Shopping in Berkeley

University Avenue Solano Avenue Berkeley, CA Fourth Street Telegraph Avenue

Shopping in Berkeley offers a long list of delights. Berkeley is home to top shopping, charming boutiques and one-of-a-kind artisan shops and art galleries. Top areas to shop include University Avenue, Solano Avenue, Telegraph Avenue and the Berkeley, CA Fourth Street shopping center.The Rose Garden Inn offers the ideal place to experience terrific Berkeley shopping, close to all the action of the city’s top spots. To find Berkeley shopping maps and descriptions of the main shopping districts, go to www.visitberkeley.com/shopping.cfm.

University Avenue. The 2-mile stretch of University Avenue in Berkeley runs from Marina District and the shore of the San Francisco Bay to the UC Berkeley campus and is lined with interesting shops and enticing restaurants. The Marina area of Berkeley is called "The Gateway to Berkeley" and offers spectacular views of the San Francisco Skyline. Heading east on University Avenue, you’ll dead end on the University of California Berkeley campus. University Avenue is a hub for East Indian stores and the location of Heyday Press, Mike’s Bicycle Center and the Darling Flower Shop. For more information on shops on University Avenue and the downtown Berkeley shopping area, visit www.downtownberkeley.org/downloads/newsletter.pdf.  [Top]

Solano Avenue/ Solano stroll. Solano Avenue is the site of great north Berkeley shopping. Solano Avenue is one of Berkeley’s premier shopping and restaurants areas and runs along the north end of the city from east to west. Early in Berkeley’s history, Solano was a bustling business district. After the earthquake of 1906, the area was developed thanks to the Southern Pacific Railway station that connected Thousand Oaks in Berkeley with Oakland. Today, tree-lined Solano Avenue, sometimes known as the Solano stroll, is home to more than 150 shops, two theaters and 80 restaurants and offers plentiful and convenient parking. Solano Avenue shops include Tianello, Citron, Habitat, Nomad, Hobo, Ellington and Ameribag. For more information on the Solano shopping district, visit www.solanoavenueassn.org.  [Top]

Berkeley, CA Fourth Street Shopping Center. Berkeley CA’s Fourth Street shopping center has been referred to as one of the leading shopping streets in California. Shoppers and tourists can enjoy strolling the many Fourth Street shops and restaurants, including Anthropologie, April Cornell, Bare Escentuals, Benefit Cosmetics, CP Shades, Crate and Barrel, Dansk, The Gardener, Kiehl's, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Manhattan Bagel, Papyrus, Peets Coffee + Tea, Restoration Hardware, Sola Lucy, Stained Glass Garden, Sur La Table, Z Gallerie. For more information on the many fun things to see and do in Berkeley’s Fourth Street shopping district, visit www.fourthstreet.com.  [Top]

Telegraph Avenue. Landmark Telegraph Avenue has historically been known as a hippie hub of Berkeley and runs north to south from the UC Berkeley campus all the way to Oakland. Today, Telegraph Avenue is the site of legendary music stores, exotic ethnic restaurants featuring unique and authentic cuisines and funky vintage clothing shops. Moe’s Books is one of the most famous shops on Telegraph Avenue and has been a local landmark for more than 40 years. Well known for literary events, which began with a weekly poetry reading called Monday@Moe's, Moe’s is a literary hub for poets, activists and novelists. For more details on the many shops and interesting things to do in Berkeley on Telegraph Avenue, visit www.telegraphshop.com.  [Top]