Guidebook for El Cerrito
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El Cerrito Plaza station
6699 Fairmount AveBest way to get to Berkeley and San Francisco.
Food Scene
Best Chinese restaurant in the area. If you like spicy food, try the fish with chili peppers.
23 locals recommend
China Village
1335 Solano AveBest Chinese restaurant in the area. If you like spicy food, try the fish with chili peppers.
Best local coffee. Located in a nursery, which makes for a beautiful setting.
105 locals recommend
Highwire Coffee Roasters
2049 San Pablo AveBest local coffee. Located in a nursery, which makes for a beautiful setting.
Slightly Americanized Korean food, but nevertheless, really good.
35 locals recommend
Bowl'd Korean Rice Bar
1479 Solano AveSlightly Americanized Korean food, but nevertheless, really good.
If you want cheap eats, this is the place to go. Huge burritos for not much money. Hard to go wrong.
47 locals recommend
Gordo Taquería
1423 Solano AveIf you want cheap eats, this is the place to go. Huge burritos for not much money. Hard to go wrong.
Delhi Diner
1373 Solano AveClosest good Indian restaurant. Sometimes has live Indian music.
Close, excellent food (pizzas, salads, etc.), good vibe--couldn't ask for more.
18 locals recommend
Benchmark Pizzeria
1568 Oak View AveClose, excellent food (pizzas, salads, etc.), good vibe--couldn't ask for more.
Great place for a morning pastry (although the coffee is lackluster). The rye bread is the best I've had in the area.
19 locals recommend
Semifreddi's Bakery
372 Colusa AveGreat place for a morning pastry (although the coffee is lackluster). The rye bread is the best I've had in the area.
Essentials
Colusa Market
406 Colusa AveClosest place to get the basics--food, toiletries, etc.
A supermarket. If you can't find it at Colusa Market, you likely can find it here. Easy place to stop at on your way back to the house from the BART station.
219 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
225 El Cerrito PlazaA supermarket. If you can't find it at Colusa Market, you likely can find it here. Easy place to stop at on your way back to the house from the BART station.