Guidebook for Oakland
Food Scene
Wonderful gourmet grocery with bakery, coffee shop, fish market, butcher, wine shop, fresh produce, deli, flower shop. Best in the area.
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Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College AveWonderful gourmet grocery with bakery, coffee shop, fish market, butcher, wine shop, fresh produce, deli, flower shop. Best in the area.
Zachary's Chicago Pizza
5801 College AveVery popular deep dish Chicago style pizza
Noodle Theory | Rockridge
6099 Claremont AveNice asian noodles restaurant
Wonderful Italian restaurant - pizza, drinks, atmosphere. Perfect for people watching.
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Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph AveWonderful Italian restaurant - pizza, drinks, atmosphere. Perfect for people watching.
Excellent food. Small nice restaurant, sometimes busy and hard to get in. One of my favorites.
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The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Cafe and Bakery
5427 College AveExcellent food. Small nice restaurant, sometimes busy and hard to get in. One of my favorites.
Cactus Taqueria
5642 College AveDelicious inexpensive mexican very popular with locals
À Côté Restaurant
5478 College AveGreat cocktails and small plates food
Very high class high quality food. You will need to make a reservation in advance if you would like to visit.
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Oliveto
5655 College AveVery high class high quality food. You will need to make a reservation in advance if you would like to visit.
Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont AvenueGourmet Mexican
Wood Tavern
6317 College AveDelicious food and great atmosphere
Great coffee shop with the bakery right there to get fresh pastries
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Highwire Coffee Roasters
2049 San Pablo AveGreat coffee shop with the bakery right there to get fresh pastries
New hip ramen place. Delicious ramen and fancy cocktails :). Go figure. The place has a nice decor and athmosphere.
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Ramen Shop
5812 College AveNew hip ramen place. Delicious ramen and fancy cocktails :). Go figure. The place has a nice decor and athmosphere.
Excellent burmese food - never get tired of it. Has great cocktails too.
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement StExcellent burmese food - never get tired of it. Has great cocktails too.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore AveTrader Joe's grocery
French Bakery - simply THE BEST bread, pastries, cakes.
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La Farine Boulangerie Patisserie
6323 College AveFrench Bakery - simply THE BEST bread, pastries, cakes.
Everything Else
Temescal Farmer's Market
5300 Claremont AveEvery Sunday - not to miss
Entertainment & Activities
Very nice neighborhood park with children's playground
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Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt
5500 Claremont AveVery nice neighborhood park with children's playground
Neighborhoods
Rockridge is one of the premium neighborhoods in Oakland. It is safe, convenient, beautiful, has many restaurants, cafes, boutique shops. You can walk anywhere. It is very well connected to San Francisco and Berkeley by BART (including both SFO and OAK airports). 15 min drive to downtown SF, 10 min drive to UC Berkeley.
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Rockridge
Rockridge is one of the premium neighborhoods in Oakland. It is safe, convenient, beautiful, has many restaurants, cafes, boutique shops. You can walk anywhere. It is very well connected to San Francisco and Berkeley by BART (including both SFO and OAK airports). 15 min drive to downtown SF, 10 min drive to UC Berkeley.
Temescal is fun and lively neighborhood with many great restaurants, farmer's market on Sundays, great children playground.
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Temescal
Temescal is fun and lively neighborhood with many great restaurants, farmer's market on Sundays, great children playground.