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Situated just outside downtown Oakland, Piedmont Avenue (not to be confused with the city of Piedmont) \u00a0is home of some of Oakland\u2019s hippest restaurants and shops. Here you’ll find food for every\u00a0taste bud, from Vietnamese to pub grub, plus plenty of entertainment.<\/p>\n

Here, a taste of everything the avenue has to offer.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

1<\/strong>. Break for breakfast at Mama\u2019s Royal Caf\u00e9<\/a>, <\/strong>located halfway between MacArthur station and Piedmont Avenue. Breakfast after your BART ride might be just what Mama ordered, and this funky diner has been serving healthy breakfast and lunch seven days a week since 1974. (4012 Broadway, mamasroyalcafeoakland.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Walk off breakfast with some shopping on the avenue. Get one of a kind vintage frocks at Mercy<\/strong>\u00a0Vintage<\/strong>\u00a0Now<\/strong><\/a> clothing store, or rifle through well-organized indie wares at Rare Bird<\/a><\/strong>. (4188 Piedmont Avenue,\u00a0mercyvintage.com<\/a>, 3883 Piedmont Avenue,\u00a0therarebird.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Grab a beer (or maybe some pub trivia) at\u00a0Cato\u2019s Ale House<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0(3891 Piedmont Avenue,\u00a0catosalehouse.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong>\u00a0Get your fiesta on at\u00a0Bar C\u00e9sar<\/a><\/strong>. (4039 Piedmont Avenue,\u00a0barcesar.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Check out what\u2019s playing at Piedmont Theatre<\/a><\/strong>. You can rely on this old independent theater’s stellar pick of flicks, from the latest film festival winners to obscure foreign flicks. (4186 Piedmont Avenue, landmarktheatres.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong>\u00a0Indulge in a tasty frozen treat at the historic\u00a0Fentons Creamery<\/a><\/strong>. (4226 Piedmont Avenue,\u00a0fentonscreamery.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\nTake\u00a0BART<\/a>\u00a0to Oakland’s MacArthur station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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