Russell’s Liked Places
Ladyfingers Desserts is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

1. Ladyfingers Desserts

7.9
150 Santa Clara Ave, Oakland, CA
Dessert Shop · Grand Lake · 4 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Get the strawberry charlotte. It never disappoints. Black bottom cupcakes are good as well. There's a parking lot in the back but it's a little tight.

Bicycle Coffee Co. is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

2. Bicycle Coffee Co.

8.8
364 2nd St (at Webster St), Oakland, CA
Coffee Shop · Produce and Waterfront · 44 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Smooth drip coffee. Americano is bright. Skip that blue place up the street. Also very nice that non-dairy options don't cost extra.

The Cheeseboard is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

3. The Cheeseboard

9.2
1504 Shattuck Ave (at Vine St), Berkeley, CA
Cheese Store · Gourmet Ghetto · 69 tips and reviews
Hopscotch Restaurant & Bar is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

4. Hopscotch Restaurant & Bar

1915 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA
New American Restaurant · Uptown · 86 tips and reviews
Basic Cafe Bar & Grill is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

5. Basic Cafe Bar & Grill

5000 Adeline St, Oakland, CA
Café · North Oakland · 2 tips and reviews
B-Side Baking Co. is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

6. B-Side Baking Co.

3303 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA
Bakery · West Oakland · 3 tips and reviews
Pizzaiolo is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

7. Pizzaiolo

9.1
5008 Telegraph Ave (at 51st St), Oakland, CA
Pizzeria · Temescal · 89 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Eat late and you might luck out and be offered a loaf of bread!

Ohgane Korean BBQ is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

8. Ohgane Korean BBQ

7.5
3915 Broadway (btwn 38th and 40th St), Oakland, CA
Korean Restaurant · Mosswood · 45 tips and reviews
Picante is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

9. Picante

8.0
1328 6th St, Berkeley, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 63 tips and reviews
Stumpy's Burger, Fries & Dogs is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

10. Stumpy's Burger, Fries & Dogs

1163 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA
Burger Joint · Willow Glen · 8 tips and reviews
Top Nosh Cafe is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

11. Top Nosh Cafe

1167 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA
Café · Willow Glen · 17 tips and reviews
Shooting Star Cafe is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

12. Shooting Star Cafe

7.6
1022 Webster St, Oakland, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 44 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

13. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

9.1
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at Andalusia Ave.), Venice, CA
Coffee Shop · 414 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: The Americano is smooth and not sour. Friendly staff and lots of laptops running. The hipster design is a little over the top.

Sumerian Coffee is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

14. Sumerian Coffee

415 Shaanxi Bei Rd | 陕西北路415号 (Beijing West Rd | 近北京西路), 上海市, 上海市
Coffee Shop · 97 tips and reviews
Shimizu is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

15. Shimizu

7.9
4290 Piedmont Ave (Echo), Oakland, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Piedmont Avenue · 32 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Always check the parking lot. If you're vegetarian I would try the tofu dream - it's an inari roll with soft tofu instead of rice!

Bites Off Broadway is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

16. Bites Off Broadway

7.2
365 45th St (Lawton), Oakland, CA
Food Truck · Temescal · 5 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Not much variety or change in trucks week to week. Lemon ricotta donuts from streatery are a standard. But all the kids look like they're having a blast!

Quickly 快可立 is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

17. Quickly 快可立

11020 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA
Café · 10 tips and reviews
Cholita Linda is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

18. Cholita Linda

9.3
4923 Telegraph Ave (at 49th St), Oakland, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Temescal · 96 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Yucca fries are amazing. Tofu tacos are a good mix of vegetation and protein.

Colonial Donuts is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

19. Colonial Donuts

7.9
3318 Lakeshore Ave (at Trestle Glen Rd), Oakland, CA
Donut Shop · Lakeshore · 27 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Grab some old fashioned donuts as you walk through from the parking lot.

Caffe 817 is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

20. Caffe 817

7.4
817 Washington St (btwn 8th St & 9th St), Oakland, CA
Café · Old Oakland · 36 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: A nice cafe for a weekend brunch/lunch, with half the seats outside. Serving coffee roasted down the street. Definitely a eat/chat location, not for plopping down with a laptop.

Coffee Bar is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

21. Coffee Bar

1890 Bryant St (btwn Mariposa St. & Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 260 tips and reviews
The Star is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

22. The Star

8.9
3425 Grand Ave (at Mandana Blvd), Oakland, CA
Pizzeria · Grand Lake · 62 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: The corn bread crust works best with deep dish but the thin crust is passable. Would pick it over Zachary's any day. NB: the garlic bread is plain sourdough with ramekins of butter and roasted garlic.

Yard House is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

23. Yard House

8.3
300 Santana Row, San Jose, CA
American Restaurant · 189 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: The vampire style tacos are impressive, but the cheese drowns out all the other flavors. Would not recommend. Truffle fries are very truffley.

24. Pacific Fencing Club

2329 Santa Clara Ave (Park St), Alameda, CA
Gym and Studio · East End · 1 tip

Russell L.Russell L: Awesome place to learn and do the sport of fencing. Stop in around class times to see what's going on and talk to the maestro.

Doña Tomás is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

25. Doña Tomás

5004 Telegraph Ave (at 51st St), Oakland, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Temescal · 52 tips and reviews
Chatime is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

26. Chatime

251 9th St (at Alice St), Oakland, CA
Café · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews
Chop Bar is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

27. Chop Bar

190 4th St (at Alice St.), Oakland, CA
New American Restaurant · Produce and Waterfront · 138 tips and reviews
Homeroom is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

28. Homeroom

8.8
400 40th St (at Shafter Ave), Oakland, CA
Mac and Cheese Joint · Temescal · 233 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Reasonably priced and tasty, but usually too crowded to make it worth it for me. The vegan option is actually very good but needs additions or it gets monotonous. Avoid the pesto - too oily.

Rockridge BART Station is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

29. Rockridge BART Station

5660 College Ave (btwn Miles Ave & Keith Ave), Oakland, CA
Metro Station · Rockridge · 39 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: Park in the west (downhill) lot if you at all suspect it'll be busy. The east lot is smaller and fills up faster. There's also a park-and-wait row.

Hudson Bay Café is one of Russell’s Liked Places.

30. Hudson Bay Café

6.3
5401 College Ave (btw Kales & Hudson), Oakland, CA
Coffee Shop · North Oakland · 24 tips and reviews

Russell L.Russell L: The coffee is just okay, but it's the only cafe in the area with reasonable seating. Quite convenient on the way to BART in the morning.