Beau & Francesca
Local Recs
1. Our Home
Rooftop Cookout Venue!
2. Brazilian Room
Our wedding venue location! Nestled in the beautiful Tilden Regional Park, with lots of hiking trails.
3. Cesar Chavez Park
Grassy rolling hills with a coastal trail.
4. Berkeley Bowl Marketplace
Local grocery store offering a diversity of local produce and various goodies.
5. The Lawrence Hall of Science
Great science museum for kids with beautiful bay area views from the Berkeley hills!
6. Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Redwood forest hiking trails in the hills of Oakland. Beau's favorite local hiking spot!
7. University of California Botanical Garden
Huge botanic garden with plants from all over the world. Would recommend for adults and kids alike!
8. Stonewall-Panoramic Trail
Short but steep trail (1.6 mi, 700ft gain) that gives great views of the whole bay area.
9. Sather Tower
A great spot if you're looking to visit UC Berkeley. For $5 go to the top of the Campanile (Sather Tower) and see all around the bay.
10. Victory Point Cafe
Board game cafe and local eatery with more than 750 board games to play.
11. Jupiter
Pizza and beer garden with cozy outdoor seating area.
12. Kiku Sushi
Small sushi restaurant with some of the freshest fish we've had. Anything is great but we love the California, Dynamite, and Green Dragon rolls as well as the Sushi Lunch Special.
13. Lexie's Frozen Custard
Our favorite local dessert spot selling frozen custard with a special rotating "flavor of the day" menu (viewable online!)
14. Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen
New Orleans food with fantastic jambalaya (both vegan and traditional) and fried chicken!
15. Paradise Park Cafe
Family friendly cafe for breakfast and lunch bites.
16. Lao Thai Kitchen
Laotian and Thai food.
17. The Italian Homemade Company
Italian food and specialty grocery.
18. Acme Bread
Berkeley based bakery known for artisan breads and pastries.
19. Viks Chaat
Indian cafe + grocery store.
20. La Mission
Mexican Restaurant.