Guidebook for Berkeley
Drinks & Nightlife
Reasonable place to have a drink and the closest bar to the house. There are lots of board games you can check out with ID and you can play darts and pool. Unlimited popcorn. :)
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Albatross Pub
1822 San Pablo AveReasonable place to have a drink and the closest bar to the house. There are lots of board games you can check out with ID and you can play darts and pool. Unlimited popcorn. :)
Good pizza, good salad, good beer, good service. Also has an outdoor patio, no smoking allowed on it.
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Lanesplitter Pizza & Pub
2033 CA-123Good pizza, good salad, good beer, good service. Also has an outdoor patio, no smoking allowed on it.
They serve small sample sizes of a wide variety of beers. It's a great place to take a break if you decide to shop on 4th street.
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Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room
2031 Fourth StThey serve small sample sizes of a wide variety of beers. It's a great place to take a break if you decide to shop on 4th street.
Berkeley's best and only dive bar. There's an outdoor patio, smoking allowed on it and they sell food. It's an extremely social venue and one of the very few places to get a cheap drink in the bay.
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Missouri Lounge
2600 San Pablo AveBerkeley's best and only dive bar. There's an outdoor patio, smoking allowed on it and they sell food. It's an extremely social venue and one of the very few places to get a cheap drink in the bay.
This is the GLBT friendly bar in the East bay. It can be fun or dead depending on the night. Friday and Saturday are guaranteed dancing and the drag shows on Wednesday can be great.
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White Horse Inn
6551 Telegraph AveThis is the GLBT friendly bar in the East bay. It can be fun or dead depending on the night. Friday and Saturday are guaranteed dancing and the drag shows on Wednesday can be great.
Irish music every single day, almost. Weirdly they don't serve Whiskey despite being "the oldest Irish bar on the West Coast." Beer and wine only; their food is pretty good.
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The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck AveIrish music every single day, almost. Weirdly they don't serve Whiskey despite being "the oldest Irish bar on the West Coast." Beer and wine only; their food is pretty good.
Food Scene
La Mission
1255 University AveGreat Mexican food, open until midnight.
Amazing bakery and extremely good sit down food if you want to have a fancier meal.
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Casa Latina Bakery
1805 San Pablo AveAmazing bakery and extremely good sit down food if you want to have a fancier meal.
Comfy enough coffee shop right across the street. They have internet.
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Cafe Yesterday
1122 University AveComfy enough coffee shop right across the street. They have internet.
A place to get a very fancy cup of coffee. Has a nice outdoor garden patio and a hipster vibe. Can be very crowded!
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Highwire Coffee Roasters
2049 San Pablo AveA place to get a very fancy cup of coffee. Has a nice outdoor garden patio and a hipster vibe. Can be very crowded!
If you want to walk to a breakfast spot this is a good choice. They have a beautiful outdoor garden and high quality food.
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Cafe Leila
1724 San Pablo AveIf you want to walk to a breakfast spot this is a good choice. They have a beautiful outdoor garden and high quality food.
Cheap fast Pakistani food. There's a halal grocery store right next door.
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Indus Village
1920 San Pablo AveCheap fast Pakistani food. There's a halal grocery store right next door.
Essentials
Good Mexican grocery store. There are several closer on San Pablo but it's worth the extra minute walk to get here. They also sell handmade juices and burritos (which are enormous and cheap)
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Mi Tierra Foods
2082 San Pablo AveGood Mexican grocery store. There are several closer on San Pablo but it's worth the extra minute walk to get here. They also sell handmade juices and burritos (which are enormous and cheap)
Shopping
A thrift superstore. If you need to stock up on some kind of clothes there's an excellent chance they'll have it.
Savers Thrift Store
1414 University AveA thrift superstore. If you need to stock up on some kind of clothes there's an excellent chance they'll have it.
Excellent secondhand women's clothing shop. Small but has extremely good quality clothes. One of the many upscale shops lining 4th avenue in Berkeley.
Sola Lucy
803 Delaware StExcellent secondhand women's clothing shop. Small but has extremely good quality clothes. One of the many upscale shops lining 4th avenue in Berkeley.
Everything Else
Not the closest park to us but certainly the nicest. It's very large and a pretty little creek runs through it. Lots of shade and opportunities for people watching.
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Strawberry Creek Park
1260 Allston WayNot the closest park to us but certainly the nicest. It's very large and a pretty little creek runs through it. Lots of shade and opportunities for people watching.
This is a lovely space to do yoga in. They don't offer scads of classes but those they do teach are good. Use the code YOGA to enter the gate and go upstairs to the studio.
Berkeley Yoga Center
2121 Bonar StThis is a lovely space to do yoga in. They don't offer scads of classes but those they do teach are good. Use the code YOGA to enter the gate and go upstairs to the studio.
It's an easy walk over the freeway into this space and, on a clear day, the views of San Francisco and the bay are commanding. Various restaurants and bars dot the marina along your walk.
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Cesar Chavez Park
11 Spinnaker WayIt's an easy walk over the freeway into this space and, on a clear day, the views of San Francisco and the bay are commanding. Various restaurants and bars dot the marina along your walk.
One of the strangest places in the bay. The Albany Bulb was a homeless cooperative until a year ago when the city of Albany forced them out and bulldozed their home. They left all the art, though.
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Albany Bulb
1 Buchanan StOne of the strangest places in the bay. The Albany Bulb was a homeless cooperative until a year ago when the city of Albany forced them out and bulldozed their home. They left all the art, though.