Things To Do
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Donkey & Goat Winery
August 1st is First Friday! Berkeley does a First Friday event at the Gilman wine blocks, featuring foodtrucks and several wineries. Come drink local!
Oakland Museum of California
We love the Oakland Museum! Just a short bart ride from Downtown Berkeley Bart station.
La Note
La Note is a French-inspired breakfast place in the heart of Downtown Berkeley. Be sure to get there early, this place is popular!
Homemade Cafe
Homemade Cafe is one of our favorite breakfast joints in Berkeley and it's blocks away from our house!
Mezzo
THE BEST salads and sandwiches. Huge portions! Near UC Berkeley Campus on Telegraph Ave.
Cheese Board Collective Pizzeria
The famous Cheeseboard! Eat Pizza like a Berkeleyan.
Funky Elephant Berkeley
Authentic, spicy Thai food. A little off the beaten path. Accessible via AC Transit, biking/car.
Comal
Fancy Oaxacan food on Shattuck Ave in Downtown Berkeley!
Viks Chaat
Indian food galore, walking distance from Berkeley Amtrak station.
Freshroll
We love this place near UC Berkeley Campus!
University of California Botanical Garden
Fun fact, Jeff worked here in college!
The Lawrence Hall of Science
The.coolest.science.museum.EVER. Great for kids!
Grand Lake Farmers Market
Chabot Space & Science Center
Great for kids!! Best accessible by car.
Exploratorium
San Francisco legendary science museum. AMAZING for kids!
Cellarmaker Brewing Co.
Down the street from our house- what could go wrong?!
Trumer Taproom
The legendary Trumer, right here in our backyard!
Codornices Park
Awesome park with a huge slide!
Adventure Playground
The coolest park for kids, right on the Marina. Best for folks staying at the Double Tree!
Fentons Creamery
Come hang out on Piedmont Ave! There's ton to do and Fenton's is a historic creamery.
Cole Coffee Café
We love this coffee place on College!
Way Station Brew
Where we go for coffee when we run out at home. Their scones and breakfast are good too!!
Wolfhound Bar
One of our favorite bars!
Missouri Lounge
We went here on our first date way back when! Just so happens this place is a short walk from our house now.
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Up for a hike in the Redwoods? One of our most favorite hiking areas in the East Bay. This park is best reached by car. There are buses but we haven't taken them!
Freight & Salvage
Awesome venue for folk music in Downtown Berkeley.
Children's Fairyland
Let's just say Rebecca went here a lot as a kid... and she has the keys to prove it!
Berkeley Bowl Marketplace
We go here just about every day. It's not just a grocery store. It's an EXPERIENCE!