Guidebook for Berkeley

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Guidebook for Berkeley

Food Scene

Great little French cafe. I go for a morning cafe au lait and a croissant.
Cafe Clem
2020 Kittredge St
Great little French cafe. I go for a morning cafe au lait and a croissant.
Best "fast-food" burger in town. Affordable and delicious!
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Bongo Burger
2505 Euclid Ave
12 personas locales recomiendan
Best "fast-food" burger in town. Affordable and delicious!
Best cafe downtown. Open until midnight, free wifi, delicious food.
6 personas locales recomiendan
People's Coffee and Tea
2015 Shattuck Ave
6 personas locales recomiendan
Best cafe downtown. Open until midnight, free wifi, delicious food.
Delicious and fast Italian bakery with pizzas, sandwiches, salads and coffee.
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PiQ Berkeley
91 Shattuck Ave
8 personas locales recomiendan
Delicious and fast Italian bakery with pizzas, sandwiches, salads and coffee.
Quick and good teriyaki bowl and sushi place. I love their steak and rice bowls with the specialty white sauce.
Seasons of Japan
2122 Shattuck Ave
Quick and good teriyaki bowl and sushi place. I love their steak and rice bowls with the specialty white sauce.
Nice and quick Indian food.
6 personas locales recomiendan
Chaat Café
1902 University Ave
6 personas locales recomiendan
Nice and quick Indian food.
This is the downtown version of the legendary Cheese Board Pizza. Same recipes, similar owners, same concept of serving only one kind of pizza a day.
21 personas locales recomiendan
SLIVER Pizzeria
2468 Telegraph Ave
21 personas locales recomiendan
This is the downtown version of the legendary Cheese Board Pizza. Same recipes, similar owners, same concept of serving only one kind of pizza a day.
The perfect brunch place, but there's usually a line out the door on weekends. Put your name in, then browse the nearby Pegasus Books until your name is called.
25 personas locales recomiendan
Venus Restaurant
2327 Shattuck Ave
25 personas locales recomiendan
The perfect brunch place, but there's usually a line out the door on weekends. Put your name in, then browse the nearby Pegasus Books until your name is called.
If you are a NY bagel snob, you will hate their soft doughy delicious goodness. If you aren't, you'll love them. Get their marinara bagels. Their bagel sandwiches are the best. Tell Bora I say hi!
Bagel Street Café
2375 Center St
If you are a NY bagel snob, you will hate their soft doughy delicious goodness. If you aren't, you'll love them. Get their marinara bagels. Their bagel sandwiches are the best. Tell Bora I say hi!
One of my favorites downtown. Excellent atmosphere, delicious pizza, amazing specialty beer. Great for big groups. RIGHT next to BART. Terrific beer garden. If the weather is perfect, GO HERE.
113 personas locales recomiendan
Jupiter
2181 Shattuck Ave
113 personas locales recomiendan
One of my favorites downtown. Excellent atmosphere, delicious pizza, amazing specialty beer. Great for big groups. RIGHT next to BART. Terrific beer garden. If the weather is perfect, GO HERE.
Upscale Mexican restaurant with wonderful ambience and a great back patio bar.
134 personas locales recomiendan
Comal
2020 Shattuck Ave
134 personas locales recomiendan
Upscale Mexican restaurant with wonderful ambience and a great back patio bar.

Arts & Culture

World-class theater just blocks from my apartment.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
127 personas locales recomiendan
World-class theater just blocks from my apartment.
Terrific folk/root/world music venue, including open mics, local songwriter showcases, and big acts on the folk scene.
87 personas locales recomiendan
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St
87 personas locales recomiendan
Terrific folk/root/world music venue, including open mics, local songwriter showcases, and big acts on the folk scene.

Shopping

The closest drug store. Carries pretty much everything you need.
197 personas locales recomiendan
Walgreens
2801 Adeline St
197 personas locales recomiendan
The closest drug store. Carries pretty much everything you need.
Every weekend they open the 25-cent record wing. It's how I get my eclectic mix of vinyl.
Rasputin Music
2401 Telegraph Ave
Every weekend they open the 25-cent record wing. It's how I get my eclectic mix of vinyl.

Essentials

The closest grocery store. Within walking distance.
219 personas locales recomiendan
Trader Joe's
225 El Cerrito Plaza
219 personas locales recomiendan
The closest grocery store. Within walking distance.

Everything Else

Your doorway to the rest of the Bay Area.
122 personas locales recomiendan
Berkeley Station
2160 Shattuck Ave
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Your doorway to the rest of the Bay Area.

Sightseeing

Fascinating to see the hand-drawn tiles with messages of peace.
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park
2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Fascinating to see the hand-drawn tiles with messages of peace.
Lovely urban forest at the entrance of campus.
Eucalyptus Grove/Grinnell Natural Area
Lovely urban forest at the entrance of campus.