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North Berkeley — Shattuck Avenue Between Hearst and Rose

Home of world famous Chez Panisse restaurant, but I think its real claim to fame is the French Hotel, where Angel, one of the wizards in the cafe make an excellent and inexpensive Giant Capuchino. I've never had better coffee, so, I've dubbed it the "Best Capuchino In The World"

The Cheese Board, just up the street, makes great breads and KILLER goat cheese pizza. They're extremely tasty - only Bell's Pizza in Amherst, MA and The Boonton Inn in Boonton, NJ were better. It's very different from New York style (go to Arinell, in downtown Berkeley for the most-like-New-York-pizza). Lococo's, about a block north, is another favorite. Saul's Deli has really good pastrami and kishke.. almost (but not quite) like being back in The Bronx. Then again, I can't get pastrami and kishke back in The Bronx anymore... so I guess it's better.

Be sure to browse the great neighborhood bookstores. Easy Going is my favorite travel bookstore where I first go to buy my travel books and supplies. Several times a month they have guest speakers. Black Oak Books has guest authors speak several times a week. Carol met Spaulding Gray there when she was ordering a book for me.

Berkeley's fine coffee craze began at Peet's. Their flagship store is still on the corner of Walnut and Vine.

	The North Berkeley Neighborhood (td.TableHeadLine)
	North Berkeley — Shattuck Avenue Between Hearts and Rose (td.TableSubHeadLine)

Things To Do

Shattuck Shopping District		Directory of Shattuck Avenue shops.

Berkeley Book Stores	Berkeley

Collected Thoughts Bookshop	1816 Euclid Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-1816

Black Oak Books	1491 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-486-0698	One of Berkeley’s more literary independent book stores. Carol met Spaulding Gray there one day when she was buying me a book.

Easy Going Travel Bookstore	1385 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-3533	The best travel bookstore in the East Bay. I ALWAYS buy my travel books here. Friendly folks and an outstanding selection of travel books. Support our local independent book stores

BAHA - Northbrae : A Residence Park At Berkeley	Bruce, Anthony Berkeley CA 720.97946 N813	BAHA - Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association has an excellent series of tours and books on Berkeley's extraordinary architecture.

Northside : Historic Survey Of A North Berkeley Neighborhood Before And After The 1923 Wildfire	Cerny, Susan Berkeley CA 720.97946 C335n

Berkeley Himalayan Fair	Berkeley CA	This is a wonderful fair... food, crafts, performances, and more. It's held in Berkeley's lovely Live Oak Park. It's held in the 3rd weekend in May. The proceeds are used to support worthy projects in Himalayan countries.

North Berkeley Bed & Breakfast	1517 Milvia Street Berkeley CA 510-849-0649	Pat & Reg Ungem - Innkeepers

Oxford Place	1151 Oxford Street Berkeley CA 510-559-0089

French Hotel	1538 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-548-9930	Convenient hotel in North Berkeley - just across from Chez Panisse. Angel, at The French Hotel Cafe on the ground floor makes the BEST Cappuchino’s I’ve ever had! He’s also an artist, and will make a chocolate figure (bunnies for Easter, Santa for Christmas) if you ask nicely... or have a kid with you!

Camp Winnarainbow	1301 Henry Street Berkeley CA 510-525-4304	Run by Wavy Gravy! You’ve eaten the ice cream, now check out this camp for kids

Neighborhood Parents Network	P.O. Box 8597 Berkeley CA 510-527-6667	Neighborhood Moms is now the Neighborhood Parents Network of Berkeley. It's a wonderful resource for families with kids. Another useful site is http://parents.berkeley.edu

Children's Community Center	1140 Walnut Street Berkeley CA 510-526-9739

Mr. Mopps	1405 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA	Great toy store in North Berkeley.. kitty-corner from Fat Apple’s Berkeley branch

Berkeley Library North Branch	1170 The Alameda Berkeley CA 510-644-6850	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)

