Guidebook for Oakland

Deborah
Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

Tasty sandwiches and drinks only 2 blocks away!
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Nomad Cafe
6500 Shattuck Ave
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Tasty sandwiches and drinks only 2 blocks away!
A friendly neighborhood coffee house just a block away.
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Jump'n Java Coffeehouse Oakland/Berkeley
6606 Shattuck Ave
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A friendly neighborhood coffee house just a block away.
A visit to Berkeley is not complete without stopping by at one of the Peet's coffee houses. THis one is located in the Lower Elmwood shopping area.
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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A visit to Berkeley is not complete without stopping by at one of the Peet's coffee houses. THis one is located in the Lower Elmwood shopping area.
World-class dining at Alice Water's Chez Panisse, a Berkeley Landmark. Prepare to pay more for a meal than for a night in an Airbnb!
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Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave
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World-class dining at Alice Water's Chez Panisse, a Berkeley Landmark. Prepare to pay more for a meal than for a night in an Airbnb!
Coffee house in downtown Berkeley.
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Royal Ground Coffee
2216 Polk St
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Coffee house in downtown Berkeley.
French dining on Telegraph ave.
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Le Bateau Ivre
2629 Telegraph Ave
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French dining on Telegraph ave.
Stop in for food or drink at the nearby Vault cafe.
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Vault
3250 Adeline St
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Stop in for food or drink at the nearby Vault cafe.
Mexican food just around the corner.
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Flacos
3031 Adeline St
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Mexican food just around the corner.
Locavore dining at this very popular restaurant in downtown Berkeley, just across from the West entrance to UC Berkeley.
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Gather
2200 Oxford St
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Locavore dining at this very popular restaurant in downtown Berkeley, just across from the West entrance to UC Berkeley.
Another very popular restaurant in downtown Berkeley.
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Venus Restaurant
2327 Shattuck Ave
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Another very popular restaurant in downtown Berkeley.
Excellent and reasonably priced Chinese vegetarian and seafood fare, in the Upper ROckridge/Lower Elmwood shopping area.
Great Wall | Chinese Restaurant
6247 College Ave
Excellent and reasonably priced Chinese vegetarian and seafood fare, in the Upper ROckridge/Lower Elmwood shopping area.
Japanese restaurant in Lower ELmwood.
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Mitama
3201 College Ave
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Japanese restaurant in Lower ELmwood.
The famous "Cafe Med" is the original hangout and coffeehouse for 1960's and 1970's radicals on Telegraph Avenue.
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Caffe Mediterraneum
2475 Telegraph Ave
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The famous "Cafe Med" is the original hangout and coffeehouse for 1960's and 1970's radicals on Telegraph Avenue.
Mexican food near Berkeley Bowl.
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Taqueria La Familia
2971 Shattuck Ave
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Mexican food near Berkeley Bowl.
Greek Food near Berkeley Bowl, 4 blocks away from my home.
Simply Greek Berkeley
2929 Shattuck Ave
Greek Food near Berkeley Bowl, 4 blocks away from my home.
Thai food in downtown Berkeley.
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Tuk Tuk Thai
2468 Shattuck Avenue
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Thai food in downtown Berkeley.
Thai food in downtown Berkeley.
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Chris Thai Cuisine
2364 Shattuck Ave
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Thai food in downtown Berkeley.
Pizza in downtown Berkeley.
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Extreme Pizza
2352 Shattuck Ave
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Pizza in downtown Berkeley.
Pizza in the Lower Elmwood area.
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Extreme Pizza
2352 Shattuck Ave
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Pizza in the Lower Elmwood area.
French restaurant in downtown Berkeley.
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La Note
2377 Shattuck Ave
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French restaurant in downtown Berkeley.
Carribean food in downtown Berkeley.
Suya African-Caribbean Grill
408 22nd St
Carribean food in downtown Berkeley.
Vegan food in downtown Berkeley.
Green Earth Cafe & Bakery
2124 Center Street
Vegan food in downtown Berkeley.
Vegetarian food in downtown Berkeley.
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Saturn Cafe Berkeley
2175 Allston Way
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Vegetarian food in downtown Berkeley.
Nepali food on lower Telegraph Ave.
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Mount Everest Restaurant
2598 Telegraph Ave
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Nepali food on lower Telegraph Ave.

Drinks & Nightlife

Irish pub with live music weekly, just around the corner....2 blocks away.
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The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Ave
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Irish pub with live music weekly, just around the corner....2 blocks away.
Italian food in downtown Berkeley.
Giovanni Restaurant
2420 Shattuck Ave
Italian food in downtown Berkeley.

