Food scene
Calafia Taqueria
1445 Webster StFamily run good value taqueria.
Pappo
2320 Central AveFine dining, New American restaurant.
Part of 'spirits alley' consisting of artisan distilleries and tasting rooms at the former Naval Air Station Alameda.
16 locals recommend
Hangar 1 Vodka
2505 Monarch StPart of 'spirits alley' consisting of artisan distilleries and tasting rooms at the former Naval Air Station Alameda.
Go for the beignets with chocolate ganache. Then walk it off over at Crab Cove.
40 locals recommend
Cafe Jolie
1500 Webster StGo for the beignets with chocolate ganache. Then walk it off over at Crab Cove.
Local family-founded winery housed in a converted 40,000 square-foot airplane hangar located on the former Naval Air Station Alameda.
56 locals recommend
Rock Wall Wine Company
2301 Monarch StLocal family-founded winery housed in a converted 40,000 square-foot airplane hangar located on the former Naval Air Station Alameda.
Chinatown
Try the dim sum at Sun Hing Pastry on 8th street.
The Trappist
460 8th StEndless selection of great beers.
Sightseeing
Crab Cove Visitor Center
1252 McKay AveStarting point for a good walk along Alameda's beach.
Tour the WWII-era aircraft carrier that was later used to recover the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts as they returned from the moon.
The Hornet's namesake, USS Hornet (CV-8), left from these docks in 1942 carrying the bombers that retaliated against Tokyo for the raid on Pearl Harbor.
88 locals recommend
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum
707 W Hornet AveTour the WWII-era aircraft carrier that was later used to recover the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts as they returned from the moon.
The Hornet's namesake, USS Hornet (CV-8), left from these docks in 1942 carrying the bombers that retaliated against Tokyo for the raid on Pearl Harbor.
Entertainment
Over 90 playable pinball machines from the 1940s to present day, for one price of admission.
68 locals recommend
Pacific Pinball Museum
1510 Webster StOver 90 playable pinball machines from the 1940s to present day, for one price of admission.