Guidebook for Berkeley
Food Scene
This is a friendly, family-owned and operated Taqueria. Good for lunch or dinner. Walking distance from our house. Closed on Sundays.
17 locals recommend
Taqueria La Familia
2971 Shattuck AveThis is a friendly, family-owned and operated Taqueria. Good for lunch or dinner. Walking distance from our house. Closed on Sundays.
Locally owned and operated cafe. Decorated with funky metal-work by famous local artist Mark Bullwinkle (some of which is for sale). An easy walk from our house.
23 locals recommend
Jump'n Java Coffeehouse Oakland/Berkeley
6606 Shattuck AveLocally owned and operated cafe. Decorated with funky metal-work by famous local artist Mark Bullwinkle (some of which is for sale). An easy walk from our house.
Excellent baked goods and coffee in The Elmwood neighborhood. Simple breakfasts available.
Semifreddi's Bakery
3084 Claremont AvenueExcellent baked goods and coffee in The Elmwood neighborhood. Simple breakfasts available.
This is our favorite breakfast place. They have fluffy pancakes, delicious omelettes, and the best housemade english muffins anywhere! They also have great burgers and sandwiches for lunches. An easy walk from our house.
27 locals recommend
Sconehenge Bakery & Cafe
2787 Shattuck AveThis is our favorite breakfast place. They have fluffy pancakes, delicious omelettes, and the best housemade english muffins anywhere! They also have great burgers and sandwiches for lunches. An easy walk from our house.
Our second favorite breakfast place (might be our first if it was walking distance from our house).
69 locals recommend
Homemade Cafe
2454 Sacramento StOur second favorite breakfast place (might be our first if it was walking distance from our house).
Shopping
Worth a visit just to SEE the produce section. BBowl carries mostly natural and organic foods, but also stocks lots of conventional items as well. Also offers several varieties of prepared food (veggie/grain salads, sandwiches, Mexican, Chinese, desserts). An easy walk from our house.
419 locals recommend
Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon StWorth a visit just to SEE the produce section. BBowl carries mostly natural and organic foods, but also stocks lots of conventional items as well. Also offers several varieties of prepared food (veggie/grain salads, sandwiches, Mexican, Chinese, desserts). An easy walk from our house.
Designer dog collars for the person who has everything (except children perhaps). An easy walk from our house.
Paco Collars
2905 Fifth StDesigner dog collars for the person who has everything (except children perhaps). An easy walk from our house.
Fun shopping area with restaurants, cafes, bookstores, gift shops, clothes and jewelry stores, a movie theatre (cash only), and more. About a mile walk from our house.
37 locals recommend
Elmwood
Fun shopping area with restaurants, cafes, bookstores, gift shops, clothes and jewelry stores, a movie theatre (cash only), and more. About a mile walk from our house.
Sightseeing
"On a clear day, you can see forever..." 360 degree views of the East Bay, San Francisco, and some of Marin County. Even on a foggy day, it's cool to see (and hear) the gigantic bells close-up.
9 locals recommend
The Campanile
"On a clear day, you can see forever..." 360 degree views of the East Bay, San Francisco, and some of Marin County. Even on a foggy day, it's cool to see (and hear) the gigantic bells close-up.
Parks & Nature
Hiking trails galore! Picnic areas. Open spaces. Beautiful in any weather.
495 locals recommend
Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak BlvdHiking trails galore! Picnic areas. Open spaces. Beautiful in any weather.
Little children love this place. Say hello to cows, goats, geese, pigs and bunnies. Bring some celery to feed to the goats (check-out their rectangular-shaped pupils!). Free.
38 locals recommend
Tilden Little Farm
1500 Canon DrLittle children love this place. Say hello to cows, goats, geese, pigs and bunnies. Bring some celery to feed to the goats (check-out their rectangular-shaped pupils!). Free.
Berkeley Marina
Nice place to take a walk. Pretty views of the bay.
Our kids' favorite park, mainly because of the big, curvy and rather steep concrete slide. Also it's right across the street from the Berkeley Rose Garden.
34 locals recommend
Codornices Park
1201 Euclid AveOur kids' favorite park, mainly because of the big, curvy and rather steep concrete slide. Also it's right across the street from the Berkeley Rose Garden.
Essentials
Walgreens
2801 Adeline St Five blocks from our house.
AKA "Whole Paycheck," but the best place to get 100% natural and/or organic products. Five blocks from our house.
553 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay PlAKA "Whole Paycheck," but the best place to get 100% natural and/or organic products. Five blocks from our house.
Large conventional grocery store, with in-house bakery, deli, and sushi counter. While you're there, you have three different cafes within arms reach (Cole Coffee, Philz, and that other big chain place that starts with an S).
105 locals recommend
Safeway
6310 College AveLarge conventional grocery store, with in-house bakery, deli, and sushi counter. While you're there, you have three different cafes within arms reach (Cole Coffee, Philz, and that other big chain place that starts with an S).
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
3001 Shattuck AveTwo blocks from our house.
Ashby station
3100 Adeline StCity Car Share
2116 Allston WayZipcar
2918 Adeline StArts & Culture
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St