The best of the Bay Area

A succulent in my yard. (Berkeley, CA)

After two years in the Bay Area, this is what I know so far:

Food...
Best gelato – Lush Gelato
Best pizza – Arizmendi Bakery
Best bakery – Bakesale Betty
Best tacos – El Torro Taqueria
Best Indian food – Udupi Palace
Best grocery store – Berkeley Bowl

Sight-seeing...
Best view of the Bay Area – Lawrence Hall of Science
Best smell – Jasmine flowers on the corner of Cornell Avenue and Page Street in Berkeley
Best annual event – Sacred Snapshots
Best place to be at sunset – Ocean Beach

Shopping...
Best art supply store – Flax

Best bookstore – City Lights Books

Best bike shop – Bay Area Bikes

Best bulk tea – Rainbow Grocery

Rest and recreation...

Best yoga – Berkeley YMCA

Best dance studio – ODC

Best wee rocks – Rodéo Beach

Best windy place – Point Reyes

Best movie theatre – Shattuck Cinema

Best street for a down-hill bike ride – Westbound on Virginia Street in Berkeley