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Elmwood/Claremont Berkeley

The wonderful neighorhood around the Claremont Hotel and College Avenue

This lovely neighborhood, just east of Elmwood and west of the Claremont Hotel, has the grandest and most expensive homes in Berkeley. Claremont has two shopping streets.

Claremont and The Uplands is home to Afikomen Jewish Books, Semifreddi's Bakery (the flagship store is in Kensington), Star Market, Jutta's Flowers (a beautiful flower store), and The Craftsman Home, a store specializing in fine oak and craftsman furniture.

Many of our friends and clients have stayed just up the street at Mary's B&B. Be sure to say hi to Mary, and tell her that Ira & Carol Serkes recommended you stay with her.

Just across from the Claremont Resort, on Domingo Avenue, is Rick & Ann's, Peet's Coffee and the Bread Garden.

The key route trains commuter trains once ran as far as the luxurious Claremont Resort. I think they stopped right between the tennis courts!

The Claremont neighborhood is home to the Judah Magnus Museum, the Jewish Museum of the West.

Just west is Elmwood... another of Berkeley's wonderful shopping districts. Above Tunnel Road and the Claremont Hotel is Claremont Hills.

	Elmwood/Claremont Sites & Specialities... Here's what makes it unique!

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Stores and Sites

Elmwood Shopping District		Directory of Elmwood shops.

Julia Morgan Theater	2640 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-845-8542	Once St. John’s Church, now a lovely performance space. The first time we sponsored Sedge Thomson’s “West Coast Live” (91.7 FM Saturday 10 AM-Noon), the show was at the Julia Morgan. Check out the building during a performance - it's a treat.

The Craftsman Home	3048 Claremont Avenue Berkeley CA 510-655-6503	Berkeley has several small shopping districts (Hopkins at Monterey, Gilman at Santa Fe, and Claremont at The Uplands). This craftsman (craftspeople?) furniture store is in the Clarmemont shopping district. Stop by Semifreddi’s for terrific breads, or Afikomen for Judaica when you’re in the neighborhood

Book Stores
Berkeley Book Stores	Berkeley

Dark Carnival Science Fiction	3086 Claremont Avenue Berkeley CA 510-654-7323	Science Fiction and Fantasy - the name says it all

Avenue Books	2904 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-549-3532	Pleasant, locally owned bookstore. Support Berkeley’s independent bookstores... such as Avenue Books, Cody’s, Lewin’s, Black Oak, and Easy Going

Afikomen Jewish Books	3042 Claremont Avenue Berkeley CA 510-655-1977	Extensive collection of Judaica in the Claremont neighborhood.
Neighorhood Resources

Claremont Creekside	Cerny, Susan CA 720.97946 C561

Bolfings Elmwood Hardware	2951 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-3794	Pleasant Elmwood neighborhood Hardware Store

Alta Bates Medical Center	2450 Ashby Avenue Berkeley CA 510-204-4000	My cousin Elaine was well treated here when she had to make an emergency visit. They took good care of her.

Elmwood House	2609 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-540-5123

Mary's B&B	262 Hillcrest Road Berkeley CA 510-654-0648	Mary has hosted many of our clients over the years. She has a pleasant B&B in the Claremont Hills, just a short walk to the Rockridge BART Station. Ask her for extended stay rates

Hillegass House	2834 Hillegass Avenue Berkeley CA 510-548-5517

Claremont Resort & Spa	41 Tunnel Road Berkeley CA 510-843-3000	Elegant, grand hotel - the Grand Dame of the East Bay. We've been there for a spectacular Christmas Buffet. It's a magnificent place on lovely grounds. Visit... even if just for a drink. I bought Carol a spa gift certificate for Valentine's Day... and she loved it!

