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Old school family owned ice cream shop
31 residents recomanen
Tucker's Super Creamed Ice Cream
1349 Park St
31 residents recomanen
Old school family owned ice cream shop
Take the ferry to SF in 20 minutes!
41 residents recomanen
Alameda Main Street station
2990 Main St
41 residents recomanen
Take the ferry to SF in 20 minutes!
Find out all about the wildlife in the SF Bay. Cycle around, explore, have a picnic and visit the beach.
63 residents recomanen
Crab Cove Visitor Center
1252 McKay Ave
63 residents recomanen
Find out all about the wildlife in the SF Bay. Cycle around, explore, have a picnic and visit the beach.
Main shopping street in Alameda.
22 residents recomanen
Park Street
Park Street
22 residents recomanen
Main shopping street in Alameda.
Lovely old cinema.
87 residents recomanen
Alameda Theatre & Cineplex
2317 Central Ave
87 residents recomanen
Lovely old cinema.
One of the nicest parks in Alameda
10 residents recomanen
Franklin Park
1432 San Antonio Ave
10 residents recomanen
One of the nicest parks in Alameda
Right at the end of the street is this little park with a great enclosed playground for younger children
Littlejohn Park
1401 Pacific Ave
Right at the end of the street is this little park with a great enclosed playground for younger children
This park in Alameda's East End is super pretty.
8 residents recomanen
Lincoln Park
3412 Clement St
8 residents recomanen
This park in Alameda's East End is super pretty.
Another great park, a short cycle ride away.
9 residents recomanen
Washington Park
740 Central Ave
9 residents recomanen
Another great park, a short cycle ride away.
Trader Joe's - the best supermarket in Alameda - is here as well as a few big box stores
26 residents recomanen
South Shore Center
South Shore Center
26 residents recomanen
Trader Joe's - the best supermarket in Alameda - is here as well as a few big box stores
I recommend doing your food shopping here
582 residents recomanen
Trader Joe's
3250 Lakeshore Ave
582 residents recomanen
I recommend doing your food shopping here
Nice (but not cheap) natural grocery store, with a lovely bakery, butcher's and fishmongers inside
32 residents recomanen
Alameda Marketplace
1650 Park St
32 residents recomanen
Nice (but not cheap) natural grocery store, with a lovely bakery, butcher's and fishmongers inside
Nice shop for gifts
8 residents recomanen
Daisy's
1347 Park St
8 residents recomanen
Nice shop for gifts
Pretty good skate park
City View Skate Park
West Red Line Avenue
Pretty good skate park
Awesome gym
Bladium Sports & Fitness Club
800 W Tower Ave
Awesome gym
This museum is supposed to be pretty good - I have never been! http://www.uss-hornet.org/
88 residents recomanen
Museu USS Hornet - Mar, Aire i Espai
707 W Hornet Ave
88 residents recomanen
This museum is supposed to be pretty good - I have never been! http://www.uss-hornet.org/
Catch the BART into SF from here
12th Street
12th Street
Catch the BART into SF from here
Catch the BART into SF from here
48 residents recomanen
Fruitvale Station
Fruitvale Avenue
48 residents recomanen
Catch the BART into SF from here
It's worth cycling over here - there's a cycle path that runs around the edge and there are great views of SF
Bay Farm Island
It's worth cycling over here - there's a cycle path that runs around the edge and there are great views of SF
Really nice book store
13 residents recomanen
Books Inc.
1344 Park St
13 residents recomanen
Really nice book store
Fun tiki bar with great cocktails
71 residents recomanen
Forbidden Island
1304 Lincoln Ave
71 residents recomanen
Fun tiki bar with great cocktails
Another supermarket - pretty expensive though
54 residents recomanen
Safeway
2600 Fifth St
54 residents recomanen
Another supermarket - pretty expensive though

Food Scene

One of the nicest cafes in Alameda
33 residents recomanen
Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
1910 Encinal Ave
33 residents recomanen
One of the nicest cafes in Alameda
Probably the closest cafe
11 residents recomanen
Jay's Coffee Teas and Treats
1414 Encinal Ave
11 residents recomanen
Probably the closest cafe
Nice restaurant
16 residents recomanen
Pappo
2320 Central Ave
16 residents recomanen
Nice restaurant
Nice, relaxed cafe - good for brunch
CAFE Q
2302 Encinal Ave
Nice, relaxed cafe - good for brunch
Nice place for lunch with outside garden
26 residents recomanen
Wescafe
1518 Webster St
26 residents recomanen
Nice place for lunch with outside garden
'French' cafe - pretty good for lunch
40 residents recomanen
Cafe Jolie
1500 Webster St
40 residents recomanen
'French' cafe - pretty good for lunch
Old fashioned breakfast place
30 residents recomanen
Ole's Waffle Shop
1507 Park St
30 residents recomanen
Old fashioned breakfast place
Inexpensive sushi
12 residents recomanen
Yojimbo
1221 Park St
12 residents recomanen
Inexpensive sushi
Yummy food - our favourite!
146 residents recomanen
Burma Superstar
4721 Telegraph Ave
146 residents recomanen
Yummy food - our favourite!

