Guidebook for Berkeley
Essentials
Trader Joe's - closest grocery store at only four short blocks away.
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Trader Joe's
225 El Cerrito PlazaTrader Joe's - closest grocery store at only four short blocks away.
Nice walk to this produce market, a Berkeley institution - excellent selection of fruits and vegetables
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Monterey Market
1550 Hopkins StNice walk to this produce market, a Berkeley institution - excellent selection of fruits and vegetables
Great local meat and poultry market if you want a bit of a walk
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Magnani Poultry
1576 Hopkins StGreat local meat and poultry market if you want a bit of a walk
Excellent and very close butcher shop with great sausages and sandwiches
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The Local Butcher Shop
Shattuck AvenueExcellent and very close butcher shop with great sausages and sandwiches
Food Scene
Always a line out the door for the whatever pizza they are serving that day
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The Cheeseboard Pizza
1512 Shattuck AveAlways a line out the door for the whatever pizza they are serving that day
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine StLocation of the original Peet's
Easy walk from our place, great food and service
http://www.yelp.com/biz/himalayan-flavors-berkeley
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Himalayan Flavors
1585 University AveEasy walk from our place, great food and service
http://www.yelp.com/biz/himalayan-flavors-berkeley
Long-time breakfast/lunch place very close by
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-apples-restaurant-and-bakery-berkeley
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FatApple's Berkeley Restaurant and Bakery
1346 Martin Luther King Jr WayLong-time breakfast/lunch place very close by
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-apples-restaurant-and-bakery-berkeley
Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck AveThe heart of the Gourmet Ghetto
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck AveClose by cafe
Everything Else
Closest BART station to our place, about a 12-minute walk. Easy access to San Francisco and other Bay Area locations.
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Berkeley Station
2160 Shattuck AveClosest BART station to our place, about a 12-minute walk. Easy access to San Francisco and other Bay Area locations.
Strawberry Canyon Pool
Centennial DriveClosest outdoor pool to our place, day passes are $5
Sightseeing
You can take the elevator up the Campanile for great views of Berkeley and the rest of the Bay Area.
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10:00-3:45
Saturday: 10:00-4:45
Sunday: 10:00-1:30 and 3:00 pm-4:45
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Campanile Esplanade
South Hall RoadYou can take the elevator up the Campanile for great views of Berkeley and the rest of the Bay Area.
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10:00-3:45
Saturday: 10:00-4:45
Sunday: 10:00-1:30 and 3:00 pm-4:45
Arts & Culture
Doe Library, home of the Morrison Reading Room on the first floor, a great place to go on a rainy day. They have a good selection of records, magazines, newspapers, and mystery novels!
Doe Library
208 Library CtDoe Library, home of the Morrison Reading Room on the first floor, a great place to go on a rainy day. They have a good selection of records, magazines, newspapers, and mystery novels!
Shopping
Half Price Books
2036 Shattuck AveGreat selection of inexpensive new and used books
Virginia Bakery
1690 Shattuck AveLocal bakery, kind of pricey, but tasty!