Guidebook for Alameda
Food Scene
The best ice cream in the Bay Area, and a great locals scene. Ice cream pies and other treats too.
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Tucker's Super Creamed Ice Cream
1349 Park StThe best ice cream in the Bay Area, and a great locals scene. Ice cream pies and other treats too.
Excellent breakfasts whether you want light coffee shop fare, or something more substantial like homemade eggs benedict or hash. Family friendly, great locals scene, strong wifi.
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Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
1910 Encinal AveExcellent breakfasts whether you want light coffee shop fare, or something more substantial like homemade eggs benedict or hash. Family friendly, great locals scene, strong wifi.
Bags of fresh crawfish, shrimp, and other seafood in a range of flavors are the centerpiece of this restaurant. Try the garlic noodles and paratha too.
Hang Ten Boiler
2315 Santa Clara AveBags of fresh crawfish, shrimp, and other seafood in a range of flavors are the centerpiece of this restaurant. Try the garlic noodles and paratha too.
Traditional Lithuanian food in a friendly and classy environment. The daily special is almost always delicious and a good deal, especially at lunch.
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Mama Papa Lithuania Restaurant
1241 Park StTraditional Lithuanian food in a friendly and classy environment. The daily special is almost always delicious and a good deal, especially at lunch.
Little House Cafe
1640 Park StreetGreat breakfasts in a friendly atmosphere.
Essentials
Excellent though spendy (think Whole Foods) organic grocery store. Building also has a fantastic bakery and meat market (check out the aged meats cooler!), a few restaurants, and coffee.
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Alameda Marketplace
1650 Park StExcellent though spendy (think Whole Foods) organic grocery store. Building also has a fantastic bakery and meat market (check out the aged meats cooler!), a few restaurants, and coffee.
Shopping
A slew of big box stores, like Safeway and Old Navy.
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Alameda South Shore Center
523 Mulberry StA slew of big box stores, like Safeway and Old Navy.
Everything Else
This park and beach stretches almost the entire length of Alameda! Walk southwest on Willow St to reach the closest beach stretch in 10 min. Swimming, jogging, sunset watching, wind-surfing, kayaking.
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Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
Otis DriveThis park and beach stretches almost the entire length of Alameda! Walk southwest on Willow St to reach the closest beach stretch in 10 min. Swimming, jogging, sunset watching, wind-surfing, kayaking.
Exactly what it sounds like, and a very fun rainy afternoon.
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Pacific Pinball Museum
1510 Webster StExactly what it sounds like, and a very fun rainy afternoon.
Visit the USS Hornet and then drive or bike around the strange but fascinating west end of Alameda that is one part wineries and distilleries, one part abandoned airport hangers, and one part military
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USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum
707 W Hornet AveVisit the USS Hornet and then drive or bike around the strange but fascinating west end of Alameda that is one part wineries and distilleries, one part abandoned airport hangers, and one part military
I've never been to Building 43, but AirBnB could not find the real gem next door, Rock Wall Winery! Fantastic place to taste wine, grab a bite, and look out over San Francisco and Bay. Kid friendly.
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Building 43 Winery
2440 Monarch StI've never been to Building 43, but AirBnB could not find the real gem next door, Rock Wall Winery! Fantastic place to taste wine, grab a bite, and look out over San Francisco and Bay. Kid friendly.
The nicest park on the island, ten minutes walk from the house. There is a children's playground, pool, tennis courts, and grassy picnic area.
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Franklin Park
1432 San Antonio AveThe nicest park on the island, ten minutes walk from the house. There is a children's playground, pool, tennis courts, and grassy picnic area.
Alameda's newest bakery, and it is SO GOOD. Excellent espresso drinks, and a wide extremely high quality range of bakery items from typical croissants and bread, to inventive cakes and other treats.
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Crispian Bakery
1700 Park StAlameda's newest bakery, and it is SO GOOD. Excellent espresso drinks, and a wide extremely high quality range of bakery items from typical croissants and bread, to inventive cakes and other treats.