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!
52 yerel halk öneriyor
El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company
10367 San Pablo Ave5 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!
34 yerel halk öneriyor
El Cerrito Plaza
2000-8000 El Cerrito PlazaTrader 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.
15 yerel halk öneriyor
El Cerrito Natural Grocery - Prepared Food Annex
10387 San Pablo Ave5 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.
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Well Grounded Tea & Coffee Bar
6925 Stockton Ave10 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 Ave10 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!
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Gangnam Tofu Korean Cuisine
11740 San Pablo AveA 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!
65 yerel halk öneriyor
Gourmet Ghetto
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!)
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Armistice Brewing Company
845 Marina Bay Pkwy20 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.
91 yerel halk öneriyor
Fieldwork Brewing Company
1160 Sixth St10 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.
Pâtisserie Rotha
1051 San Pablo AveGet ready to stand in line - but it is worth it!
Little Hill Lounge
10753 San Pablo AveA 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!
58 yerel halk öneriyor
Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
10070 San Pablo AveDinner 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.
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Solano Avenue
Solano Avenue10 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.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Jenny K
6921 Stockton Ave10 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 AveA 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.
36 yerel halk öneriyor
99 Ranch Market
3288 Pierce StreetThis market is in the Pacific East Mall. A great place to look for manga, boba, asian foods and a unique asian grocery store.
The North Face Outlet
1238 Fifth StAmazing 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!
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
5551 Giant HwyA 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.
61 yerel halk öneriyor
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
5755 McBryde AveA 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.
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Hillside Natural Area
7501 Schmidt Ln5 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.
75 yerel halk öneriyor
Cesar Chavez Parkı
11 Spinnaker WayA 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?
17 yerel halk öneriyor
California Canoe & Kayak Oakland
409 Water StreetWant 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 SPaddle Board class in Richmond Marina - woman owned and operated!
Berkeley Gül Bahçesi
1200 Euclid AveA 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!
34 yerel halk öneriyor
Codornices Park
1201 Euclid AveYou 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.
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Blake Garden
70 Rincon RdA 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.
121 yerel halk öneriyor
Hint Kaya Parkı
950 Indian Rock AveWalk 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/
14 yerel halk öneriyor
El Cerrito Plaza BART Station
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/
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Richmond Ferry Terminal
1453 Harbour Way SThe 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
Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park
1414 Harbour Way S