market closest to the house. It's at the north end of the hip and lively Temescal neighborhood and an easy walk or bike ride.
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Whole Foods Market
5110 Telegraph AvenueWhole Foods is the largest and best market closest to the house. It's at the north end of the hip and lively Temescal neighborhood and an easy walk or bike ride.
Gotta love TJ's. This one is right near Rockridge BART, just one stop from MacArthur station. It's an easy bike ride and a short Uber/Lyft ride. Excellent products at excellent prices.
Trader Joe's
Gotta love TJ's. This one is right near Rockridge BART, just one stop from MacArthur station. It's an easy bike ride and a short Uber/Lyft ride. Excellent products at excellent prices.
Don't forget about this little family-owned market, just one block from the house. It has a decent selection of fresh fruits and veggies, meat, canned goods, alcohol and other basics.
North Side Supermarket
4505 Market StDon't forget about this little family-owned market, just one block from the house. It has a decent selection of fresh fruits and veggies, meat, canned goods, alcohol and other basics.
Food Scene
Best little hipster bagel shop! Super cute place with delicious bagels, egg dishes, and coffee. I come here a lot.
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Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph AveBest little hipster bagel shop! Super cute place with delicious bagels, egg dishes, and coffee. I come here a lot.
get the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich (because that's all they have!) eat it outside on an ironing board table. there might be a line out the door cuz this place is popular. they also have PIE.
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Bakesale Betty
5098 Telegraph Aveget the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich (because that's all they have!) eat it outside on an ironing board table. there might be a line out the door cuz this place is popular. they also have PIE.
this is my favorite local restaurant. top notch italian/california cuisine! owners have a couple really successful restaurants in the Bay Area. seasonal salads and delicious pizza in a cozy and fab atmosphere. mmmm that crust.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Avethis is my favorite local restaurant. top notch italian/california cuisine! owners have a couple really successful restaurants in the Bay Area. seasonal salads and delicious pizza in a cozy and fab atmosphere. mmmm that crust.
Hummus, tabbouli, kebab, babaganoush, falafel, baklava = heaven. You sit around a small horseshoe bar, they give you free lentil soup to start with. This is a tiny, hidden place and totally worth it.
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Wally's Cafe (Emeryville)
3900 San Pablo AveHummus, tabbouli, kebab, babaganoush, falafel, baklava = heaven. You sit around a small horseshoe bar, they give you free lentil soup to start with. This is a tiny, hidden place and totally worth it.
Fun and colorful spot with great prices and fresh and tasty Mexican food! Their salad is the bomb.
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Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph AveFun and colorful spot with great prices and fresh and tasty Mexican food! Their salad is the bomb.
Pizza, good beer selection, ice cream and a comfy outdoor patio with heat lamps and a fire pit. Close to the house!
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Arthur Mac's Tap and Snack
4006 Martin Luther King Jr WayPizza, good beer selection, ice cream and a comfy outdoor patio with heat lamps and a fire pit. Close to the house!
Popular outdoor beer garden with a food truck and selection of brews.
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Temescal Brewing
4115 Telegraph AvePopular outdoor beer garden with a food truck and selection of brews.
This place is one block from the house. The owners are really nice, the pizza is good, and they also have a selection of yummy homemade middle eastern pastries.
Catastrophe Pizza
4501 Martin Luther King Junior WayThis place is one block from the house. The owners are really nice, the pizza is good, and they also have a selection of yummy homemade middle eastern pastries.
tasty, healthy. they offer one plate a day that contains about 6 different vegan dishes. you just choose the size. walkable from the house.
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Shangri-La Vegan on Telegraph
4905 Telegraph Avetasty, healthy. they offer one plate a day that contains about 6 different vegan dishes. you just choose the size. walkable from the house.
fresh and healthy Korean "banchan" (the vegetable side dishes that come with the meal), a few blocks from the house
Joodooboo
fresh and healthy Korean "banchan" (the vegetable side dishes that come with the meal), a few blocks from the house
Fresh squeezed juices, coffee and tea. A nice local place. Service can be slow, but who's rushing?
