Melissa's Guidebook

Melissa
Melissa's Guidebook

Food scene

Located right on the waterfront of downtown Oakland. Super great service and gigantic portions of Thai dishes. A little on the pricey side but totally worth it. I recommend the Hat Yai fried chicken and 24 hours Beef Noodle Soup.
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Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine
710 Florida St
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Located right on the waterfront of downtown Oakland. Super great service and gigantic portions of Thai dishes. A little on the pricey side but totally worth it. I recommend the Hat Yai fried chicken and 24 hours Beef Noodle Soup.
Huge portions of pho and great salads at a reasonable price. I recommend the beef pho or the Monster green combo salad.
Monster Phở
360 40th Street
Huge portions of pho and great salads at a reasonable price. I recommend the beef pho or the Monster green combo salad.
Super popular ALL YOU CAN EAT Korean bbq. It’s always poppin. My favorite dishes are corn cheese, Kim chi soup, and short rib galbi.
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Ohgane
3915 Broadway
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Super popular ALL YOU CAN EAT Korean bbq. It’s always poppin. My favorite dishes are corn cheese, Kim chi soup, and short rib galbi.
Yummy deep dish pizza. Our favorites are the bbq chicken and the three cheese spinach and mushroom (vegetarian friendly).
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Zachary's Chicago Pizza
5801 College Ave
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Yummy deep dish pizza. Our favorites are the bbq chicken and the three cheese spinach and mushroom (vegetarian friendly).
Fun, fresh, Hispanic fusion. It is a very popular place. Recommend the steak salad and blackberry lime agua Fresca.
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Cholita Linda
4923 Telegraph Ave
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Fun, fresh, Hispanic fusion. It is a very popular place. Recommend the steak salad and blackberry lime agua Fresca.
Super yummy rice flour (Mochi) donuts and muffins. I usually get the passion fruit donut and my partner loves the ube muffins!
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Third Culture Bakery
2701 Eighth St
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Super yummy rice flour (Mochi) donuts and muffins. I usually get the passion fruit donut and my partner loves the ube muffins!
All you can eat Brazilian steak with a lot of other side dishes too! It’s pretty pricey but a very unique experience!
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Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
201 3rd St
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All you can eat Brazilian steak with a lot of other side dishes too! It’s pretty pricey but a very unique experience!
A really cute, homey, family owned Korean soup restaurant. It’s a hidden gem in my opinion. I love the galbi soup and garlic chive pancake.
Seoul Gom Tang
3801 Telegraph Ave
A really cute, homey, family owned Korean soup restaurant. It’s a hidden gem in my opinion. I love the galbi soup and garlic chive pancake.
Gourmet burgers, loaded milk shakes, and huge salads. I recommend the California burger with a side of curly fries and a strawberry milkshake. (You will likely have leftovers). I also love the Cobb salad. :)
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Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers
1600 Shattuck Ave
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Gourmet burgers, loaded milk shakes, and huge salads. I recommend the California burger with a side of curly fries and a strawberry milkshake. (You will likely have leftovers). I also love the Cobb salad. :)
It is unique local pizza at its best ! Arizmendi has great thin crust pizza with unique toppings! (Corn, potatoes, and mushroom for example). They usually have a pizza for the day that you can order and it’s always fresh and super yummy. Conventional pizza lovers beware...
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Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria
4301 San Pablo Ave
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It is unique local pizza at its best ! Arizmendi has great thin crust pizza with unique toppings! (Corn, potatoes, and mushroom for example). They usually have a pizza for the day that you can order and it’s always fresh and super yummy. Conventional pizza lovers beware...

Sightseeing

The Ferry Building is super accessible by BART (train) and has a little bit of everything. It is a fancy indoor farmers market. You can look out at the water, buy some artisan cheese, chocolate, and wine or dine in at the restaurants. I also love that there are public restrooms that get cleaned regularly.
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Ferry Building station
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The Ferry Building is super accessible by BART (train) and has a little bit of everything. It is a fancy indoor farmers market. You can look out at the water, buy some artisan cheese, chocolate, and wine or dine in at the restaurants. I also love that there are public restrooms that get cleaned regularly.
Super accessible by BART (train) and a fun interactive science museum for all ages. It’s located right on the water so you can also enjoy the view and get something to eat at the Ferry Building.
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Exploratorium
Green Street
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Super accessible by BART (train) and a fun interactive science museum for all ages. It’s located right on the water so you can also enjoy the view and get something to eat at the Ferry Building.
For when you want to get out of the urban jungle and enjoy some fresh air, sunshine, and exercise. Lake Merritt is a 3.2 mile round trip walk/run. In the summers you can rent paddle boats on the water.
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Amfiteater Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt Boulevard
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For when you want to get out of the urban jungle and enjoy some fresh air, sunshine, and exercise. Lake Merritt is a 3.2 mile round trip walk/run. In the summers you can rent paddle boats on the water.
Adult mini golfing with drinks! Players can grab a few drinks at the full bar and then explore the golfing area. Super fun, I have gone on many a date night there.
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Urban Putt
1096 S Van Ness Ave
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Adult mini golfing with drinks! Players can grab a few drinks at the full bar and then explore the golfing area. Super fun, I have gone on many a date night there.
Up past the Berkeley Hills you will find Tilden Little Farm! It is a literal farm where you can feed the animals (it’s bring your own celery) and then take a hike around the well trafficked woods. Family friendly and very popular with the locals.
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Tilden Little Farm
1500 Canon Dr
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Up past the Berkeley Hills you will find Tilden Little Farm! It is a literal farm where you can feed the animals (it’s bring your own celery) and then take a hike around the well trafficked woods. Family friendly and very popular with the locals.