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Sweet Bar Bakery

  Sweet Bar is a relatively new bakery in the downtown Oakland area and has a great atmosphere for work or getting together with friends. It feels a little like coffee shops did when they first became crazy popular. Nice and open with plenty of tables and lots of light. It’s on Broadway so there… Read more »

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Beautiful Bagels at Beauty’s Bagel Shop

If you are an east coast transplant, or just someone who has spent a significant amount of time travelling the other side of our nation (not time-travelling, although I’m sure that would apply too), you know that while most would consider this the “best” coast, we are still learning on one very specific front…bagels. The… Read more »

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Boot and Shoe Service Delights

If you are looking for a great cup of FourĀ Barrel Coffee or a delicious brunch look no further than Boot and Shoe Service on Grand Avenue. It is a beautiful building with exposed brick, drift wood, and an open kitchen that helps it to maintain the feeling of the Boot and Shoe Service shop that… Read more »