OAK TOWN and BEYOND!

Renzo
OAK TOWN and BEYOND!

Food Scene

These are all Neverland approved Oakland restaurants, my coveted local haunts, in all price ranges, to help you stay in style and eat like a true local!
Really good and cheap Thai food a block away.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chai Thai Noodles
545 International Boulevard
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Really good and cheap Thai food a block away.
Old School New Orleans crayfish n’ shrimp in a plastic bin joint.
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rockin Crawfish
211 Foothill Blvd
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Old School New Orleans crayfish n’ shrimp in a plastic bin joint.
BEST TACO TRUCK ON PLANET EARTH. It's open until 3 AM. Want to meet the people of Oakland? Chat up whoever is waiting in line.
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tacos Mi Rancho
1434 1st Ave
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
BEST TACO TRUCK ON PLANET EARTH. It's open until 3 AM. Want to meet the people of Oakland? Chat up whoever is waiting in line.
Amazing pizza, amazing cocktails, amazing brunch. AMAZING!
194 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sister
3308 Grand Ave
194 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Amazing pizza, amazing cocktails, amazing brunch. AMAZING!
Amazing pizza, amazing everything.
237 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave
237 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Amazing pizza, amazing everything.
Japanese fried chicken, get the tingle pepper!
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aburaya
362 17th St
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Japanese fried chicken, get the tingle pepper!
Local beers and beer garden, pub grub, great brunch.
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Portal Oakland
1611 2nd Ave
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Local beers and beer garden, pub grub, great brunch.
A fabulous collection of food stands/restaurants, everything from sausages to tacos to sushi – shrimp and fish tacos to die for.
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Swan's Market
538 9th St
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A fabulous collection of food stands/restaurants, everything from sausages to tacos to sushi – shrimp and fish tacos to die for.
AUTHENTIC Vietnamese Pho restaurant. Every Vietnamese person I've talked to says is the best in town. Slightly rough Neighborhood - worth the adventure.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Phở Ao Sen Restaurant
1139 E 12th St
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AUTHENTIC Vietnamese Pho restaurant. Every Vietnamese person I've talked to says is the best in town. Slightly rough Neighborhood - worth the adventure.
Best burger in town, hands down.
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sidebar
542 Grand Ave
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Best burger in town, hands down.
This place is INSANE. Everything is amazing. If they are offering a fried chicken sandwich. Get.It.
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Firebrand Artisan Breads
2343 Broadway
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This place is INSANE. Everything is amazing. If they are offering a fried chicken sandwich. Get.It.
If you feel like bravely striking out into the sprawling EAST Oakland - This locals only place is super worth the effort.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Philomena
1801 14th Ave
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
If you feel like bravely striking out into the sprawling EAST Oakland - This locals only place is super worth the effort.
LOCALS JOINT | great German food, great beer, great BRUNCH! Right on the water, very close to the loft.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brotzeit Lokal | German Restaurant & Waterfront Biergarten
1000 Embarcadero
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
LOCALS JOINT | great German food, great beer, great BRUNCH! Right on the water, very close to the loft.
AWESOME! Seasonal locavore fare and great drinks.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Almond and Oak
