Visitor Information for JLAC and the East Bay

Welcome to Berkeley, JLAC and the East Bay.  ...

WHERE TO FIND COFFEE, FOOD AND SHOPS
There are lots of places to eat, drink and shop (and stay) in Oakland and Alameda.  Here are a few suggestions near the race course to get out-of-town visitors and new crew parents started.  (Note that these suggestions do not imply an endorsement from Berkeley High School or Berkeley High Crew.)  Favorites of your own? Email the webmaster.

Some team favorites:
• "There's Peerless Coffee & Tea at the address below which is pretty good."
260 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607-4587
(510) 763-1763
http://www.peerlesscoffee.com/

• "For anyone looking for a decent lunch after, Le Cheval would be my pick!"
1007 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 763-8957
http://www.lecheval.com/

• World Ground Cafe (on 3rd Street, two blocks north of Oak)
308 Jackson St # 4
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 465-6050
http://www.worldgroundcafe.com/

• Starbucks (Less than a mile east - what you might think is south; turn right out of the JLAC driveway - at East Embarcadero Cove) - "Opens at 5 a.m."
1211 Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94606-5117
(510) 533-8287‎
Map

• Numi Tea Garden (1.6 miles east - think south - of JLAC) - "A funky shack, with the best tea!" - an Oakland Strokes dad
2230 Livingston St
Oakland, CA 94606-5221
(510) 534-6864
Open Tu-Sa, 11am-6:30pm
Web site
Map

• Shops, restaurants and entertainment at Jack London Square
http://www.jacklondonsquare.com/

• Also - explore Alameda on the other side of the channel.

• In 'n' Out Burger - "For the hungry rower" - A few miles down I-880 at the Oakland Airport/Hegenberger Rd. exit

• Looking for a grocery store?
- Nob Hill Foods (map):