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Our Favorites in Berkeley

Food Scene

Amazing pizza but be ready for a long line to get it.
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The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck Ave
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Amazing pizza but be ready for a long line to get it.
This is the original Peet's before it was a franchise. Locals gather here daily.
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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This is the original Peet's before it was a franchise. Locals gather here daily.
Where Alice Water's made famous fresh and local cooking as "California Cuisine"
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Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
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Where Alice Water's made famous fresh and local cooking as "California Cuisine"
They have a menu with organic food choices where possible. We eat here often and really enjoy it.
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Thai Delight Cuisine
1700 Shattuck Avenue
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They have a menu with organic food choices where possible. We eat here often and really enjoy it.
The best for burgers and salads. Check out their sweet potato fries too.
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Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers
1600 Shattuck Ave
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The best for burgers and salads. Check out their sweet potato fries too.
Good Himalayan and Indian food. Fresh ingredients well prepared.
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Taste of the Himalayas
1700 Shattuck Ave
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Good Himalayan and Indian food. Fresh ingredients well prepared.
True Italian gelato with non-dairy choices as well.
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Caravaggio Gelato Lab
1797 Shattuck Ave
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True Italian gelato with non-dairy choices as well.
Very small but very tasty. French. Nice for a quick snack while walking in the neighborhood.
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Grégoire Restaurant
2109 Cedar St
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Very small but very tasty. French. Nice for a quick snack while walking in the neighborhood.
Yum -- really good French pastries and afternoon tea.
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Masse's Pastries
1469 Shattuck Ave
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Yum -- really good French pastries and afternoon tea.
Good S. Indian vegetarian food at very good prices.
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Udupi Palace
1007 Valencia St
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Good S. Indian vegetarian food at very good prices.
Good Mediterranean food at a good price.
Turkish Kitchen
1986 Shattuck Ave
Good Mediterranean food at a good price.
Persian. Yum!
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Alborz Restaurant
1245 Van Ness Ave
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Persian. Yum!
Sushi. Good and reasonably priced. Lots of students eat here.
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C U Japanese Fusion
2152 Center St
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Sushi. Good and reasonably priced. Lots of students eat here.
Quiet neighborhood spot for breakfast and lunch plus bakery. Some of the best croissants in the area.
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FatApple's Berkeley Restaurant and Bakery
1346 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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Quiet neighborhood spot for breakfast and lunch plus bakery. Some of the best croissants in the area.
Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen
Handcrafted pasta dishes & Northern Italian specials presented in an airy, light-filled space. 1 block away!
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Corso
1788 Shattuck Ave
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Handcrafted pasta dishes & Northern Italian specials presented in an airy, light-filled space. 1 block away!

Essentials

Its where we like to shop. Short walk from the house. Corner of University and Martin Luther King.
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Trader Joe's
225 El Cerrito Plaza
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Its where we like to shop. Short walk from the house. Corner of University and Martin Luther King.
They are one block away on Shattuck between Delaware and Francisco.
Sam's Cleaners
1784 Shattuck Ave
They are one block away on Shattuck between Delaware and Francisco.

Shopping

Best selection of good walking shoes -- vital for happy feet when you travel.
Walk Shop
2120 Vine St
Best selection of good walking shoes -- vital for happy feet when you travel.

Everything Else

Nice park to take your children and for a picnic.
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Live Oak Recreation Center
1301 Shattuck Ave
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Nice park to take your children and for a picnic.
The music department at Cal puts on free Wednesday and Friday noon concerts and some weekend concerts. Schedule can be found here: http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/music.html
Hertz Hall
101 Cross-Sproul Path
The music department at Cal puts on free Wednesday and Friday noon concerts and some weekend concerts. Schedule can be found here: http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/music.html
The Berkeley Public Library was recently renovated and is a very pleasant place to visit. Often noon time special activities for children and adults. The children's library has a play room.
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Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge St
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The Berkeley Public Library was recently renovated and is a very pleasant place to visit. Often noon time special activities for children and adults. The children's library has a play room.
Helpful if you have to ship a package. 2 blocks from the house - next to Taste of the Himalayas and across from Berkeley Art's Magnet school
P O Pack
1700 Shattuck Ave
Helpful if you have to ship a package. 2 blocks from the house - next to Taste of the Himalayas and across from Berkeley Art's Magnet school
For those of you interested in gardening this is the garden started by Alice Waters that is incorporated into the local middle school curriculum. Best to go on weekend or after school hours.
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Edible Schoolyard Berkeley
1781 Rose St
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For those of you interested in gardening this is the garden started by Alice Waters that is incorporated into the local middle school curriculum. Best to go on weekend or after school hours.
Connections to all of the Bay Area.
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Berkeley Station
2160 Shattuck Ave
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Connections to all of the Bay Area.
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Tilden Park Golf Course
10 Golf Course Dr
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Arts & Culture

As good as anything in SF. Really good theater.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
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As good as anything in SF. Really good theater.
A small theater in the round. They do some exceptional and adventurous productions.
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Aurora Theatre Company
2081 Addison St
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A small theater in the round. They do some exceptional and adventurous productions.
Great concerts and performances. Check them out at Cal Performances
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Cal Performances
101 Zellerbach Hall
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Great concerts and performances. Check them out at Cal Performances
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
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Fun musical performance venue in Berkeley, California that primarily hosts Americana music and world music acts.
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Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St
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Fun musical performance venue in Berkeley, California that primarily hosts Americana music and world music acts.