Elmwood/ Claremont
Neighborhoods
Elmwood and Claremont are two of our favorite neighborhoods. Elmwood is near College and Ashby; Claremont is to the east by the Claremont Hotel and has the grandest and most gracious homes in Berkeley.
Elmwood
Elmwood is a College Avenue shopping district, centered at College and Ashby, which offers great shopping, restaurants, and cafes. Other places to visit are the Elmwood Movie Theater, La Méditeranée, The Advocate, and the Claremont Branch of the Berkeley Library.
Pick up some books at Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, then have lunch or dinner next door at Baker & Commons (once The Elmwood Cafe). The cafe continues the tradition of old-time Ozzie’s Fountain at the Elmwood Pharmacy. Say hi to Kate, the tall blond woman working hard behind the counter.