Guidebook for Oakland

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Guidebook for Oakland

Essentials

Grocery store only a block and a half away. Open long hours. Right on way home from BART.
6 locals recommend
Smart & Final
901-933 Broadway
6 locals recommend
Grocery store only a block and a half away. Open long hours. Right on way home from BART.

Food Scene

Good, casual Mexican food. One-half block from home.
25 locals recommend
Cosecha
907 Washington St
25 locals recommend
Good, casual Mexican food. One-half block from home.
Good Southern/Caribbean food. Excellent fried chicken.
27 locals recommend
Miss Ollie's
901 Washington St
27 locals recommend
Good Southern/Caribbean food. Excellent fried chicken.
Good Italian restaurant in beautiful old building. Pizza and other food available to go as well.
6 locals recommend
DESCO
499 9th St
6 locals recommend
Good Italian restaurant in beautiful old building. Pizza and other food available to go as well.
Excellent coffee. Open early.
108 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
3401 Fruitvale Ave
108 locals recommend
Excellent coffee. Open early.
Open early for coffee.
21 locals recommend
Starbucks
720 Atlantic Ave
21 locals recommend
Open early for coffee.
Great for breakfast/brunch.
10 locals recommend
Cock-A-Doodle Cafe
719 Washington St
10 locals recommend
Great for breakfast/brunch.
Great Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. About a 10-minute walk from home.
71 locals recommend
Shandong Restaurant
328 10th St
71 locals recommend
Great Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. About a 10-minute walk from home.
Vegan Chinese restaurant.
8 locals recommend
Nature Vegetarian Restaurant
1116 Franklin St
8 locals recommend
Vegan Chinese restaurant.
Very inexpensive Vietnamese food. Open until 7:00 p.m. Sandwiches less than $4.
Cam Huong Cafe
920 Webster St
Very inexpensive Vietnamese food. Open until 7:00 p.m. Sandwiches less than $4.
Good for coffee, breakfast or lunch.
22 locals recommend
Caffe 817
817 Washington St
22 locals recommend
Good for coffee, breakfast or lunch.
Good Chinese dim sum.
Legendary Palace
708 Franklin St
Good Chinese dim sum.
Good Thai restaurant open 7 days/week.
9 locals recommend
Siam Bay | Authentic Thai Cuisine
1009 Clay St
9 locals recommend
Good Thai restaurant open 7 days/week.
Good sausage, fries and beer joint.
153 locals recommend
Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
153 locals recommend
Good sausage, fries and beer joint.
Good Mexican restaurant.
El Gusano
1015 Clay St
Good Mexican restaurant.
Inexpensive burritos and other Mexican food.
Burrito Express
582 14th St
Inexpensive burritos and other Mexican food.

Everything Else

BART entrance is across the street from the Marriott.
Oakland Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway
BART entrance is across the street from the Marriott.
Oakland Convention Center very close by.
Oakland Convention Center
550 10th Street
Oakland Convention Center very close by.
Amtrak station.
127 locals recommend
Jack London Square station
245 2nd St
127 locals recommend
Amtrak station.
Farmer's market on Friday morning and early afternoon.
21 locals recommend
Old Oakland Farmer's Market
485 9th Street
21 locals recommend
Farmer's market on Friday morning and early afternoon.
Great place for sightseeing, restaurants, jazz clubs, farmer's market on Sundays.
213 locals recommend
Jack London Square
472 Water St
213 locals recommend
Great place for sightseeing, restaurants, jazz clubs, farmer's market on Sundays.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good place for beer and pub food.
8 locals recommend
Pacific Coast Brewing Co.
8 locals recommend
Good place for beer and pub food.
Nice place for cocktails.
24 locals recommend
District Oakland
827 Washington St
24 locals recommend
Nice place for cocktails.