Guidebook for El Cerrito

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Guidebook for El Cerrito

Food Scene

Great coffee, a bay area classic
259 locals recommend
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
259 locals recommend
Great coffee, a bay area classic
It's Starbucks. I hear they have a Flat White now (ha!)
57 locals recommend
Starbucks
3090 El Cerrito Plaza
57 locals recommend
It's Starbucks. I hear they have a Flat White now (ha!)
Mexican wraps and bowls!
121 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
3271 Lakeshore Ave
121 locals recommend
Mexican wraps and bowls!
Not bad for a chain, not bad at all
Pasta Pomodoro
163 Plaza Dr
Not bad for a chain, not bad at all
Decent fast mex
Rubio's
1450 Travis Blvd
Decent fast mex
Orange Chicken!
Panda Express
Orange Chicken!
A bit nicer, not bad
7 locals recommend
Romano's Macaroni Grill
8000 El Cerrito Plaza
7 locals recommend
A bit nicer, not bad
Burgers! They grill onions too! And great pies!
13 locals recommend
Nation's Giant Hamburgers
6060 Central Ave
13 locals recommend
Burgers! They grill onions too! And great pies!
BK
17 locals recommend
Burger King
1300 Macdonald Ave
17 locals recommend
BK
New place with great noodle dishes from all over China
7 locals recommend
Noodles Fresh | El Cerrito CA Chinese Cuisine
10042 San Pablo Avenue
7 locals recommend
New place with great noodle dishes from all over China
Loco Moco!
L & L Hawaiian Barbecue
11775 San Pablo Ave
Loco Moco!
Decent semi-fast Chinese. My daughter loves their noodles.
Chef's Chinese Food
3741 San Pablo Dam Rd
Decent semi-fast Chinese. My daughter loves their noodles.
Classic burger place
Al's Big Burger
437 San Pablo Ave
Classic burger place
Not bad
Albany Pizza Co
600 San Pablo Ave
Not bad
Not that close but they deliver, and the best. Great calzone too.
47 locals recommend
Lanesplitter Pizza & Pub
2033 CA-123
47 locals recommend
Not that close but they deliver, and the best. Great calzone too.
New place. Pho!
Phở Ao Sen
665 CA-123
New place. Pho!
Quesalupa!
59 locals recommend
Taco Bell
5200 CA-1
59 locals recommend
Quesalupa!
Best breakfast!
36 locals recommend
Sam's Log Cabin
945 San Pablo Ave
36 locals recommend
Best breakfast!
Great sushi!
Kamza Sushi Palace
3288 Pierce St
Great sushi!
Terrific spicy Chinese food.
Sichuan Fusion
3288 Pierce St
Terrific spicy Chinese food.
Classic hong kong style snack place
Hong Kong Snack House
3288 Pierce St
Classic hong kong style snack place
Dim Sum! Lobster noodle terrific!
Saigon Seafood Harbor Restaurant
35219-A Newark Blvd
Dim Sum! Lobster noodle terrific!
Vietnamese sandwiches. Which is good. :-)
7 locals recommend
Bánh Mì Ba Lẹ Vietnamese Sandwich Deli
10174 San Pablo Ave
7 locals recommend
Vietnamese sandwiches. Which is good. :-)
Excellent Indian and Nepalese food
11 locals recommend
Aangan
856 San Pablo Ave
11 locals recommend
Excellent Indian and Nepalese food
Good French food
7 locals recommend
Rendez-Vous Café Bistro
1111 Solano Ave
7 locals recommend
Good French food
Good French/European food, wood-fired pizzas
Nizza La Bella
825 San Pablo Ave
Good French/European food, wood-fired pizzas
Decent sushi, a few Korean items too.
Yammy Sushi
195 Plaza
Decent sushi, a few Korean items too.
Great food from the Northwest
7 locals recommend
Cafe Eugene
1175 Solano Ave
7 locals recommend
Great food from the Northwest
Great pizza.
360 locals recommend
Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero St
360 locals recommend
Great pizza.
Terrific burgers
6 locals recommend
Boss
1187 Solano Ave
6 locals recommend
Terrific burgers
Very good Indian food
18 locals recommend
Café Raj
1158 Solano Ave
18 locals recommend
Very good Indian food
Excellent Thai food
12 locals recommend
Bua Luang Thai Cuisine
1166 Solano Ave
12 locals recommend
Excellent Thai food
Excellent crepes
Suzette Crêpe Café
1226 Solano Ave
Excellent crepes
Japanese-style triangle rice balls, teriyaki chicken plates. Good stuff.
7 locals recommend
Oori Rice Triangles
1247 Solano Ave
7 locals recommend
Japanese-style triangle rice balls, teriyaki chicken plates. Good stuff.
Vietnamese-style sandwiches and the like, VERY good.
Kim's Café & Sandwiches
1309 Solano Ave
Vietnamese-style sandwiches and the like, VERY good.
Terrific Chinese food.
23 locals recommend
China Village
1335 Solano Ave
23 locals recommend
Terrific Chinese food.

