Guidebook for Alameda

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Guidebook for Alameda

Food Scene

Dim sum. Good Chinese food.
25 locals recommend
East Ocean Seafood Restaurant
1713 Webster St
25 locals recommend
Dim sum. Good Chinese food.
Asian Fusion food. Everything is delicious. Go for lunch if you can, much pricier for dinner.
68 locals recommend
The House
1230 Grant Ave
68 locals recommend
Asian Fusion food. Everything is delicious. Go for lunch if you can, much pricier for dinner.
Enjoy their burritos. They also have a salsa bar!
11 locals recommend
Calafia Taqueria
1445 Webster St
11 locals recommend
Enjoy their burritos. They also have a salsa bar!
Good Mexican food.
Island Taqueria
1513 Park St
Good Mexican food.
Great gnocchi.
9 locals recommend
DeLucchi
500 Columbus Ave
9 locals recommend
Great gnocchi.
Tasty pastries
176 locals recommend
b. patisserie
2821 California St
176 locals recommend
Tasty pastries
Famous egg custards. They are often closed for vacation, but if you're in the area you can see if they might be open.
45 locals recommend
Golden Gate Bakery
1029 Grant Ave
45 locals recommend
Famous egg custards. They are often closed for vacation, but if you're in the area you can see if they might be open.
Their Tofu Burrito is delicious! Tacos and panuchos are yum too!
Panuchos
3440 Geary Blvd
Their Tofu Burrito is delicious! Tacos and panuchos are yum too!
Excellent food, but a bit pricey.
33 locals recommend
Boulevard
1 Mission St
33 locals recommend
Excellent food, but a bit pricey.
Delicious croissants! Their almond croissants are also yummy, if you want something sweeter. They also have a stand at the Farmer's Market on Webster and Haight Streets, every Sunday and Tuesday 9am - 1pm, a short walk from our home.
13 locals recommend
Crispian Bakery
1700 Park St
13 locals recommend
Delicious croissants! Their almond croissants are also yummy, if you want something sweeter. They also have a stand at the Farmer's Market on Webster and Haight Streets, every Sunday and Tuesday 9am - 1pm, a short walk from our home.
Has a drive through.
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
Has a drive through.
Try their Duck Curry! Yummy Cambodian egg rolls. Good food.
7 locals recommend
Battambang Restaurant
850 Broadway
7 locals recommend
Try their Duck Curry! Yummy Cambodian egg rolls. Good food.
Try their won ton noodle soup! Usually a wait during lunch and weekends.
Vien Huong Restaurant
712 Franklin St
Try their won ton noodle soup! Usually a wait during lunch and weekends.
If you love fried chicken, their fried chicken sandwich is delicious!
13 locals recommend
Naked Lunch
504 Broadway
13 locals recommend
If you love fried chicken, their fried chicken sandwich is delicious!
Excellent Vietnamese sandwiches. Try the #1
Sumiko Cafe
1118 Lincoln Ave
Excellent Vietnamese sandwiches. Try the #1
Chinese Bakery. Try their egg custards.
Napoleon Super Bakery
1049 Stockton St
Chinese Bakery. Try their egg custards.
Every Thursday and Saturday in front of the San Francisco Ferry Building along the Embarcadero. Local and many organic produce.
95 locals recommend
Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
1 Ferry Plaza
95 locals recommend
Every Thursday and Saturday in front of the San Francisco Ferry Building along the Embarcadero. Local and many organic produce.
Popular Korean Restaurant in the Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. Yummy Kimchi Fried Rice, Chicken Wings, etc.
33 locals recommend
Manna
845 Irving St
33 locals recommend
Popular Korean Restaurant in the Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. Yummy Kimchi Fried Rice, Chicken Wings, etc.
I actually come here because they serve the best pita bread ever! If you love Greek food, give this place a try and don't forget to order one of their dips that come with pita bread!
80 locals recommend
Kokkari Estiatorio
200 Jackson St
80 locals recommend
I actually come here because they serve the best pita bread ever! If you love Greek food, give this place a try and don't forget to order one of their dips that come with pita bread!
New Chinese Restaurant opened August 2016 on the waterfront that serves dim sum as well. Good food. Nice views.
Pacific Lighthouse
1051 Pacific Marina
New Chinese Restaurant opened August 2016 on the waterfront that serves dim sum as well. Good food. Nice views.
Yummy plus affordable
14 locals recommend
The Habit Burger Grill
2640 Fifth St
14 locals recommend
Yummy plus affordable
Excellent ramen located in nearby Chinatown.
14 locals recommend
Sobo Ramen
988 Franklin St
14 locals recommend
Excellent ramen located in nearby Chinatown.
Open to 6AM-1AM Sunday - Thursday, 6AM - 3AM Friday and Saturday. Within walking distance from our home. If you get the munchies late at night.
19 locals recommend
Nation's Giant Hamburgers
201 Westlake Center
19 locals recommend
Open to 6AM-1AM Sunday - Thursday, 6AM - 3AM Friday and Saturday. Within walking distance from our home. If you get the munchies late at night.
Local. Nice restaurant. Good food. California-Mediterranean.
15 locals recommend
Asena
2508 Santa Clara Ave
15 locals recommend
Local. Nice restaurant. Good food. California-Mediterranean.
Delicious scones and pound cakes and tea. They also serve food and coffee of course.
12 locals recommend
Julie's
4316 Telegraph Ave
12 locals recommend
Delicious scones and pound cakes and tea. They also serve food and coffee of course.
Excellent croissants and other baked goods. They also serve food and a good place to stop for coffee. A second location in Ghiradelli Square.
79 locals recommend
Le Marais Bakery
2066 Chestnut St
79 locals recommend
Excellent croissants and other baked goods. They also serve food and a good place to stop for coffee. A second location in Ghiradelli Square.
Good prices and delicious ramen.
112 locals recommend
Chloe's Cafe
1399 Church Street
112 locals recommend
Good prices and delicious ramen.
Delicious Cambodian food. Within walking distance. 1512 Webster Street Alameda, CA
19 locals recommend
Phnom Penh House
1514 Webster St
19 locals recommend
Delicious Cambodian food. Within walking distance. 1512 Webster Street Alameda, CA

