Guidebook for Oakland

Marianne
Guidebook for Oakland

Essentials

Brand new Safeway with a good selection of local products
105 locals recommend
Safeway
6310 College Ave
105 locals recommend
Brand new Safeway with a good selection of local products
Family-run local market with vegetables, fruit, bulk section, milk, yoghurt, eggs, ice cream - anything you need really.
21 locals recommend
Yasai Produce Market
6301 College Ave
21 locals recommend
Family-run local market with vegetables, fruit, bulk section, milk, yoghurt, eggs, ice cream - anything you need really.
Trader Joe's is a quick walk from the house. Open till 9 every day (might be 8 on Saturdays)
582 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
582 locals recommend
Trader Joe's is a quick walk from the house. Open till 9 every day (might be 8 on Saturdays)
Market Hall is a wonderful little group of great businesses; a bakery, a coffeeshop, a cheeseshop, a butcher and seafood place, a produce market, a wine shop and a deli all located in the same place.
64 locals recommend
Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College Ave
64 locals recommend
Market Hall is a wonderful little group of great businesses; a bakery, a coffeeshop, a cheeseshop, a butcher and seafood place, a produce market, a wine shop and a deli all located in the same place.

Food Scene

Delicious tacos and sandwiches!
173 locals recommend
Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph Ave
173 locals recommend
Delicious tacos and sandwiches!
Upscale flavor sensations you'll remember for a long time
123 locals recommend
Wood Tavern
6317 College Ave
123 locals recommend
Upscale flavor sensations you'll remember for a long time
Wood-fired pizzas if you don't feel like making them yourself at the house
162 locals recommend
A16
2355 Chestnut St
162 locals recommend
Wood-fired pizzas if you don't feel like making them yourself at the house
Upscale, homecooked Mexican cuisine - also with a great backyard patio
74 locals recommend
Doña Tomás
3770 Piedmont Avenue
74 locals recommend
Upscale, homecooked Mexican cuisine - also with a great backyard patio
Ethiopean/Eritrean deliciousness
53 locals recommend
Café Colucci
5849 Telegraph Ave
53 locals recommend
Ethiopean/Eritrean deliciousness
Take your Sunday paper here and meet some of the locals
61 locals recommend
Cole Coffee Cafe
307 63rd St
61 locals recommend
Take your Sunday paper here and meet some of the locals
Custom drip coffee, just the way you want it
913 locals recommend
Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
913 locals recommend
Custom drip coffee, just the way you want it
French/Mediterranean spot for small plates and cocktails. Or full dinner of course, but their small plates are great. Try the mussels!
50 locals recommend
À Côté Restaurant
5478 College Ave
50 locals recommend
French/Mediterranean spot for small plates and cocktails. Or full dinner of course, but their small plates are great. Try the mussels!
Small plates and delicious wood-fired pizzas. Great cocktails and a really nice backyard patio. Also open from 8am to 12pm for coffee and breakfast. Great spot to use as your home-office for a few hours in the morning if you need some laptop time.
237 locals recommend
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
237 locals recommend
Small plates and delicious wood-fired pizzas. Great cocktails and a really nice backyard patio. Also open from 8am to 12pm for coffee and breakfast. Great spot to use as your home-office for a few hours in the morning if you need some laptop time.
Great lunch spot. The sister restaurant of the more upscale Wood Tavern. Equally great food, yet simpler and less pricey.
40 locals recommend
Southie
6311 College Ave
40 locals recommend
Great lunch spot. The sister restaurant of the more upscale Wood Tavern. Equally great food, yet simpler and less pricey.

Everything Else

Great, public library
18 locals recommend
Oakland Public Library
5205 Telegraph Ave
18 locals recommend
Great, public library
Great public library
10 locals recommend
Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch
5366 College Ave
10 locals recommend
Great public library
Our Sunday tradition. Farmers market with lots of food stands and live music
96 locals recommend
Temescal Farmer's Market
5300 Claremont Ave
96 locals recommend
Our Sunday tradition. Farmers market with lots of food stands and live music

Parks & Nature

Small park with walking trails and a lake to swim in.
24 locals recommend
Temescal Regional Recreation Area
6500 Broadway Terrace
24 locals recommend
Small park with walking trails and a lake to swim in.
Short, but steep hiking trail offering stunning views of the entire San Francisco Bay. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes.
8 locals recommend
Fire Trail
Fire Trail
8 locals recommend
Short, but steep hiking trail offering stunning views of the entire San Francisco Bay. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes.
Lots of walking and hiking trails and gorgeous views. A short drive, but a different world entirely from the hustle and bustle of downtown.
495 locals recommend
Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd
495 locals recommend
Lots of walking and hiking trails and gorgeous views. A short drive, but a different world entirely from the hustle and bustle of downtown.

Arts & Culture

There is a street-party outside the Oakland museum every Friday night, from 5pm to 9pm. Lots of food trucks and live music - the atmosphere is great and worth a visit. Admission to the museum is half off at this time, and the street party is free.
547 locals recommend
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
547 locals recommend
There is a street-party outside the Oakland museum every Friday night, from 5pm to 9pm. Lots of food trucks and live music - the atmosphere is great and worth a visit. Admission to the museum is half off at this time, and the street party is free.