Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

For brunch or lunch! Delish casual Mexican spot.
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Cosecha
907 Washington St
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For brunch or lunch! Delish casual Mexican spot.
Delicious Spanish tapas. I LOVE this place. Make a reservation.
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Duende
468 19th St
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Delicious Spanish tapas. I LOVE this place. Make a reservation.
If you just don't feel like cooking, this is where I'd send you: It's like a fancy cafeteria! They have 4 different restaurants that share "counters" so you can pick from Mexican, American or Japanese cuisine. Highly recommend popping in there for lunch - all of the restaurants are really delicious.
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Swan's Market
538 9th St
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If you just don't feel like cooking, this is where I'd send you: It's like a fancy cafeteria! They have 4 different restaurants that share "counters" so you can pick from Mexican, American or Japanese cuisine. Highly recommend popping in there for lunch - all of the restaurants are really delicious.
Blue Bottle coffee started the entire snobby SF coffee movement. It's SUPER GOOD. This is the facility where they manufacture the coffee and you can take tours and do a coffee tasting - you'd have to call to find out the specifics for that. https://bluebottlecoffee.com/cafes/webster-street
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Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster St
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Blue Bottle coffee started the entire snobby SF coffee movement. It's SUPER GOOD. This is the facility where they manufacture the coffee and you can take tours and do a coffee tasting - you'd have to call to find out the specifics for that. https://bluebottlecoffee.com/cafes/webster-street
This is my favorite pizza spot and probably my favorite restaurant in Jack London Square. They have a great patio so you can sit outside on a sunny day. If I'm dining solo I like to sit at the high stools outside looking out onto the bay, where there is great people-watching. Get the cheese curds! They are sooooo good.
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Forge Pizza Oakland
66 Franklin St
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This is my favorite pizza spot and probably my favorite restaurant in Jack London Square. They have a great patio so you can sit outside on a sunny day. If I'm dining solo I like to sit at the high stools outside looking out onto the bay, where there is great people-watching. Get the cheese curds! They are sooooo good.
This is my preferred spot for Ramen. Chinatown is a little intimidating, but this spot is yummy and clean. Their broth is delicious.
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Sobo Ramen
988 Franklin St
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This is my preferred spot for Ramen. Chinatown is a little intimidating, but this spot is yummy and clean. Their broth is delicious.
My favorite of the awesome beer gardens in Oakland! Their patio is unprecedented.
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Drake's Dealership
2325 Broadway
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My favorite of the awesome beer gardens in Oakland! Their patio is unprecedented.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is my favorite bar and it's right down the street. Great cocktails and wine list and really nice bar food (the fries are to die for).
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District Oakland
827 Washington St
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This is my favorite bar and it's right down the street. Great cocktails and wine list and really nice bar food (the fries are to die for).
Cafe Van Kleef has funky decorations and the BEST "salty dog" on the planet: it's a greyhound with fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice with a rim of salt and topped with a grapefruit.
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Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
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Cafe Van Kleef has funky decorations and the BEST "salty dog" on the planet: it's a greyhound with fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice with a rim of salt and topped with a grapefruit.
Because they have a drinks bar AND A GRILLED CHEESE BAR. This is the best place ever when you need one more drink and a late-night snack.
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Dogwood
1644 Telegraph Ave
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Because they have a drinks bar AND A GRILLED CHEESE BAR. This is the best place ever when you need one more drink and a late-night snack.

Parks & Nature

Gorgeous park with lots of hiking trails. There is a map with my favorite routes pinned to the corkboard in the hallway.
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Redwood Regional Park
7867 Redwood Road
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Gorgeous park with lots of hiking trails. There is a map with my favorite routes pinned to the corkboard in the hallway.
It's a 3.5 mile loop that's very flat. Highly recommend it if you've got a couple hours to meander. There are lots of events there and people chillin' on the shores.
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Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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It's a 3.5 mile loop that's very flat. Highly recommend it if you've got a couple hours to meander. There are lots of events there and people chillin' on the shores.
In Jack London Square you can rent kayaks for $25 an hour for a single kayak or $40 for a double. You can paddle around the bay and it's just gorgeous. Also, if you're not an expert, don't worry, neither am I. I'm super slow and chill and kayaking is really easy. If you've never done it before I say give it a try! https://calkayak.com/
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California Canoe & Kayak Oakland
409 Water Street
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In Jack London Square you can rent kayaks for $25 an hour for a single kayak or $40 for a double. You can paddle around the bay and it's just gorgeous. Also, if you're not an expert, don't worry, neither am I. I'm super slow and chill and kayaking is really easy. If you've never done it before I say give it a try! https://calkayak.com/

Essentials

Closest grocery store... although you CAN go to Smart & Final, but I save that for emergencies. It's kinda ghetto.
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Safeway
2600 Fifth St
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Closest grocery store... although you CAN go to Smart & Final, but I save that for emergencies. It's kinda ghetto.
All the things you need here!
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Target
2675 Geary Blvd
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All the things you need here!

Entertainment & Activities

Jack London is awesome! It's about a 10-minute walk from my house. You can just take a stroll, or you can rent Kayaks and go for a cruise around the bay, or see if there's an event while you're here. They have a Farmer's Market on Sunday mornings from 9 to noon and a really cool craft fair called "Jack of all Trades Market" every other Saturday. It's fab. Go. http://www.jacklondonsquare.com/
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Jack London Square
472 Water St
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Jack London is awesome! It's about a 10-minute walk from my house. You can just take a stroll, or you can rent Kayaks and go for a cruise around the bay, or see if there's an event while you're here. They have a Farmer's Market on Sunday mornings from 9 to noon and a really cool craft fair called "Jack of all Trades Market" every other Saturday. It's fab. Go. http://www.jacklondonsquare.com/

Arts & Culture

About a 10 minute walk from my place and the museum is really a good one. Friday nights they have 1/2 price admission and events with food trucks and live music. I've seen some great special exhibits here, so check to see what they have going on: http://museumca.org/events
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Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
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About a 10 minute walk from my place and the museum is really a good one. Friday nights they have 1/2 price admission and events with food trucks and live music. I've seen some great special exhibits here, so check to see what they have going on: http://museumca.org/events

Getting Around

BART is about a 7-minute walk from my house and it's a 15-minute ride into SF. You can get from my place to a downtown SF location in 30 minutes. Budget more time at night and on Sundays when BART service is slower.
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12th Street / Oakland City Center station
1245 Broadway
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BART is about a 7-minute walk from my house and it's a 15-minute ride into SF. You can get from my place to a downtown SF location in 30 minutes. Budget more time at night and on Sundays when BART service is slower.