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UC Berkeley & the Campanile
Walk through Sproul Plaza, cut across the glade, then ride the Campanile elevator for the best free view in the East Bay.
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Things to do & see
Iconic spots, curated for you
From ridge trails to Shattuck dinners — the essentials to hit in Berkeley.
Outdoors
Tilden Park & Grizzly Peak
Botanic garden, Lake Anza swims, the little steam train, and a fog-rolling drive along Grizzly Peak Boulevard.
Food
Gourmet Ghetto crawl
Chez Panisse, Cheese Board, Saul's, Vintage Berkeley — four blocks that rewrote how the country eats.
Waterfront
Berkeley Marina at sunset
Fly a kite at Cesar Chavez Park, walk the Adventure Playground shoreline, and watch the Gate light up.
Neighborhoods
Find your corner of Berkeley
Six distinct districts — from student-packed Southside to the fog-lit hills.
Every ZIP code
Berkeley by ZIP code & district
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to all of Berkeley — from 94702 in West Berkeley to 94708 up against Tilden. Tap any area for the full write-up from Bear AI.
Eat & Drink
The city that invented California cuisine
Berkeley's kitchens run from a 1971 farm-to-table landmark to warehouse chaat, Japanese izakaya, and a pizza line that forms before the doors open.
Chez Panisse
The 1971 farm-to-table original — upstairs café or downstairs prix fixe.
Cheese Board Pizza
One vegetarian pie a day, sourdough crust, live jazz on the sidewalk.
Vik's Chaat Corner
West Berkeley warehouse chaat — cholle bhature, samosa cholle, mango lassi.
Great China
Peking duck and an unreasonably deep wine list downtown.
Ippuku
Izakaya yakitori, shochu flights, and a Tokyo-basement feel.
Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen
Beignets, gumbo, and hurricanes on Shattuck.
Shopping
Where locals actually shop
Fourth Street
Design shops, Bette's, Margaret O'Leary, and weekend brunch lines.
Solano Avenue
Two miles of neighborhood retail, bookstores, and taquerias.
Telegraph Avenue
Amoeba Music, Moe's Books, street vendors, vintage racks.
This week in Berkeley
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Berkeley Farmers' Markets
Tue · Thu · Sat · Center St & MLK
Cal Bears football
Sept – Nov · California Memorial Stadium
Solano Avenue Stroll
September · Solano Ave
Berkeley Kite Festival
Summer · Cesar Chavez Park