Mellana Cafe
Fresh squeezed juices, coffee and tea. A nice local place. Service can be slow, but who's rushing?
Healthy, fresh, yummy food. A short walk from the house. Nice open atmosphere and good prices!
Kitava
Healthy, fresh, yummy food. A short walk from the house. Nice open atmosphere and good prices!
Fun little taco joint in a shipping container in the alley. Long lines, hipster scene, creative and cheap tacos.
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Tacos Oscar
420 40th StFun little taco joint in a shipping container in the alley. Long lines, hipster scene, creative and cheap tacos.
Parks & Nature
UC Berkeley has the most gorgeous campus. It's fun to walk around amid the redwoods, streams and impressive architecture at this historic institution -- and one of the best schools in the nation.
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University of California, Berkeley
Oxford StreetUC Berkeley has the most gorgeous campus. It's fun to walk around amid the redwoods, streams and impressive architecture at this historic institution -- and one of the best schools in the nation.
Getting Around
Closest BART train station. I recommend getting a Clipper card for your visit, which is the way to pay for all public transportation in the Bay Area and will make getting around much easier. You can download the Clipper app to your phone.
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MacArthur Station
555 40th StClosest BART train station. I recommend getting a Clipper card for your visit, which is the way to pay for all public transportation in the Bay Area and will make getting around much easier. You can download the Clipper app to your phone.
You can take the ferry to SF from here. Fantastic views! Costs about $5 and takes 30 minutes. There are also a lot of bars and seafood restaurants, a bowling alley and special events like outdoor movie nights and craft markets.
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Jack London Square station
245 2nd StYou can take the ferry to SF from here. Fantastic views! Costs about $5 and takes 30 minutes. There are also a lot of bars and seafood restaurants, a bowling alley and special events like outdoor movie nights and craft markets.
There are two bike share stations right near the house, and hundreds more all around the Bay Area. A $10 day pass gets you unlimited 30-minute rides. Not a bad deal!
Bay Wheels
There are two bike share stations right near the house, and hundreds more all around the Bay Area. A $10 day pass gets you unlimited 30-minute rides. Not a bad deal!
Drinks & Nightlife
tasty pizza served in a beer-garden style outdoor patio in a historic space. Another terrific new spot in "uptown" Oakland.
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Drake's Dealership
2325 Broadwaytasty pizza served in a beer-garden style outdoor patio in a historic space. Another terrific new spot in "uptown" Oakland.
Historic 1925 movie palace that now hosts a variety of musical acts in the heart of Oakland. Great place to see a show!
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Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph AveHistoric 1925 movie palace that now hosts a variety of musical acts in the heart of Oakland. Great place to see a show!
I love this local bar. They spin vinyl and have a nice selection of books and a cozy little patio. Cool concept and close to the house.
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North Light
4915 Telegraph AveI love this local bar. They spin vinyl and have a nice selection of books and a cozy little patio. Cool concept and close to the house.
Shopping
Cute boutiques, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc. Trader Joe's is in this neighborhood and it's accessible on BART.
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Rockridge
Cute boutiques, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc. Trader Joe's is in this neighborhood and it's accessible on BART.
This place has an AMC movie theater lots of large chain stores: Old Navy, Banana Republic, Uniqlo, H&M, Apple, Victoria's Secret, Sephora, etc. You can walk there from the house (25 minutes) over a new pedestrian bridge with a great view of SF and the bridge.
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Bay Street Emeryville
5616 Bay StThis place has an AMC movie theater lots of large chain stores: Old Navy, Banana Republic, Uniqlo, H&M, Apple, Victoria's Secret, Sephora, etc. You can walk there from the house (25 minutes) over a new pedestrian bridge with a great view of SF and the bridge.