The Villa Neighborhood

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The Villa Neighborhood

Groceries

5 minute walk from The Villa - come here for anything organic, fair trade and yummy! Super friendly staff and a great selection from vegetables to vitamins to hand soap!
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El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company
10367 San Pablo Ave
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5 minute walk from The Villa - come here for anything organic, fair trade and yummy! Super friendly staff and a great selection from vegetables to vitamins to hand soap!
Trader Joe's, Starbucks, Lucky's Groceries, Ross and Dyso to name a few!
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El Cerrito Plaza
2000-8000 El Cerrito Plaza
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Trader Joe's, Starbucks, Lucky's Groceries, Ross and Dyso to name a few!

Food scene

5 minute walk from The Villa - Everything is organic and fair trade. Come in for your morning coffee, fresh baked pastries, pressed juice or smoothie, icecream, wine, deli and prepared foods.
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El Cerrito Natural Grocery - Prepared Food Annex
10387 San Pablo Ave
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5 minute walk from The Villa - Everything is organic and fair trade. Come in for your morning coffee, fresh baked pastries, pressed juice or smoothie, icecream, wine, deli and prepared foods.
10 minute walk from The Villa - They make pressed coffee one cup at a time and dang is it good! They also have a variety of sandwiches and snacks.
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Well Grounded Tea & Coffee Bar
6925 Stockton Ave
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10 minute walk from The Villa - They make pressed coffee one cup at a time and dang is it good! They also have a variety of sandwiches and snacks.
10 minute drive from The Villa. These tacos are AMAZING! So delicious! Right next to a local favorite bar - The Hotsy Totsy. Sometimes you have to wait a while for your food because there can be a line but it is so worth it!
Tacos El Autlense
601 San Pablo Ave
10 minute drive from The Villa. These tacos are AMAZING! So delicious! Right next to a local favorite bar - The Hotsy Totsy. Sometimes you have to wait a while for your food because there can be a line but it is so worth it!
A 5 minute drive from The Villa - like Korean food? Come on over!
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Gangnam Tofu Korean Cuisine
11740 San Pablo Ave
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A 5 minute drive from The Villa - like Korean food? Come on over!
15 minute drive from The Villa. This is the birthplace of California Cuisine and Chez Panise. Great food everywhere!
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Gourmet Ghetto
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15 minute drive from The Villa. This is the birthplace of California Cuisine and Chez Panise. Great food everywhere!
20 minute drive from The Villa. - A really neat casual brewery. Sit inside among all the wood or outside in the fresh air. Just a great place to relax and have a beer (and a taco from the food truck!)
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Armistice Brewing Company
845 Marina Bay Pkwy
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20 minute drive from The Villa. - A really neat casual brewery. Sit inside among all the wood or outside in the fresh air. Just a great place to relax and have a beer (and a taco from the food truck!)
10 minute drive from The Villa - A very lively place with indoor and outdoor seating in a formerly industrial area. Quite a scene. Good food. Good beer.
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Fieldwork Brewing Company
1160 Sixth St
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10 minute drive from The Villa - A very lively place with indoor and outdoor seating in a formerly industrial area. Quite a scene. Good food. Good beer.
Get ready to stand in line - but it is worth it!
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Pâtisserie Rotha
1051 San Pablo Ave
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Get ready to stand in line - but it is worth it!
A divy local favorite.
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Little Hill Lounge
10753 San Pablo Ave
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A divy local favorite.
Dinner and a movie! Get there early to grab a couch, order some nachos and a beer while you watch a movie!
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Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
10070 San Pablo Ave
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Dinner and a movie! Get there early to grab a couch, order some nachos and a beer while you watch a movie!

Neighborhoods

10 minute drive from The Villa - Solano Ave is a stretch of just over 1 mile that is packed with great shops and restaurants.
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Solano Avenue
Solano Avenue
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10 minute drive from The Villa - Solano Ave is a stretch of just over 1 mile that is packed with great shops and restaurants.

Fun Shopping

10 minute walk from The Villa - An El Cerrito local favorite. This is a great gift shop with something for everyone from hand made jewelry to kids toys to soap to socks.
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Jenny K
6921 Stockton Ave
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10 minute walk from The Villa - An El Cerrito local favorite. This is a great gift shop with something for everyone from hand made jewelry to kids toys to soap to socks.
A great little local thrift spot! You can often find some well preserved vintage items here. And if you are in the mood for a jigsaw puzzle they always have a stack for about $1!
Good Stuff Thrift Shop
10313 San Pablo Ave
A great little local thrift spot! You can often find some well preserved vintage items here. And if you are in the mood for a jigsaw puzzle they always have a stack for about $1!
This market is in the Pacific East Mall. A great place to look for manga, boba, asian foods and a unique asian grocery store.
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99 Ranch Market
3288 Pierce Street
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This market is in the Pacific East Mall. A great place to look for manga, boba, asian foods and a unique asian grocery store.
Amazing deals on outdoor gear!
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The North Face Outlet
1238 Fifth St
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Amazing deals on outdoor gear!

