Guidebook for Berkeley

Jason
Guidebook for Berkeley

Food Scene

Great coffee spot.
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
Great coffee spot.
Great coffee spot.
913 locals recommend
Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
913 locals recommend
Great coffee spot.
Gourmet hamburgers.
71 locals recommend
Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers
1600 Shattuck Ave
71 locals recommend
Gourmet hamburgers.
Superb French food.
71 locals recommend
Grégoire Restaurant
2109 Cedar St
71 locals recommend
Superb French food.
Tasty chicken restaurant, 10 minute walk away.
8 locals recommend
Poulet
1685 Shattuck Ave
8 locals recommend
Tasty chicken restaurant, 10 minute walk away.
Uber-hip cafe, 10 minute walk down the hill.
35 locals recommend
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Ave
35 locals recommend
Uber-hip cafe, 10 minute walk down the hill.
Fantastic place to get both coffee and food on the south side of campus.
6 locals recommend
Babette Cafe
2033 Center St
6 locals recommend
Fantastic place to get both coffee and food on the south side of campus.
Great Mexican food just 5 minutes up the hill.
La Burrita
1832 Euclid Ave
Great Mexican food just 5 minutes up the hill.
Great neighborhood strip with restaurants and shops.
41 locals recommend
Solano Avenue
Solano Avenue
41 locals recommend
Great neighborhood strip with restaurants and shops.
Hip, fancy restaurant about 5 minutes away.
77 locals recommend
Gather
2200 Oxford St
77 locals recommend
Hip, fancy restaurant about 5 minutes away.
The super fancy restaurant by super-chef, Alice Waters.
337 locals recommend
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
337 locals recommend
The super fancy restaurant by super-chef, Alice Waters.
Great vegetarian and vegan food!
33 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude
1730 Shattuck Ave
33 locals recommend
Great vegetarian and vegan food!

Essentials

The nearest grocery store.
36 locals recommend
Andronico's Market
36 locals recommend
The nearest grocery store.

Arts & Culture

Beautiful modern art museum on the south side of campus. 15 minute walk away.
171 locals recommend
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
171 locals recommend
Beautiful modern art museum on the south side of campus. 15 minute walk away.
Great movie theater, downtown Berkeley.
65 locals recommend
Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Ave
65 locals recommend
Great movie theater, downtown Berkeley.
Fantastic indie theater just 5 minutes away.
23 locals recommend
Landmark's California Theatre
2113 Kittredge St
23 locals recommend
Fantastic indie theater just 5 minutes away.

Sightseeing

The parking lot at Lawrence Hall is one of the best places to watch a sunset in the Bay Area. The colors are unlike anything you've seen elsewhere.
65 locals recommend
Lawrence Hall of Science
65 locals recommend
The parking lot at Lawrence Hall is one of the best places to watch a sunset in the Bay Area. The colors are unlike anything you've seen elsewhere.
A gorgeous regional park that's a 15 minute drive up into the hills. Both the drive up and the park are great.
495 locals recommend
Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd
495 locals recommend
A gorgeous regional park that's a 15 minute drive up into the hills. Both the drive up and the park are great.
Quiet, peaceful courtyard with one of the best views of the Bay
Church Divinity School Of The Pacific
2451 Ridge Rd
Quiet, peaceful courtyard with one of the best views of the Bay

Everything Else

10 minutes to the BART train, easy access to Oakland and SF.
Downtown Berkeley BART Station: Shattuck Avenue @ Addison Street
10 minutes to the BART train, easy access to Oakland and SF.
Great yoga studio and spa services, including massage. Ask for Damiana, she's one of the best masseuse I've ever worked with.
Yoga Kula
1700 Shattuck Ave
Great yoga studio and spa services, including massage. Ask for Damiana, she's one of the best masseuse I've ever worked with.
Great yoga studio 5 minutes away. Take Andrea on M W F nights at 6:15, she's a fantastic teacher!
Groove Yoga
2240 Oxford St
Great yoga studio 5 minutes away. Take Andrea on M W F nights at 6:15, she's a fantastic teacher!