Emily’s guide to the Elmwood
Food scene
Timeless Coffee
4252 Piedmont AveGreat coffee and vegan pastries. I love the donuts!
Great food in a casual place, nice outdoor space. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Baker & Commons
2900 College AveGreat food in a casual place, nice outdoor space. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
King Yen Restaurant
2995 College AvenueOur family's favorite Chinese restaurant for 30 years.
Donato & Co.
2635 Ashby AvenueGreat upscale dining, right around the corner! Italian/Californian.
The bread at this bakery is amazing (my favorite is Teff). You might have to wait in a line, but it's worth it! There is a lovely patio. and Peet's is right next door.
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Fournée Bakery
2912 Domingo AveThe bread at this bakery is amazing (my favorite is Teff). You might have to wait in a line, but it's worth it! There is a lovely patio. and Peet's is right next door.
Great restaurant just over the Oakland border. Make a reservation, and try to get a table by the window. The cod sandwich is amazing! Their other restaurant, Southie, is right next door--also recommended!
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Wood Tavern
6317 College AveGreat restaurant just over the Oakland border. Make a reservation, and try to get a table by the window. The cod sandwich is amazing! Their other restaurant, Southie, is right next door--also recommended!
A Berkeley and Oakland classic, best known for their Chicago stuffed pizza. Try the chicken or the chorizo specials. We also love their thin crust pesto pizza. Close to Rockridge BART.
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Zachary's Chicago Pizza
5801 College AveA Berkeley and Oakland classic, best known for their Chicago stuffed pizza. Try the chicken or the chorizo specials. We also love their thin crust pesto pizza. Close to Rockridge BART.
Neighborhoods
The Elmwood was developed after the earthquake of 1906 brought many transplanted San Franciscans to the East Bay. A few Victorians were erected before 1900, but the real boom came a few years later when a mixture of bungalows, shingled boxes, and period revival homes filled the neighborhood’s quiet, tree-lined streets. Some of Elmwood’s most sought-after real estate is the stately shingled homes inspired by West Coast Arts and Crafts architects Greene & Greene and Bernard Maybeck. The neighborhood is close enough to the university but quieter than the areas of student housing that are next to the campus.
College Avenue, Elmwood’s main shopping corridor, is home to dozens of shops and restaurants.
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Elmwood
The Elmwood was developed after the earthquake of 1906 brought many transplanted San Franciscans to the East Bay. A few Victorians were erected before 1900, but the real boom came a few years later when a mixture of bungalows, shingled boxes, and period revival homes filled the neighborhood’s quiet, tree-lined streets. Some of Elmwood’s most sought-after real estate is the stately shingled homes inspired by West Coast Arts and Crafts architects Greene & Greene and Bernard Maybeck. The neighborhood is close enough to the university but quieter than the areas of student housing that are next to the campus.
College Avenue, Elmwood’s main shopping corridor, is home to dozens of shops and restaurants.
City/town information
Berkeley is famous for the university and the free speech movement. People hold strong opinions in Berkeley and aren't afraid to share them!
It's also a wonderful place to live, full of diverse architecture, beautiful gardens, top notch theater and live music. Berkeley was the epicenter of the food revolution in the 1970's and that legacy endures--it's a foodie town!
I love to walk Berkeley--you can walk from one side to the other in about an hour. Berkeley has countless pedestrian-only pathways that are scattered throughout the Berkeley hills neighborhoods.
The landscape goes from the marina and San Francisco Bay, and ascends gradually towards the Berkeley hills. The weather is mild year round and it rarely freezes.
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Berkeley
Berkeley is famous for the university and the free speech movement. People hold strong opinions in Berkeley and aren't afraid to share them!
It's also a wonderful place to live, full of diverse architecture, beautiful gardens, top notch theater and live music. Berkeley was the epicenter of the food revolution in the 1970's and that legacy endures--it's a foodie town!
I love to walk Berkeley--you can walk from one side to the other in about an hour. Berkeley has countless pedestrian-only pathways that are scattered throughout the Berkeley hills neighborhoods.
The landscape goes from the marina and San Francisco Bay, and ascends gradually towards the Berkeley hills. The weather is mild year round and it rarely freezes.
Sightseeing
Lovely park in north Berkeley, a nice walk (45 minutes one way) from the house. Beautiful Cordonices Park is right across the street
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Berkeley Ružičnjak
1200 Euclid AveLovely park in north Berkeley, a nice walk (45 minutes one way) from the house. Beautiful Cordonices Park is right across the street