Shopping

Tons of shops and restaurants, Barnes & Noble, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Lucky's, CVS, Trader Joe's, sushi, Macaroni Grill, Pasta Pomodoro, Rubio's, Jamba Juice, Starbucks, See's Candy, PetSmart, etc.
34 locals recommend
El Cerrito Plaza
2000-8000 El Cerrito Plaza
34 locals recommend
Tons of shops and restaurants, Barnes & Noble, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Lucky's, CVS, Trader Joe's, sushi, Macaroni Grill, Pasta Pomodoro, Rubio's, Jamba Juice, Starbucks, See's Candy, PetSmart, etc.
They got everything.
7 locals recommend
Pastime Hardware
10057 San Pablo Ave
7 locals recommend
They got everything.
Chocolate
See's Candies
160 El Cerrito Plaza
Chocolate
Auto parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts
9989 San Pablo Ave
Auto parts
Fax, copy, print
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
9889 San Pablo Ave
Fax, copy, print
It's Costco
171 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
450 10th St
171 locals recommend
It's Costco
Wine, beer, liquor, etc.
BevMo!
836 San Pablo Ave
Wine, beer, liquor, etc.
AT&T store if needed...warning, usually a 30 min waiting list...
AT&T
4010 El Cerrito Plaza
AT&T store if needed...warning, usually a 30 min waiting list...
When and if needed. Can also get very busy with a wait.
Verizon
1500 Redwood Hwy
When and if needed. Can also get very busy with a wait.
I've had this guy tailor two suits for me. Decent prices. Nice Italian suits.
Bahman Clothiers
9825 San Pablo Ave
I've had this guy tailor two suits for me. Decent prices. Nice Italian suits.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great mixed drinks! Taco truck in the parking lot. Great ceviche.
45 locals recommend
Hotsy Totsy Club
601 San Pablo Ave
45 locals recommend
Great mixed drinks! Taco truck in the parking lot. Great ceviche.
Brews! Loads and loads of them!
11 locals recommend
Albany Taproom
745 San Pablo Ave
11 locals recommend
Brews! Loads and loads of them!
Terrific fresh beers made on the premises, great locale, games, snacks
91 locals recommend
Fieldwork Brewing Company
1160 Sixth St
91 locals recommend
Terrific fresh beers made on the premises, great locale, games, snacks
Awesome brew pub
40 locals recommend
Elevation 66 Brewing Company
10082 San Pablo Ave
40 locals recommend
Awesome brew pub

Essentials

Awesome Asian supermarket, with prepared foods too.
36 locals recommend
99 Ranch Market
3288 Pierce Street
36 locals recommend
Awesome Asian supermarket, with prepared foods too.
Supermarket, big one
8 locals recommend
Lucky Pharmacy
247 E 18th St
8 locals recommend
Supermarket, big one
Small korean market
Hosanna Oriental Food
10028 San Pablo Ave
Small korean market
Natural grocers, good one too.
52 locals recommend
El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company
10367 San Pablo Ave
52 locals recommend
Natural grocers, good one too.
Farmer's market, Saturday and Tuesday mornings until 1pm
34 locals recommend
El Cerrito Plaza
2000-8000 El Cerrito Plaza
34 locals recommend
Farmer's market, Saturday and Tuesday mornings until 1pm

Everything Else

WF
ATM (Wells Fargo Bank)
9800 San Pablo Ave
WF
BofA
ATM (Bank of America)
10422 San Pablo Ave
BofA
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), our subway trains
89 locals recommend
El Cerrito Plaza station
6699 Fairmount Ave
89 locals recommend
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), our subway trains
When you need it...
Pic-N-Pac Liquors
10012 San Pablo Ave
When you need it...
ATM
Chase ATM - Closed
ATM
Wash da' car!
Kaady Car Washes
400 San Pablo Ave
Wash da' car!
Where I get my hair cut
Heads Up Hair Care - Haircuts/Barber
1151 Solano Ave
Where I get my hair cut
Do a good job
Grand Barber Shop
10054 San Pablo Ave
Do a good job
USPS right up the street!
United States Postal Service
6324 Fairmount Ave
USPS right up the street!
2 min walk
Square One Yoga El Cerrito
9951 San Pablo Ave
2 min walk
Fresh beer sold to go by the growler and growlette. Amazing selection!
Ale Tales
1137 Solano Ave
Fresh beer sold to go by the growler and growlette. Amazing selection!
Workout!
YMCA
921 Solano Ave
Workout!
Very good gourmet deli
Zarri's Delicatessen
1244 Solano Ave
Very good gourmet deli
Persian-style deli. Really good.
Zand’s Mediterranean, Persian Food & Market
1401 Solano Ave
Persian-style deli. Really good.

Entertainment & Activities

Awesome skatepark, my kid is there ALL the time...
Berkeley Skate Park
711 Harrison St
Awesome skatepark, my kid is there ALL the time...
Great comic book store!
Stand-Up Comics
10020 San Pablo Ave
Great comic book store!
Arcade of old games, fun fun stuff, kids will love it.
13 locals recommend
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Ave
13 locals recommend
Arcade of old games, fun fun stuff, kids will love it.
Sporting goods, shoes
Big 5 Sporting Goods
11060 San Pablo Ave
Sporting goods, shoes
Nice walk along the stream, small playground
Creekside Park
Nice walk along the stream, small playground

Arts & Culture

Great cinema.
58 locals recommend
Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
10070 San Pablo Ave
58 locals recommend
Great cinema.