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Contents 3 Welcome 4 Be a Little Berkeley 6 Accommodations 16 Restaurants 30 Local Libations 40 Arts & Culture 46 Things to Do 52 Shopping Districts 64 #VisitBerkeley 66 Outdoor Adventures & Sports 68 Berkeley Marina 70 Architecture 72 Meetings & Celebrations 76 UC Berkeley 78 Travel Information 80 Transportation 81 Visitor & Community Services 82 Maps visitberkeley.com BERKELEY WELCOMES YOU! The 2018/19 Official Berkeley Visitors Guide is published by: Hello, Visit Berkeley, 2030 Addison St., Suite #102, Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 549-7040 • www.visitberkeley.com Berkeley is an iconic American city, richly diverse with a vibrant economy inspired in EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE great measure by our progressive environ- Greg Mauldin, Chairman of the Board;General Manager, Hotel Shattuck Plaza Vice Chair, (TBA); mental and social policies. We are internationally recognized for our arts Thomas Burcham, Esq., Secretary/Treasurer; Worldwide Farmers and culinary scenes, as well as serving as home to the top public univer- Barbara Hillman, President & CEO, Visit Berkeley sity in the country – the University of California, Berkeley. UC Berkeley BOARD OF DIRECTORS is the heart of our city, and our neighborhood districts surround the Cal John Pimentel, Account Exec/Special Projects, Hornblower Cruises & Events campus with acclaimed restaurants, great independent shops and galleries, Lisa Bullwinkel, Owner; Another Bullwinkel Show world-class performing arts venues, and wonderful parks. Tracy Dean, Owner; Design Site Hal Leonard, General Manager; DoubleTree by Hilton Berkeley Marina I encourage you to discover Berkeley’s signature elements, events and Matthew Mooney, General Manager, La Quinta Inn & Suites LaDawn Duvall, Executive Director, Visitor & Parent Services UC Berkeley engaging vibe during your stay with us. And, please stop by Berkeley’s Matt Terwilliger, Business Development; Cal Alumni Association Visitor Information Center for ideas and assistance (they’re located right Scott Lorenz, General Manager, Bancroft Hotel across the street from the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in our Downtown Chris Koertge, General Manager; Golden Bear Inn / America’s Best Value Inn K.P. Patel, Owner, Rose Garden Inn Arts District). Joe Michl, General Manager, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Joe Mulford, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Chief Revenue Office, Sincerely, CAL Intercollegiate Athletics VISIT BERKELEY STAFF Barbara Hillman – President/CEO Daniel Marengo – Director, Communications Jesse Arreguin, Mayor of Berkeley, CA. Jeff Blair – Manager, Marketing Partner Development Nikole Halaka – Director of Sales Jeffrey Church – Visitor & Partner Services DESIGNED & PUBLISHED BY: Design Site 1942 Bonita Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 PRESIDENT’S (510) 843-7483 x126 • [email protected] © Copyright 2018 Visit Berkeley. WELCOME All rights reserved. All photographs are property of Visit Berkeley and/or the credited photographers and may not be reproduced without permission. Visit Berkeley provides the Official Berkeley Visitors Guide as a service. Welcome to Berkeley! Visit Berkeley has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the material in the Guide. Visit Berkeley and the Publisher assume no responsibility or What comes to mind when you liability for errors, changes, omitted or outdated information contained in think of Berkeley? Ask a group this Guide. No parts of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written consent of Visit Berkeley and Design Site. of people, and responses could A special thank you to all our marketing partners. Without your support the range from cool college town, Official Berkeley Visitors Guide would not be possible. hip arts hub and capital of Cali- fornia cuisine, to free speech flashpoint, craft beer tours and cultural PHOTO CREDITS: center (with a counter-culture soul). Visit Berkeley thanks local photographers and our marketing partners for their amazing images! Cover: Keegan Houser/UC Berkeley; Kevin Berne/Berkeley Of course, this kind of diversity is perfectly Berkeley, as freethinking Repertory Theatre; Chao Kusollerchariya; (center); Nadia Andreini; Hali McGrath/ Freight & Salvage; Ann Weins /BAMPFA; 1: Nancy Rubin; Kevin Berne/Berkeley is part of the “local genome.” Berkeley’s a city of vibrant neighborhood Repertory Theatre; 4: Nancy Rubin; 5: UC Botanical Garden; Visit California; districts, each with great places to explore. Start at our Visitor Inform- 6: Chao Kusollerchariya; 12-13: Ira Serkes; 17: Nadia Andreini/Donato&co.; 18, 20: Phi Tran/La Marcha; 21: mydealist/Instagram; 26: Nadia Andreini/ ation Center in downtown Berkeley for inspiration! Donato&co; 27: Nader Khouri/Rivoli; 29: glennramit.com; 31: Paul Kirchner/ Pacific Standard; 32: glennramit.com; 36: Bravo Your City; 37: glennramit.com; We invite you to loosen up your itinerary and experience the unex- 38-39: Paul Kirchner/Pacific Standard; 40: Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory pected. Take the alternate route, discover a scenic shortcut, try some- Theatre; Cheshire Isaacs/Shotgun Players; 41: Ben Krantz Studio/Berkeley thing new and get lost – in a good way. If you’re a “Berkeley person,” Playhouse; 42: Cary Groner/ Babette/BAMPFA; Homegrownadventures.net/ BAMPFA; 43: Ann Weins/BAMPFA; Dave Weiland/Berkeley Symphony; 44: chances are you’re going to feel right a home. And as we like to say, Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Cary Groner/BAMPFA; David Allen/ everyone’s a little Berkeley! Aurora Theatre Co.; 45: Hali McGrath/Freight & Salvage; David Allen/Aurora Theatre Company; Steve Tanner/Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Country Joe/ Very best regards, Berkeley Historical Society; 47: l0viinmyb0ys/Instagram; 48: Chao Kusollerchariya; Jeff Wason/UC Berkeley; 51: Nancy Rubin; 55: Nadia Andreini/Donato&co.; 58: Hali McGrath/Freight & Salvage; Cary Groner/BAMPFA; Kevin Berne/ Berkeley Repertory Theatre; 60: Telegraph BID; 64: jeeogrphy/ Instragram; kimberrryyy/Instagram; glennramit.com; Trevor Cheitlin; 65: Robert E. Johnson/ Berkeley Walks; 66: slaiii/Instagram; 67: Nancy Rubin; 70-71: Robert E. Johnson/ Barbara Hillman, President & CEO, Visit Berkeley Berkeley Walks; Keegan Houser/UC Berkeley. Printed on 10% PCW recycled paper. Be a Litle Berkeley Set between a forested Pacific ridge and Martin Luther King Jr. called Berkeley “our nation’s conscience” sparkling San Francisco Bay, Berkeley is a during a 1967 speech here at UC Berkeley, and the city continues spirited city that will surprise those who to embrace its role as the heart of the Free Speech Movement. still see it as the counter-culture center of Berkeley is a cultural center and trendsetter, from food – Chez the Sixties. Free Speech and flower power Panisse kicked off California cuisine in 1971 and the local rest- are forever in the city’s “DNA,” but Berkeley aurant scene has been cooking ever since – to music, with halls has evolved into a celebrated place to dine, like the UC Theatre, Cornerstone, and Freight & Salvage setting experience live music and theatre, and the tempo nearly nightly. Major venues like the Berkeley Art enjoy an authentic, cool college town vibe. Museum & Pacific Film Archive, California Jazz Conservatory, Aurora Theatre Company, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre clust- er in the Downtown Arts District. Berkeley spans 10.5 square miles of terrain with a population of A culinary wonderland, the food scene in Berkeley is contempor- just under 125,000. The world-famous University of California ary and legendary. Close your eyes, place your finger on the city – or “Cal” to students, alums and locals – was founded here in map, and chances are there’s something fresh, local and organic COME FOR THE CULTURE COME 1868 and celebrates its 150th anniversary in Berkeley in 2018. to taste on the block. Berkeley is passionate about cuisine, and Telegraph Avenue UC Botanical Garden it shows – on the menus of the city’s innovative, influential res- moods and mantras. North Shattuck/Gourmet Ghetto, Fourth Street, FOR THE FOOD STAY taurants, and inside dozens of artisan food stores and stands. Telegraph Avenue, Solano Avenue, Gilman, Lorin, Elmwood and Downtown – each of Berkeley’s “boroughs” has authentic allure. With all the cultural and culinary experiences to savor, Berkeley offers at least as many ways to enjoy the great outdoors. Walk- Visitors have more places to stay and play than ever before, from ing is woven into the soul of Berkeley; city planners included a “green” hotels to hip boutique and historic properties, and of network of some 140 public paths throughout the city’s hillside course, well-known national chains. Groups will discover a climate neighborhoods. Hiking and biking trails race along the bay and of thought leadership that fuels innovation, great ideas and pro- through the city’s landmark regional parks. Visitors can golf, sail, ductive meetings. and walk through verdant botanic gardens. Adventure-seekers Yes, today Berkeley still wears tie-dye with pride, but a closer will discover opportunities for rock climbing, kayaking, skate- look reveals a small yet dynamic city that is quintessentially Calif- boarding and more. ornian in setting, international in outlook, and filled with remark- able restaurants, shops, and culture. Independent merchants thrive in Berkeley’s tree-lined, fragrant and walkable districts. The city’s twists and turns of terrain give these neighborhoods room to establish signature personas, . Welcome to Berkeley! . Chez Panisse Stay by te Bay Berkeley lodging properties RATE CODE (PER NIGHT): Berkeley Faculty Club