Andronico's Market	1550 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA	High quality food, high prices to match - stores on Solano, University, and Telegraph Avenues

Berkeley Art Center	1275 Walnut Street Berkeley CA 510-644-6893	Small Berkeley Art Gallery next to Live Oak Park
Live Oak Park	1301 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA	A creek, theater, and pleasant park - just blocks from North Berkeley village

Congregational Beth El	2301 Vine Street Berkeley CA 510-848-3988

Restaurant	2109 Cedar Street Berkeley CA 510-8454-1642	Small bistro in North Berkeley

Top Dog	2503 Hearst Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-1241	Great dogs, libertarian posters.... Berkeley Institutions!

Fatapples Restaurant & Bakery	1346 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA 510-526-2260	You know you’re an institution when the open home ads say “Walk To Fat Apples” Great burgers and meals.

Lo Coco's Restaurant & Pizzeria	1400 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-3745	If there were a Pantheon dedicated to Pizza, Cheese Board would be Zeus Arinell would win the award for “most like NY style”, Lococos and Cugini would be lesser gods... and Zachary’s would be mere mortals. Zachary’s keeps on getting awards, but I think that’s only because the Cheese Board is only open limited hours druing the daytime

Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen	1475 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-848-3354	Good deli food... and live music several times a month. Call or check their web site for details. The first time my mom visited Berkeley, she went to a different Deli where the server asked her if she wanted sprouts with the Pastrami! Yikes - talk about sacrilige! Call 848-DELI

Cheese Board	1504 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-549-3055	If there were a Pantheon dedicated to Pizza, Cheese Board would be Zeus Arinell would win the award for “most like NY style”, Lococos and Cugini would be lesser gods... and Zachary’s would be mere mortals. Zachary’s keeps on getting awards, but I think that’s only because the Cheese Board is only open limited hours druing the daytime

Chez Panisse	1517 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-548-5525	Alice Waters celebrates her 30th Annivesary in 2001. Ground Zero for California Cuisine. Also 510-548-549

Cha’am	1543 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-848-9664	Laotian Restaurant in North Berkeley

Cafe De Ia Paz	1600 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-0662	Terrific Central American cuisine

Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers	1600 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA	Wonderful selection of different kinds of burgers and fries. Go for the half menu on fries, because you won’t want to finish the full sized one!

Virginia Bakery	1690 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-848-6711	Excellent Croissants in North Berkeley

Zaika	1700 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-848-7684	I’ll be brief. I think Breads of India is the best restaurant in Berkeley! Zaika is their sister restaurant Zaika on Shattuck Avenue, but the food at Zaika is more expensive, and I didn’t enjoy it as much

Triple Rock Brewery	1920 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 510-843-BREW	An old time brewery, with ambience reminiscent of the thirties. You’ll have to pay more than a nickel for your beer and sandwich. I believe the same brothers operate Jupiter down the street in central Berkeley.

Peets Coffee & Tea	2124 Vine Street Berkeley CA 510-841-0564	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!

Berkeley Public School-Hopkins	1810 Hopkins St. Berkeley CA 510-644-6405

School of the Madeleine	1225 Milvia Street Berkeley CA 510-526-4744

ALA/CC Center for Developmentally Disabled	1300 Rose Street Berkeley CA 510-527-2550

The Edible Schoolyard	1782 Rose Street Berkeley CA 510-558-1335

Montessori Family Schools	1850 Scenic Avenue Berkeley CA 510-848-2322

East Bay Science and Arts Middle School	1940 Virginia Street #C Berkeley CA 510-548-4837

Berkeley Jewish Community Center	1414 Walnut Street Berkeley CA 510-848-0237	Jewish Community Center in North Berkeley.

Berkeley Senior Center - North Berkeley	1901 Hearst Avenue Berkeley CA 510-644-6107	Berkeley has several comfortable Senior Centers

The Walk Shop	2120 Vine Street Berkeley CA 510-849-3628	The place to come for comfortable walking shoes