3311 Grand Ave
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AWESOME! Seasonal locavore fare and great drinks.
New Celebrity chef Matt Horn’s barbecue joint!
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Horn Barbecue
2534 Mandela Parkway
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
New Celebrity chef Matt Horn’s barbecue joint!
Kowbird
1733 Peralta Street
Awesome Mexican food and awesomer brunch! Drinks are off the hook.
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
NIDO's Backyard
104 Oak St
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Awesome Mexican food and awesomer brunch! Drinks are off the hook.
LATIN VIBES | Great for Brunch and Salsa.
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
CAÑA Cuban Parlor & Cafe
530 Lake Park Ave
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
LATIN VIBES | Great for Brunch and Salsa.
SO SO SO GOOD. The doughnuts... get them.
117 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Grand Lake Kitchen - Lake Merritt
576 Grand Ave
117 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
SO SO SO GOOD. The doughnuts... get them.
GREAT ITALIAN FARE | Affordable Prix Fix menu!
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mama
388 Grand Ave
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
GREAT ITALIAN FARE | Affordable Prix Fix menu!
GREAT DRINKS | Like Mezcal? Mexican Food? This is the spot.
Odin
GREAT DRINKS | Like Mezcal? Mexican Food? This is the spot.
OG CALIFORNIA CUISINE | Want to spend all your money on one of the best restaurants in California? THIS IS THE PLACE.
337 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
337 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
OG CALIFORNIA CUISINE | Want to spend all your money on one of the best restaurants in California? THIS IS THE PLACE.
OFF THE GRID FRIDAY FOOD TRUCK PARTY | Great selection of food trucks and live music every Friday evening. Just walk on over to the museum, you can't miss it! 5-8 PM.
547 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de California en Oakland
1000 Oak St
547 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
OFF THE GRID FRIDAY FOOD TRUCK PARTY | Great selection of food trucks and live music every Friday evening. Just walk on over to the museum, you can't miss it! 5-8 PM.
HIPSTER TACOS | Very very very very good ones.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tacos Oscar
420 40th St
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
HIPSTER TACOS | Very very very very good ones.
ICE CREAM OF YOUR DREAMS | 'nuff said.
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fentons Creamery
4226 Piedmont Ave
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
ICE CREAM OF YOUR DREAMS | 'nuff said.
WHAT COULD BE WRONG with Deep fried dough swimming in a bag of powdered sugar? nothing
Powderface
3411 E 12th St
WHAT COULD BE WRONG with Deep fried dough swimming in a bag of powdered sugar? nothing
AMAZING GELATO | I am a snob. Trust me.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Almare Gelato Italiano
2170 Shattuck Ave
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AMAZING GELATO | I am a snob. Trust me.
GREAT ROAD TRIP RESTAURANT | Excellent food and vibes. Also, amazing antiques nearby and don't miss the weirdass BIKER BAR across the street.
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bull Valley Roadhouse
14 Canyon Lake Dr
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
GREAT ROAD TRIP RESTAURANT | Excellent food and vibes. Also, amazing antiques nearby and don't miss the weirdass BIKER BAR across the street.
AMAZING RESTAURANT. TEA LEAF SALAD! get it.
146 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Burma Superstar
4721 Telegraph Ave
146 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AMAZING RESTAURANT. TEA LEAF SALAD! get it.
This is a great "fast food" option!
Proposition Chicken
This is a great "fast food" option!
OLD STANDBY IN SF | Always great, always packed. Worth the trip / wait...
504 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nopa
560 Divisadero St
504 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
OLD STANDBY IN SF | Always great, always packed. Worth the trip / wait...

