Guidebook for Richmond
Essentials
Great neighborhood grocery store for healthy, organic items. Also has the nearby ECNG Annex, where you can sit down or take out coffee, pastries, salad bar, rotisserie chicken, pizza, deli items.
52 locals recommend
El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company
10367 San Pablo AveGreat neighborhood grocery store for healthy, organic items. Also has the nearby ECNG Annex, where you can sit down or take out coffee, pastries, salad bar, rotisserie chicken, pizza, deli items.
Trader Joe's
225 El Cerrito Plaza'Nuff said.
Simply a great produce market. They also have most other grocery items except meat and fish. You'll be blown away.
213 locals recommend
Monterey Market
1550 Hopkins StSimply a great produce market. They also have most other grocery items except meat and fish. You'll be blown away.
Tokyo Fish Market
1220 San Pablo AveGreat fish and Japanese food market.
Local supermarket that's better than Whole Foods: awesome selection of everything from hot sauce to kombucha to bulk food items to take-out deli, without the paycheck prices.
371 locals recommend
Berkeley Bowl West
920 Heinz AveLocal supermarket that's better than Whole Foods: awesome selection of everything from hot sauce to kombucha to bulk food items to take-out deli, without the paycheck prices.
Arts & Culture
Great movie local theater with cool seating. You can also order food, beer, wine at the refreshment counter and they'll bring it to you.
58 locals recommend
Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
10070 San Pablo AveGreat movie local theater with cool seating. You can also order food, beer, wine at the refreshment counter and they'll bring it to you.
Richmond Public Library
325 Civic Center PlazaYou classic friendly public library. Can't get much cooler than that.
Food Scene
Katana-Ya
10544 San Pablo AvenueGood Japanese food, sushi at decent prices!
Taqueria La Bamba
12345 San Pablo AveImho, best carnitas burrito in the East Bay.
Bistro 1491
1491 Solano AvenueTasty food, unique specials, for breakfast, lunch OR dinner. All for reasonable prices!
Excellent burritos, dinner plates that are good, fast, and easy on the wallet.
47 locals recommend
Gordo Taquería
1423 Solano AveExcellent burritos, dinner plates that are good, fast, and easy on the wallet.
Sam's Log Cabin
945 San Pablo AveGreat breakfasts, friendly peeps, good service.
Delicious Vietnamese food, large portions, good prices. One of our go-to places.
14 locals recommend
Hương Trà Restaurant & Deli
12221 San Pablo AveDelicious Vietnamese food, large portions, good prices. One of our go-to places.
If you ever get an urge for deep-fried catfish, shrimp, oysters, snapper, chicken/chicken wings, with the requisite fries, cole slaw, greens, peach cobbler et al, then please check J&J's out. Sated.
J J Fish & Chicken
3600 Macdonald AveIf you ever get an urge for deep-fried catfish, shrimp, oysters, snapper, chicken/chicken wings, with the requisite fries, cole slaw, greens, peach cobbler et al, then please check J&J's out. Sated.
Known for their deep dish which is delish, but I like their thin crust pizza just as much if not more. Either way it's heaven. Get the half-baked pizza to take out and finish baking it at home. Oy.
247 locals recommend
Zachary's Chicago Pizza
5801 College AveKnown for their deep dish which is delish, but I like their thin crust pizza just as much if not more. Either way it's heaven. Get the half-baked pizza to take out and finish baking it at home. Oy.
Entertainment & Activities
Richmond Plunge
1 E Richmond Ave.If you like swimming, you MUST check this place out.
Sightseeing
This pedestrian/bike path follows the BART tracks and goes from Richmond through El Cerrito and Albany and ends near the North Berkeley BART station.
11 locals recommend
Ohlone Greenway
Ohlone GreenwayThis pedestrian/bike path follows the BART tracks and goes from Richmond through El Cerrito and Albany and ends near the North Berkeley BART station.
There's a small museum here, which you should visit so you can meet the nation's eldest National Park Ranger, Betty Reid Soskin. An amazing woman with incredible knowledge and history.
65 locals recommend
Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park
1414 Harbour Way SThere's a small museum here, which you should visit so you can meet the nation's eldest National Park Ranger, Betty Reid Soskin. An amazing woman with incredible knowledge and history.
Shopping
Nice neighborhood hardware store that carries just about everything you'd ever need to build, fix, repair, or replace anything in your domicile. The kicker: take a paper number & get personal service.
7 locals recommend
Pastime Hardware
10057 San Pablo AveNice neighborhood hardware store that carries just about everything you'd ever need to build, fix, repair, or replace anything in your domicile. The kicker: take a paper number & get personal service.