Guidebook for Berkeley

Mara
Guidebook for Berkeley

Essentials

Trader Joe's - closest grocery store at only four short blocks away.
219 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
225 El Cerrito Plaza
219 locals recommend
Trader Joe's - closest grocery store at only four short blocks away.
Nice walk to this produce market, a Berkeley institution - excellent selection of fruits and vegetables
213 locals recommend
Monterey Market
1550 Hopkins St
213 locals recommend
Nice walk to this produce market, a Berkeley institution - excellent selection of fruits and vegetables
Great local meat and poultry market if you want a bit of a walk
20 locals recommend
Magnani Poultry
1576 Hopkins St
20 locals recommend
Great local meat and poultry market if you want a bit of a walk
Excellent and very close butcher shop with great sausages and sandwiches
18 locals recommend
The Local Butcher Shop
Shattuck Avenue
18 locals recommend
Excellent and very close butcher shop with great sausages and sandwiches

Food Scene

Always a line out the door for the whatever pizza they are serving that day
317 locals recommend
The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck Ave
317 locals recommend
Always a line out the door for the whatever pizza they are serving that day
Location of the original Peet's
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
Location of the original Peet's
Easy walk from our place, great food and service http://www.yelp.com/biz/himalayan-flavors-berkeley
9 locals recommend
Himalayan Flavors
1585 University Ave
9 locals recommend
Easy walk from our place, great food and service http://www.yelp.com/biz/himalayan-flavors-berkeley
Long-time breakfast/lunch place very close by http://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-apples-restaurant-and-bakery-berkeley
17 locals recommend
FatApple's Berkeley Restaurant and Bakery
1346 Martin Luther King Jr Way
17 locals recommend
Long-time breakfast/lunch place very close by http://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-apples-restaurant-and-bakery-berkeley
The heart of the Gourmet Ghetto
337 locals recommend
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
337 locals recommend
The heart of the Gourmet Ghetto
Close by cafe
35 locals recommend
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Ave
35 locals recommend
Close by cafe

Everything Else

Closest BART station to our place, about a 12-minute walk. Easy access to San Francisco and other Bay Area locations.
122 locals recommend
Berkeley Station
2160 Shattuck Ave
122 locals recommend
Closest BART station to our place, about a 12-minute walk. Easy access to San Francisco and other Bay Area locations.
Closest outdoor pool to our place, day passes are $5
17 locals recommend
Strawberry Canyon Pool
Centennial Drive
17 locals recommend
Closest outdoor pool to our place, day passes are $5

Sightseeing

You can take the elevator up the Campanile for great views of Berkeley and the rest of the Bay Area. Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00-3:45 Saturday: 10:00-4:45 Sunday: 10:00-1:30 and 3:00 pm-4:45
14 locals recommend
Campanile Esplanade
South Hall Road
14 locals recommend
You can take the elevator up the Campanile for great views of Berkeley and the rest of the Bay Area. Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00-3:45 Saturday: 10:00-4:45 Sunday: 10:00-1:30 and 3:00 pm-4:45

Arts & Culture

Doe Library, home of the Morrison Reading Room on the first floor, a great place to go on a rainy day. They have a good selection of records, magazines, newspapers, and mystery novels!
Doe Library
208 Library Ct
Doe Library, home of the Morrison Reading Room on the first floor, a great place to go on a rainy day. They have a good selection of records, magazines, newspapers, and mystery novels!

Shopping

Great selection of inexpensive new and used books
6 locals recommend
Half Price Books
2036 Shattuck Ave
6 locals recommend
Great selection of inexpensive new and used books
Local bakery, kind of pricey, but tasty!
Virginia Bakery
1690 Shattuck Ave
Local bakery, kind of pricey, but tasty!