Shopping

Good family restaurant - Italian
36 residents recomanen
Tomatina
1338 Park St
36 residents recomanen
Good family restaurant - Italian

Drinks & Nightlife

Decent bar
30 residents recomanen
Fireside Lounge
1453 Webster St
30 residents recomanen
Decent bar

Places to eat

The food here is amazing! This is our fave restaurant in Alameda.
146 residents recomanen
Burma Superstar
4721 Telegraph Ave
146 residents recomanen
The food here is amazing! This is our fave restaurant in Alameda.
Cute, laid-back little cafe for lunch.
33 residents recomanen
Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
1910 Encinal Ave
33 residents recomanen
Cute, laid-back little cafe for lunch.
This Japanese restaurant is amazing and it's an experience to go there. They only seat 8 people in two sittings per night and the food is incredible. You often have to book weeks in advance.
Utzutzu
1428 Park St
This Japanese restaurant is amazing and it's an experience to go there. They only seat 8 people in two sittings per night and the food is incredible. You often have to book weeks in advance.
Cheap sushi - good!
12 residents recomanen
Yojimbo
1221 Park St
12 residents recomanen
Cheap sushi - good!
Good sandwich/lunch place and they do nice coffee and hot chocolates too.
26 residents recomanen
Wescafe
1518 Webster St
26 residents recomanen
Good sandwich/lunch place and they do nice coffee and hot chocolates too.
Good place for breakfast or lunch. French(ish)! They have yummy beignets.
40 residents recomanen
Cafe Jolie
1500 Webster St
40 residents recomanen
Good place for breakfast or lunch. French(ish)! They have yummy beignets.
This place is perfect if you want to go to an old-school diner for an enormous American breakfast!
Marti's Place
1905 1/2 Encinal Ave
This place is perfect if you want to go to an old-school diner for an enormous American breakfast!
It's a bit weird going out for dinner in a shopping mall, but this Italian has really good food!
71 residents recomanen
Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
2213 S Shore Center
71 residents recomanen
It's a bit weird going out for dinner in a shopping mall, but this Italian has really good food!
Perfect pizza place to take kids and families.
36 residents recomanen
Tomatina
1338 Park St
36 residents recomanen
Perfect pizza place to take kids and families.
Indian street food.
63 residents recomanen
Curry Up Now
129 S B St
63 residents recomanen
Indian street food.
Another pizza place that's good for kids. There's a hill outside that kids love running up and down.
SPIN! Pizza
2670 Fifth St
Another pizza place that's good for kids. There's a hill outside that kids love running up and down.
The biggest flea market in Northern CA comes to Alameda on the first Sunday of every month. There are about 10,000 stalls each time. Go - it's great fun and you can get lunch there too. Bring suncream if it's sunny!
42 residents recomanen
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month
3900 Main St
42 residents recomanen
The biggest flea market in Northern CA comes to Alameda on the first Sunday of every month. There are about 10,000 stalls each time. Go - it's great fun and you can get lunch there too. Bring suncream if it's sunny!
Old fashioned local ice cream shop.
31 residents recomanen
Tucker's Super Creamed Ice Cream
1349 Park St
31 residents recomanen
Old fashioned local ice cream shop.

Parks and beaches

Lovely little park really close by with a play area for kids. A good place for a picnic.
10 residents recomanen
Franklin Park
1432 San Antonio Ave
10 residents recomanen
Lovely little park really close by with a play area for kids. A good place for a picnic.
The other end of the island there's another nice park.
8 residents recomanen
Lincoln Park
3412 Clement St
8 residents recomanen
The other end of the island there's another nice park.
This beach is a great place to cycle to. You can cycle quite a long way along the shore in either direction.
106 residents recomanen
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
Otis Drive
106 residents recomanen
This beach is a great place to cycle to. You can cycle quite a long way along the shore in either direction.
This park is just at the end of the street and has a new play structure.
Littlejohn Park
1401 Pacific Ave
This park is just at the end of the street and has a new play structure.
This new park is fun for kids.
7 residents recomanen
Jean Sweeney Open Space Park
1100 Atlantic Ave
7 residents recomanen
This new park is fun for kids.

Bars

Tiki bar that serves cocktails. It's really near by!
71 residents recomanen
Forbidden Island
1304 Lincoln Ave
71 residents recomanen
Tiki bar that serves cocktails. It's really near by!