Favorites

8.5

5098 Telegraph Ave (at 51st St), Oakland, CA

Bakery · Temescal · 123 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: I recommend the Chicken Salad because the bread in the sandwich is merely mediocre. Also make sure to try the Lemon Ice! They usually run out so don't go right before closing.

2. Cheese Board Pizza

9.3

1512 Shattuck Ave (at Vine St), Berkeley, CA

Pizzeria · Gourmet Ghetto · 157 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: One pizza/day so check the flavors ahead of time.

3. The Cheeseboard

9.1

1504 Shattuck Ave (at Vine St), Berkeley, CA

Cheese Store · Gourmet Ghetto · 69 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: Chocolate Thing FTW!

4. Taiwan Restaurant

2071 University Ave (at Shattuck Ave.), Berkeley, CA

Chinese Restaurant · Downtown Berkeley · 11 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: The Spring Rolls rock!

5. Vice Chocolates

5300 Claremont Ave (Temescal Farmers' Market), Oakland, CA

Dessert Shop · North Oakland · 1 tip

Gal Oppenheimer: Tell I-Li I say hi!

6. CREAM of Berkeley

8.2

2399 Telegraph Ave (at Channing Way), Berkeley, CA

Ice Cream Parlor · Southside · 98 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: You can never go wrong here.

7. Gelateria Naia

2106 Shattuck Ave (btw Center and Addison), Berkeley, CA

Ice Cream Parlor · Downtown Berkeley · 19 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: My favorite flavor is Prickly Pear (summer only I believe).

Zachary's Chicago Pizza is one of Favorites.

8. Zachary's Chicago Pizza

8.6

1853 Solano Ave (btw Colusa Ave & Fresno Ave), Berkeley, CA

Pizzeria · Thousand Oaks · 60 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: The only Chicago Style Pizza I would recommend in the Bay.

9. Venezia

1799 University Ave (btw Grant & Mcgee), Berkeley, CA

Italian Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: The Torta Gelato is where it's at.

Fentons Creamery & Restaurant is one of Favorites.

10. Fentons Creamery & Restaurant

8.9

4226 Piedmont Ave (at Entrada Ave), Oakland, CA

Ice Cream Parlor · Piedmont Avenue · 227 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: Coffee Cookie Dream + Marshmallow Syrup = <3s

11. Bi-Rite Creamery

9.2

3692 18th St (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA

Ice Cream Parlor · Mission Dolores · 688 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: Coffee Toffee is the way to go.

12. Hot Cookie

8.0

407 Castro St (at 17th St), San Francisco, CA

Bakery · Castro · 115 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: I strongly recommend the Cocoa Cayenne and the White Chocolate Toffee.

13. King Pin Donuts

6.5

2521 Durant Ave (btw Bowditch & Telegraph), Berkeley, CA

Donut Shop · Southside · 30 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: Fresh donut holes come out at 11pm nightly.

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is one of Favorites.

14. The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

7.6

1 South Park Ave. # 103a (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA

Sandwich Spot · South Park · 207 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: The Mousetrap is to die for.

Bootie San Francisco is one of Favorites.

15. Bootie San Francisco

7.2

375 11th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA

Night Club · SoMa · 30 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: My favorite place to go clubbing in the Bay Area.

Muracci's Japanese Curry & Grill is one of Favorites.

16. Muracci's Japanese Curry & Grill

8.3

307 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA

Japanese Curry Restaurant · Chinatown · 173 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: You can never go wrong here :)

ThirstyBear Brewing Company is one of Favorites.

17. ThirstyBear Brewing Company

661 Howard St (btwn 2nd & 3rd), San Francisco, CA

Brewery · SoMa · 223 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: Never been disappointed here.

Wat Mongkolratanaram is one of Favorites.

18. Wat Mongkolratanaram

8.8

1911 Russell St (btw Martin Luther King Jr Way & Otis St), Berkeley, CA

Thai Restaurant · South Berkeley · 51 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: They start running out of things around noon, so come early!

19. Masse's Pastries

7.6

1469 Shattuck Ave (btw Rose & Vine), Berkeley, CA

Dessert Shop · Gourmet Ghetto · 14 tips and reviews

Gal Oppenheimer: I love their Opera cake. It's my favorite thus far.