{"id":50824,"date":"2016-11-20T19:27:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T01:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=50824"},"modified":"2017-09-28T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T03:47:14","slug":"9-radical-things-downtown-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/9-radical-things-downtown-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"9 radical things to do in downtown Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The university town of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Berkeley-Oakland-Hotels.0-n6056132-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\/?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeley<\/a> on the east side of San Francisco Bay is well known as a bastion of political activism, the birth place of the free speech movement, and home to the farm-to-table organic food movement. Getting there from San Francisco is easy\u2014it&#8217;s just a 20-minute train ride via BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)\u2014so you can easily fill an afternoon or evening exploring its sites within a few blocks of the station, where a sage sign wisely advises: \u201cVisit Berkeley. Come for the culture, stay for the food.\u201d Here are nine fun things to do in Berkeley on your next visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/8-japanese-things-san-franciscos-japantown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> 8 very Japanese things to do in San Francisco&#8217;s Japantown<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50923\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50923\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UC-Berkeley.jpg\" alt=\"uc-berkeley\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UC-Berkeley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UC-Berkeley-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UC-Berkeley-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UC-Berkeley-600x390.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UC-Berkeley-400x260.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/brainchildvn\/2280342987\/\">Charlie Nguyen<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Tour UC Berkeley<\/h3>\n<p>A new campus welcome center is the point of departure for free tours of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/visit.berkeley.edu\/category\/campus-tours\">University of California at Berkeley<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>campus. You&#8217;ll walk among the university&#8217;s more than 35,000 students, stroll along the shady paths of Strawberry Creek, marvel at a small grove of redwood trees across the street from the BAMPFA museum, and take in scenic vistas of the Bay Area from the Campanile, just to name a few. A self-guiding tour brochure is available on the website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51002\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51002\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley.jpg\" alt=\"Chez Panisse, