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All of these pedestrian-friendly districts offer an intriguing, cosmopolitan variety of shops and boutiques, cafés and restaurants, gourmet take-out, book and CD/record stores, and people-watching. All are served by AC Transit buses. We list a few favorite places, but you will find many more. Click "View Map" at right for the neighborhoood map.
College Avenue/Elmwood District
All the amenities of a comfortable neighborhood, just seven blocks south of campus, with a wide variety of restaurants, coffeehouses, shops, and services.
Rockridge
Farther south along College Avenue, just across the border into Oakland, action centers on the Rockridge BART station. Rockridge is a lively, trendy neighborhood—shopping is mostly upscale and restaurants range from casual to expensive.
Downtown Berkeley
Downtown is the mass-transit hub (BART station, AC Transit buses), center of civic life (main post office, city hall, convention and visitors bureau, main public library), locale of basic necessities (banks, drug stores), entertainment (Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Aurora Theater, The Jazzschool, movie houses), and restaurants.
North Berkeley
Downtown Berkeley becomes the North Berkeley shopping area once you cross University Avenue. Amid an assortment of shops, bookstores, supermarkets, and pharmacies, visitors will find an abundance of dining opportunities in this famous "Gourmet Ghetto," including the world-renowned restaurant, Chez Panisse. Founded by Alice Waters, this is the storied birthplace of California Cuisine; reservations are essential.
Fourth Street
People come from miles around to browse this concentrated area of mostly upscale specialty shops in west Berkeley. The festive district includes several eateries.
Solano Avenue
Shops, restaurants, and cafés line this pleasant, one-mile stretch into Albany, with movie houses at each end.
Telegraph Avenue
This world-famous south campus shopping area centers on about five blocks of Telegraph Avenue. Street vendors add to the eclectic, urban mix. People's Park is on Haste Street, just east of Telegraph. You'll be hard-pressed to find a better selection of CDs, records and tapes, and don't miss the area's renowned independent bookstores. There also are good, reasonably priced places to eat.
Emerybay/Emeryville
The place to go for music, books, electronics, movies—you name it, the Emerybay center has it. Visitors will find two large shopping complexes, separated by Powell Street. It's easy walking distance between the two areas.
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