Essentials

Open 24 hours a day.
54 locals recommend
Safeway
2600 Fifth St
54 locals recommend
Open 24 hours a day.
39 locals recommend
Lucky Supermarkets
815 Marina Village Pkwy
39 locals recommend
582 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
582 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

$5 to watch a movie on Tuesdays and Sundays with a Regal Cinema card. You can ask for a free Regal Cinema card and use for the discount immediately when you are at the counter.
21 locals recommend
Regal Jack London
100 Washington St
21 locals recommend
$5 to watch a movie on Tuesdays and Sundays with a Regal Cinema card. You can ask for a free Regal Cinema card and use for the discount immediately when you are at the counter.
If you want to visit an aquarium during your stay, this would be the one I recommend in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is further away though, almost 2 hours away.
668 locals recommend
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
668 locals recommend
If you want to visit an aquarium during your stay, this would be the one I recommend in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is further away though, almost 2 hours away.
Every Tuesday enjoy movies for only $6!
Sundance Kabuki
Every Tuesday enjoy movies for only $6!
Historic Movie Theatre by Oakland's Lake Merritt. Discount Tuesdays for $5 Matinee everyday through 4pm for $6
382 locals recommend
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
382 locals recommend
Historic Movie Theatre by Oakland's Lake Merritt. Discount Tuesdays for $5 Matinee everyday through 4pm for $6

Getting Around

Two stops to San Francisco
104 locals recommend
Lake Merritt Station
800 Oak St
104 locals recommend
Two stops to San Francisco
34 locals recommend
12th Street / Oakland City Center station
1245 Broadway
34 locals recommend

Sightseeing

713 locals recommend
Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
713 locals recommend
503 locals recommend
Alcatraz Island
503 locals recommend
345 locals recommend
Lombard Street
Lombard Street
345 locals recommend
1321 locals recommend
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
1321 locals recommend
Beautiful spot for photos
463 locals recommend
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon St
463 locals recommend
Beautiful spot for photos
Largest Chinatown in the US, cheap eats, inexpensive markets
551 locals recommend
Chinatown
551 locals recommend
Largest Chinatown in the US, cheap eats, inexpensive markets

Parks & Nature

Lots to do in Golden Gate Park. The deYoung Museum, Academy of Sciences, Japanese Tea Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Stow Lake, etc. etc. all located inside the park!
1721 locals recommend
Golden Gate Park
1721 locals recommend
Lots to do in Golden Gate Park. The deYoung Museum, Academy of Sciences, Japanese Tea Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Stow Lake, etc. etc. all located inside the park!
Walking distance from our home. Can see the San Francisco Bay and San Francisco across the way. Areas for picnics, throwing a frisbee and walks.
63 locals recommend
Crab Cove Visitor Center
1252 McKay Ave
63 locals recommend
Walking distance from our home. Can see the San Francisco Bay and San Francisco across the way. Areas for picnics, throwing a frisbee and walks.

Arts & Culture

999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 locals recommend
Beautiful museum in the city center. Thursdays after 5pm, general admission is $5
286 locals recommend
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St
286 locals recommend
Beautiful museum in the city center. Thursdays after 5pm, general admission is $5
Beautiful Museum.
176 locals recommend
Legion of Honor station
176 locals recommend
Beautiful Museum.
Great for kids.
432 locals recommend
Exploratorium
Green Street
432 locals recommend
Great for kids.
Reopened May 2016 - after 3 year expansion
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
Reopened May 2016 - after 3 year expansion