Everything Else

The BART station is 2 blocks from my house....BART is the Bay Area Rapid Transit, the local subway system, which can take you to most any destination in the SF Bay Area.
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Ashby station
3100 Adeline St
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The BART station is 2 blocks from my house....BART is the Bay Area Rapid Transit, the local subway system, which can take you to most any destination in the SF Bay Area.
See the art at the UC BErkeley Art Museum.
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
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See the art at the UC BErkeley Art Museum.
No visit to Berkeley is complete without a trip to visit UC Berkeley.
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University of California, Berkeley
Oxford Street
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No visit to Berkeley is complete without a trip to visit UC Berkeley.
Visit the famous SF MOMA, or Museum of MOdern Art, easily accessible by BART ride.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
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Visit the famous SF MOMA, or Museum of MOdern Art, easily accessible by BART ride.
Colorful mural, live music, cultural events, food and more at this Latin American cultural center.
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La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
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Colorful mural, live music, cultural events, food and more at this Latin American cultural center.
Offers lectures, meditation classes, in the tradition of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Self-Realization Fellowship Berkeley Temple
3201 Shattuck Ave
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Offers lectures, meditation classes, in the tradition of Paramahansa Yogananda.
Inexpensive acupuncture in a community clinic run by a caring, gentle practitioner.
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Yellow Emperor Community Acupuncture Clinic
3111 Shattuck Ave
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Inexpensive acupuncture in a community clinic run by a caring, gentle practitioner.
Get lost amid the huge produce selection at this celebrated Berkeley grocery store.
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Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St
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Get lost amid the huge produce selection at this celebrated Berkeley grocery store.
Neighborhood bakery and cafe.
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Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
3350 Adeline St
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Neighborhood bakery and cafe.
Tasty baked goods across the street from Berkeley Bowl.
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Crixa Cakes
2748 Adeline St
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Tasty baked goods across the street from Berkeley Bowl.
The neighborhood delicatessen, 4 blocks away.
Roxie Deli
2999 Shattuck Avenue
The neighborhood delicatessen, 4 blocks away.
WHole FOods grocery is 7 blocks away.
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Whole Foods Market
230 Bay Pl
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WHole FOods grocery is 7 blocks away.
One of the best produce markets in the area.
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Yasai Produce Market
6301 College Ave
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One of the best produce markets in the area.
A Berkeley landmark, the cooperatively run Nabolom Bakery is in the ELmwood district, a great area for walking.
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Nabolom Bakery - Pizzeria
2708 Russell St
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A Berkeley landmark, the cooperatively run Nabolom Bakery is in the ELmwood district, a great area for walking.
BBQ so close you can almost smell it from here!
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Smokey J's BBQ
3015 Shattuck Avenue
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BBQ so close you can almost smell it from here!
Attractive bookstore in the Elmwood district.
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Mrs Dalloway's
2904 College Ave
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Attractive bookstore in the Elmwood district.
Books to lift your spirits -- new age, tarot, astrology and more.
Lewin's Metaphysical Books
2644 Ashby Ave
Books to lift your spirits -- new age, tarot, astrology and more.
The largest and oldest bookstore in Berkeley, a landmark, with 3 floors of books, including a rare book selection. Large selection of art books.
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Moe's Books
2476 Telegraph Ave
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The largest and oldest bookstore in Berkeley, a landmark, with 3 floors of books, including a rare book selection. Large selection of art books.
Another old bookstore, with a large selection of art books, on Telegraph Ave across the street from Moe's.
Shakespeare & Co Books
2499 Telegraph Ave
Another old bookstore, with a large selection of art books, on Telegraph Ave across the street from Moe's.
Food and drink in the ELmwood district.
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Elmwood Cafe
2900 College Avenue
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Food and drink in the ELmwood district.
Bulk herbs for every purpose!
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Lhasa Karnak Herb Company
1942 Shattuck Ave
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Bulk herbs for every purpose!
Bulk herbs for every purpose!
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Lhasa Karnak Herb Company
1942 Shattuck Ave
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Bulk herbs for every purpose!
The best bike shop in Berkeley...cooperatively run.
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Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative
1988 Shattuck Ave
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The best bike shop in Berkeley...cooperatively run.
Fantasy, science fiction, detective stories, mysteries and a large selection of toys and action figures in the Elmwood neighborhood, a pleasant area to walk.
Dark Carnival Imaginative Fiction Bookstore
3086 Claremont Ave
Fantasy, science fiction, detective stories, mysteries and a large selection of toys and action figures in the Elmwood neighborhood, a pleasant area to walk.
Comics and graphic novels in the Elmwood district.
The Escapist Comic Bookstore
3090 Claremont Ave
Comics and graphic novels in the Elmwood district.
Bookstore in the downtown Berkeley area.
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Pegasus Books Downtown
2349 Shattuck Ave
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Bookstore in the downtown Berkeley area.
Large bookstore in downtown Berkeley.
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Half Price Books
2036 Shattuck Ave
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Large bookstore in downtown Berkeley.
Large meditation center in the vipassana tradition, located in WOodacre in Marin County. Programs almost every day, gorgeous grounds in a rural area make for excellent walking.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
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Large meditation center in the vipassana tradition, located in WOodacre in Marin County. Programs almost every day, gorgeous grounds in a rural area make for excellent walking.
Nearby Pizza place....3 blocks away.
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Nick's Pizza and Bakery Made in Oakland
6400 Shattuck Ave
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Nearby Pizza place....3 blocks away.
Movies in downtown Berkeley.
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Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Ave
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Movies in downtown Berkeley.
bagels in downtown Berkeley.
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Noah's Bagels
3351 Lakeshore Ave
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bagels in downtown Berkeley.
Books and magazines in European languages, 1 block away from my house.
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European Books and Media
6600 Shattuck Ave
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Books and magazines in European languages, 1 block away from my house.
French language and cultural center, just around the corner from my house.
Alliance Francaise de Berkeley
2004 Woolsey Street
French language and cultural center, just around the corner from my house.
Bakery across from Berkeley Bowl.
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Sconehenge Bakery & Cafe
2787 Shattuck Ave
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Bakery across from Berkeley Bowl.
Very popular Japanese restaurant near Berkeley Bowl.
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Kirala
2100 Ward St
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Very popular Japanese restaurant near Berkeley Bowl.
Vegetarian fare in downtown Berkeley.
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Herbivore the Earthly Grill
2451 Shattuck Ave
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Vegetarian fare in downtown Berkeley.
Southern style food in downtown Berkeley.
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Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen
2261 Shattuck Ave
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Southern style food in downtown Berkeley.
Jewish art museum in downtown Berkeley.
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life
2121 Allston Way
Jewish art museum in downtown Berkeley.
Live theatre in downtown Berkeley.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
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Live theatre in downtown Berkeley.
Middle Eastern food in the Elmwood district.
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La Mediterranee
2936 College Ave
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Middle Eastern food in the Elmwood district.
Bookstore in the ROckridge shopping district.
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Pegasus Books
1855 Solano Ave
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Bookstore in the ROckridge shopping district.
Live music, usually folk and country, in downtown Berkeley.
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Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St
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Live music, usually folk and country, in downtown Berkeley.
LIve theatre, just a few blocks from my home.
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Shotgun Players
1901 Ashby Ave
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LIve theatre, just a few blocks from my home.
One of many yoga studios in the area.
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Yoga Tree Telegraph
2807 Telegraph Ave
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One of many yoga studios in the area.
Local Zen meditation center!
Berkeley Zen Center
1931 Russell St
Local Zen meditation center!
The Berkeley Buddhist monastery has several weeknight events -- dharma talks with meditation -- led by Spirit Rock teachers.
Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
2304 McKinley Ave
The Berkeley Buddhist monastery has several weeknight events -- dharma talks with meditation -- led by Spirit Rock teachers.
Car rental spot only 4 blocks away!
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
3001 Shattuck Ave
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Car rental spot only 4 blocks away!

