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Food scene

Just 4 doors down!
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Blue Bottle Coffee
300 Webster St
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Just 4 doors down!
All-vegan local toaster and bakery. Non-vegans: you won’t be able to tell the difference. Try the birthday cake.
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Timeless Coffee
4252 Piedmont Ave
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All-vegan local toaster and bakery. Non-vegans: you won’t be able to tell the difference. Try the birthday cake.
Inside Market Hall, a fancy food market near Rockridge BART
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Highwire Coffee Roasters
2049 San Pablo Ave
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Inside Market Hall, a fancy food market near Rockridge BART
Has Wifi!
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Gaylord's Caffe Espresso
4150 Piedmont Ave
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Has Wifi!
You won't leave hungry!
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Mama's Royal Cafe
4012 Broadway
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You won't leave hungry!
Solid option for weekday breakfast/brunch
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Aunt Mary's Cafe
4640 Telegraph Avenue
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Solid option for weekday breakfast/brunch
Great for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Sweet back patio
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Julie's
4316 Telegraph Ave
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Great for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Sweet back patio
The only NYC/Montreal-style bagels around
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Beauty's Bagel Shop
3838 Telegraph Ave
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The only NYC/Montreal-style bagels around
Small plates, high ceilings, huge wine list
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Mägo
3762 Piedmont Ave
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Small plates, high ceilings, huge wine list
Classic Italian
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
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Classic Italian
The pasta is incredible.
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Belotti Ristorante E Bottega
5403 College Ave
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The pasta is incredible.
The wine flights!
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À Côté Restaurant
5478 College Ave
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The wine flights!
A classic Berkeley restaurant. Great for special occasions (downstairs is prix fixe) or a really nice lunch/dinner (upstairs in the Cafe).
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Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
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A classic Berkeley restaurant. Great for special occasions (downstairs is prix fixe) or a really nice lunch/dinner (upstairs in the Cafe).
Upscale vegan restaurant with a gorgeous back patio.
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Millennium
5912 College Ave
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Upscale vegan restaurant with a gorgeous back patio.
Best soon dobu around!
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Daol Tofu & Korean BBQ
4301 Telegraph Ave
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Best soon dobu around!
Best by-the-slice option in the area!
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Slicer Pizzeria
4395 Piedmont Ave
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Best by-the-slice option in the area!
Cuban sandwiches, tacos, and plates. Get the yucca fries!
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Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph Ave
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Cuban sandwiches, tacos, and plates. Get the yucca fries!
Hipster tacos with funky container seating
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Tacos Oscar
420 40th St
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Hipster tacos with funky container seating
All the mac 'n cheese versions you could want
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Homeroom
400 40th St
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All the mac 'n cheese versions you could want
If you like spicy food, and are up for the drive to El Cerrito… Get the glutinous rice balls!
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Wojia Hunan Cuisine
917 San Pablo Ave
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If you like spicy food, and are up for the drive to El Cerrito… Get the glutinous rice balls!
Delicious Syrian food!
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Dyafa
44 Webster St
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Delicious Syrian food!

Drinks

Our local tiki bar!
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Kona Club
4401 Piedmont Ave
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Our local tiki bar!
Eclectically decorated with bartenders who know their stuff. They also have food, possibly the best burger ever.
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Copper Spoon Cocktails & Kitchen
4031 Broadway
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Eclectically decorated with bartenders who know their stuff. They also have food, possibly the best burger ever.
For the spicy margaritas! (They also serve food)
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Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont Avenue
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For the spicy margaritas! (They also serve food)
Great cocktails, food and usually dancing (don’t park near there though)
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Starline Social Club
2236 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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Great cocktails, food and usually dancing (don’t park near there though)
Dive bar with an indoor smoking room
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Ruby Room
132 14th St
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Dive bar with an indoor smoking room
For dancehall, “world grooves” and afrobeat
AU Lounge
2430 Broadway
For dancehall, “world grooves” and afrobeat
Outdoor seating, firepits, pizzas
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Drake's Dealership
2325 Broadway
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Outdoor seating, firepits, pizzas
Big outdoor patio and rotating food trucks
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Temescal Brewing
4115 Telegraph Ave
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Big outdoor patio and rotating food trucks

Queer bars/nights

Dancing, trivia and Drag Race nights
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The Port Bar
2023 Broadway
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Dancing, trivia and Drag Race nights
Latinx-focused bar with drag shows
Club 21
2111 Franklin St
Latinx-focused bar with drag shows
Wednesdays are Queer Beers, 3-10 pm. Huge outdoor patio
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Portal Oakland
1611 2nd Ave
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Wednesdays are Queer Beers, 3-10 pm. Huge outdoor patio
Hella Gay Dance Party - every 3rd Saturday!
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The Uptown Nightclub!
1928 Telegraph Ave
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Hella Gay Dance Party - every 3rd Saturday!

Neighborhoods

Great places for eating, strolling, and shopping. Mountain View Cemetery has amazing bay views from the top of the hill.
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Piedmont Avenue
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Great places for eating, strolling, and shopping. Mountain View Cemetery has amazing bay views from the top of the hill.
Great places for eating, strolling and shopping.
College Avenue
College Avenue
Great places for eating, strolling and shopping.
Little alley packed with fun stores and eateries
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Temescal Alley
Temescal Alley
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Little alley packed with fun stores and eateries
Lake Merritt is a 3 mile walk around, bordered especially on the north side by parks, picnic areas, gardens, and more! Great way to spend an afternoon. Get a snack or a coffee on Lakeshore or Grand Ave when you’re done.
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Lake Merritt Plaza
323 20th Street
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Lake Merritt is a 3 mile walk around, bordered especially on the north side by parks, picnic areas, gardens, and more! Great way to spend an afternoon. Get a snack or a coffee on Lakeshore or Grand Ave when you’re done.

Sightseeing

Friday Nights at OMCA: discounted/free admission, lots of food trucks, music, dancing, and exhibits focused on local California history. Great for families, date night, anything!
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Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
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Friday Nights at OMCA: discounted/free admission, lots of food trucks, music, dancing, and exhibits focused on local California history. Great for families, date night, anything!
Big street party on the first Friday of every month.
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First Fridays
2633 Telegraph Ave
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Big street party on the first Friday of every month.
Open air food and goods market in Jack London Square the second Saturday of the month.
Second Saturday
435 Water St
Open air food and goods market in Jack London Square the second Saturday of the month.
Self-explanatory!
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Pacific Pinball Museum
1510 Webster St
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Self-explanatory!
Not sure why this shows up as "Piedmont Funeral Home" in Airbnb's tags! Mountain View Cemetery is a beautiful cemetery/park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed Central Park in NYC and much of UC Berkeley/Stanford. Great views from the top of the hill.
Piedmont Funeral Services and Mountain View Cemetery
5000 Piedmont Avenue
Not sure why this shows up as "Piedmont Funeral Home" in Airbnb's tags! Mountain View Cemetery is a beautiful cemetery/park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed Central Park in NYC and much of UC Berkeley/Stanford. Great views from the top of the hill.

Hiking

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Redwood Regionaal Park
7867 Redwood Road
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There's an archery range here if you're into that!
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Briones Regional Park
2537 Reliez Valley Rd
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There's an archery range here if you're into that!
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Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
5755 McBryde Ave
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Fire Trails
425 Lower Fire Trail
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Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd
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On a clear day, you can see 35 of 58 California counties from the top!
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Mount Diablo
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On a clear day, you can see 35 of 58 California counties from the top!

Swimming

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Lake Temescal
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Lake Anza
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Temescal Swimming Pool
371 45th St
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