Claremont Day Nurseries	2845 Woolsey Avenue Berkeley CA 510-654-2511

Berkeley Library Claremont Branch	2940 Benvenue Avenue Berkeley CA 510-644-6880	Berkeley has a great library system. The main library is an Art Deco Jewel in downtown Berkeley. This is one of the four branch libraries (Elmwood/Claremont, South, West & North Berkeley)

Bay Area Business Woman	5337 College Avenue #501 Berkeley CA 510-654-7557	http://www.slip.net/~bizwomen/

Jutta's Flowers	3078 Claremont Avenue Berkeley CA 510-547-2293	Wonderful floral design arrangements at the Claremont shopping district

Elmwood Theatre	2966 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-869-3999	The community banded together to save this theater after it was damaged in a fire. It’s a pleasant place to see movies.

Judah L Magnes Jewish Museum	2911 Russell Street Berkeley CA 510-549-6950	Pleasant small museum just down the street from the Claremont Hotel. They're merged with the Jewish Museum of San Francisco... and will building a new museum on Allston Way in the next few years.

Metro Rent	2840 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-845-7821	Berkeley Rental Agency http://www.berkeleyconnection.com

Restaurants & Cafes
Ozzie's Soda Fountain	2900 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-841-0989	A Berkeley Institution... I recall that it was once endangered. One of the few Soda Fountains left in a Pharmacy!

AG Ferrari	2905 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-849-2701	Wonderful Ambience, great food, pleasant music in the background.

Beanery	2925 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-665-1404	One of Berkeley's fine coffee houses. When I was last there I was amazed at the number of laptops the patrons had.

La Mediterranee	2936 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-540-7773	One of our favorite Berkeley restaurants, they have a delightful selection of middle eastern cuisine.

Espresso Roma	2960 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-644-3773	The BEST coffee I’ve ever had (with the exception of a small coffee shop in Annapolis, MD, is in the French Hotel in North Berkeley. Ask Angelo to make you a Giant Decafe Cappuchino, nonfat milk... and put a foam “teddy bear” on it Other than that, Peets wins hands down over Starbucks

Holy Land Kosher Food	2965 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-665-1672	Mideast Deli with delightful Lemonade, and chicken soup with Matzoh Balls One on Grand Avenue, and the other one on College Avenue in Elmwood, just below Ashby Avenue

Noah's New York Bagels	3170 College Avenue Berkeley CA	Noah’s Bagels are all over the place, and I like their Egg Mit sandwich... but the award for best bagels goes to Manhattan Bagel Company on 4th Street

Bread Garden	2912 Domingo Avenue Berkeley CA 510-548-3122	Across from Claremont Hotel, and next to Peet’s and Ann’s Cafe in the Domingo shopping strip

Peets Coffee & Tea	2916 Domingo Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-1434	The BEST coffee I’ve ever had (with the exception of a small coffee shop in Annapolis, MD, is in the French Hotel in North Berkeley. Ask Angelo to make you a Giant Decafe Cappuchino, nonfat milk... and put a foam “teddy bear” on it Other than that, Peets wins hands down over Starbucks The bay area’s best deal, ranking up there with attending a West Coast Live performance at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is to get a Peet’s “credit’ card. Whenever you add $20 to the card, they give you $1 off (they once gave you the drink of your choice). I usually make my $20 deposit into BOP (Bank of Peets) whenever I have a hankering fo a double decaf mocha, nonfat milk (doesn’t that sound like a contradiction in terms?) Peet's even has coffee & tea tastings!

Nabolom Bakery & Cafe	2708 Russell Street Berkeley CA 510-845-BAKE	Wonderful local bakery which has been around for years

Redwood Gardens Co-op	2951 Derby Avenue Berkeley CA 510-542-2210

The Academy	2722 Benvenue Avenue Berkeley CA 510-549-0605	Kindergarten through 8th Grade

Pacific Rim International School	2638 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-849-1889

Elmwood School	2727 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-704-0701	K-5

Rose Street School	2727 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-841-7673

Berkeley Ballet Theatre	2640 College Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-4687	Ballet Theatre in the Julia Morgan Center. When I was there in December, they produced a Nutcracker with lots of excited kids.