Shopping

The first Peet's Coffee shop, located in North Berkeley's "Ghourmet Ghetto".
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Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine St
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The first Peet's Coffee shop, located in North Berkeley's "Ghourmet Ghetto".
Guitars, violins and mandolins just around the corner from my house, 3 blocks away.
5th String
3051 Adeline Street
Guitars, violins and mandolins just around the corner from my house, 3 blocks away.
Listen to classical music while eating a sandwich at this shop and cafe across from UC Berkeley, then browse their CD collection for classical music CD's to buy.
The Musical Offering
2430 Bancroft Way
Listen to classical music while eating a sandwich at this shop and cafe across from UC Berkeley, then browse their CD collection for classical music CD's to buy.
Games, games, puzzles and action figures in downtown Berkeley.
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Games of Berkeley
2510 Durant Ave
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Games, games, puzzles and action figures in downtown Berkeley.
Tibetan clothing and gifts, BUddha statues, colorful scarves, handbags, pants, shirts, jackets and more.
Kathmandu Imports
2515 Telegraph Ave
Tibetan clothing and gifts, BUddha statues, colorful scarves, handbags, pants, shirts, jackets and more.
Game store.
Eudemonia
2154 University Ave
Game store.
HUGE collection of new and used CD's and LP's on Telegraph Avenue.
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Amoeba Music
2455 Telegraph Ave
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HUGE collection of new and used CD's and LP's on Telegraph Avenue.
Closest location for art supplies.
Artist & Craftsman Supply Berkeley
2573 Shattuck Ave
Closest location for art supplies.
Tasty organic ice cream in the Lower ELmwood area.
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Tara's Organic Ice Cream
4731 Telegraph Ave
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Tasty organic ice cream in the Lower ELmwood area.