Drinks & Nightlife

Cavernous, super-hip 1 million beers on tap and corn hole kind of a joint.
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mad Oak Bar
135 12th St
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cavernous, super-hip 1 million beers on tap and corn hole kind of a joint.
Oakland wine bar par excellence! Stevie and Josiah Will hook you up with some amazing wine, stick around and drink it for a mere $5 corkage fee!
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bay Grape
376 Grand Ave
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Oakland wine bar par excellence! Stevie and Josiah Will hook you up with some amazing wine, stick around and drink it for a mere $5 corkage fee!
Famous Music Venue!
136 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
136 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Famous Music Venue!
This is your local dive bar!
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Baggy's By the Lake
288 E 18th St
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is your local dive bar!
A distillery! Awesome fancy local booze made in Alameda, take a tour, drink some amazing booze with an amazing view of San Francisco!
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
St. George Spirits
2601 Monarch St
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A distillery! Awesome fancy local booze made in Alameda, take a tour, drink some amazing booze with an amazing view of San Francisco!
This is the oldest bar in California, divey and quirky, sinking into the earth in a slightly disconcerting and awesome way!
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
48 Webster Street
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is the oldest bar in California, divey and quirky, sinking into the earth in a slightly disconcerting and awesome way!
One of the world’s last all live piano karaoke bars, A great old Oakland institution!
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Alley | Piano Bar & Restaurant
3325 Grand Ave
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the world’s last all live piano karaoke bars, A great old Oakland institution!
Good food, especially the house made pickled veggies, and the BEST grilled cheese ever (no matter what version they're serving). There are 15-25 beers on tap with a menu describing the taste, and alcohol content of all.
86 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Trappist
460 8th St
86 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good food, especially the house made pickled veggies, and the BEST grilled cheese ever (no matter what version they're serving). There are 15-25 beers on tap with a menu describing the taste, and alcohol content of all.
Awesome music venue for modern live music.
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The New Parish
1743 San Pablo Ave
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Awesome music venue for modern live music.
Cocktails and indoor bocce ball? YES
79 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Make Westing
1741 Telegraph Ave
79 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cocktails and indoor bocce ball? YES
Great local wine, interesting varietals!
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Urban Legend Cellars
1951 Monarch St
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great local wine, interesting varietals!
FAMOUS OAKLAND BAR with dangerously good Greyhounds… Set yourself a limit or you’ll regret it.
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
FAMOUS OAKLAND BAR with dangerously good Greyhounds… Set yourself a limit or you’ll regret it.

Parks & Nature

It's awesome!
751 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Anfiteatro Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt Boulevard
751 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
It's awesome!

Entertainment & Activities

Feel like classic movies, old couches and beers? Go here!
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th St
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Feel like classic movies, old couches and beers? Go here!
Huge Oakland outdoor arts festival, every first friday. Don't miss this for real Oakland vibes!
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
First Fridays
2633 Telegraph Ave
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Huge Oakland outdoor arts festival, every first friday. Don't miss this for real Oakland vibes!
HEY NERD! | Vintage 1980's Video Game Arcade.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
High Scores Arcade
1414 Park St
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
HEY NERD! | Vintage 1980's Video Game Arcade.
Great place for Roller Blading and stuff !
Brooklyn Basin
288 9th Ave
Great place for Roller Blading and stuff !

Essentials: Food and Coffee

553 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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7-Eleven
1501 University Ave
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The most fabulous grocery store on earth, great wine shop, fishmonger, Marin Sun Farms butcher, bakery and cheese shop etc.…
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rockridge Market Hall
5655 College Ave
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The most fabulous grocery store on earth, great wine shop, fishmonger, Marin Sun Farms butcher, bakery and cheese shop etc.…
Beautiful larger concert venue.
264 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph Ave
264 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beautiful larger concert venue.
This Starbucks is very close by.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Starbucks
2080 Mountain Blvd
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This Starbucks is very close by.
Great coffee and pastries. GET A KATCHAPURI! Georgian stuffed cheese bread. I am getting FOMO just thinking about you going there right now.
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Haddon Hill Cafe
504 Wesley Ave
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great coffee and pastries. GET A KATCHAPURI! Georgian stuffed cheese bread. I am getting FOMO just thinking about you going there right now.
ALL YOUR LEGAL WEED NEEDS
Ivy Hill Cannabis
ALL YOUR LEGAL WEED NEEDS
Lucky

Arts & Culture

super interesting exhibits all the time. Also, the Off The Grid Friday food truck party every Friday from 6 to 9 PM.
547 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de California en Oakland
1000 Oak St
547 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
super interesting exhibits all the time. Also, the Off The Grid Friday food truck party every Friday from 6 to 9 PM.

Shopping

Every Saturday until 2 PM. The best farmers market around.
197 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Grand Lake Farmers Market
746 Grand Ave
197 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Every Saturday until 2 PM. The best farmers market around.
OAKLAND LOCAL gifts and stuff
Oaklandish
OAKLAND LOCAL gifts and stuff