Get outside

A 20 minute drive from The Villa but a beautiful place to walk and hike. Mostly very flat. Easy walking and just gorgeous views of the water as well as enchanted feeling eucalyptus forests!
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Регіональний узбережжя Пойнт Пінол
5551 Giant Hwy
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A 20 minute drive from The Villa but a beautiful place to walk and hike. Mostly very flat. Easy walking and just gorgeous views of the water as well as enchanted feeling eucalyptus forests!
A 10-20 minute drive from The Villa (depending on which entrance you go to.) Amazing hiking with views all across the Bay Area. Some trails quite steep and totally worth it! Cows are often grazing on the trails.
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Регіональний парк Wildcat Canyon
5755 McBryde Ave
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A 10-20 minute drive from The Villa (depending on which entrance you go to.) Amazing hiking with views all across the Bay Area. Some trails quite steep and totally worth it! Cows are often grazing on the trails.
5 minute drive from the Villa. Its really a lovely small area full of Oak and Eucalyptus trees! Need a quick hike? This is a sweet spot to watch the sunset and see views of the Bay snd The Golden Gate Bridge.
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Hillside Natural Area
7501 Schmidt Ln
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5 minute drive from the Villa. Its really a lovely small area full of Oak and Eucalyptus trees! Need a quick hike? This is a sweet spot to watch the sunset and see views of the Bay snd The Golden Gate Bridge.
A 10 minute drive from The Villa. Locally referred to as "The Marina" this is a beautiful place for a stroll and look out across the water to San Francisco. Always windy so be sure to bring a jacket. But the wind also brings out the kite flyers of all sizes.
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Парк імені Сесара Чавеса
11 Spinnaker Way
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A 10 minute drive from The Villa. Locally referred to as "The Marina" this is a beautiful place for a stroll and look out across the water to San Francisco. Always windy so be sure to bring a jacket. But the wind also brings out the kite flyers of all sizes.
Want to rent a kayak or stand up paddle board to explore the bay?
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California Canoe & Kayak Oakland
409 Water Street
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Want to rent a kayak or stand up paddle board to explore the bay?
Paddle Board class in Richmond Marina - woman owned and operated!
510-Waterline | Stand Up Paddle Board
1340 Marina Way S
Paddle Board class in Richmond Marina - woman owned and operated!
A beautiful garden to stroll around or have a picnic
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Berkeley Rose Garden
1200 Euclid Ave
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A beautiful garden to stroll around or have a picnic
You still have to try the concrete slide no matter what age! Want to go even faster? Use a piece of cardboard and be prepared to fly off the end!
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Codornices Park
1201 Euclid Ave
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You still have to try the concrete slide no matter what age! Want to go even faster? Use a piece of cardboard and be prepared to fly off the end!
A beautiful garden with many different “eco systems” throughout including a little redwood grove. Only open weekdays until early afternoon.
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Blake Garden
70 Rincon Rd
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A beautiful garden with many different “eco systems” throughout including a little redwood grove. Only open weekdays until early afternoon.
Walk up the stair path between houses starting at the top pf Solano ave. A beautiful place at sunset.
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Indian Rock Park
950 Indian Rock Ave
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Walk up the stair path between houses starting at the top pf Solano ave. A beautiful place at sunset.

Public Transportation

The website will tell you everything you need to know about getting around via BART. The Trip Planner feature (all the way at the bottom of the web page) allows you to see where to get on and off, how much it will cost, when the trains are scheduled and how long it will take. The station closest to The Villa is El Cerrito Plaza. https://www.bart.gov/
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El Cerrito Plaza BART Station
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The website will tell you everything you need to know about getting around via BART. The Trip Planner feature (all the way at the bottom of the web page) allows you to see where to get on and off, how much it will cost, when the trains are scheduled and how long it will take. The station closest to The Villa is El Cerrito Plaza. https://www.bart.gov/
The ferry is a fun way to get across the bay! The closest ferry station is in Richmond (about a 5 minute drive from The Villa). There is free parking there. Ferry hours are more limited than BART but it is fun! https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/
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Richmond Ferry Terminal
1453 Harbour Way S
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The ferry is a fun way to get across the bay! The closest ferry station is in Richmond (about a 5 minute drive from The Villa). There is free parking there. Ferry hours are more limited than BART but it is fun! https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/

Sightseeing

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Національний історичний парк Розі Ріветер
1414 Harbour Way S
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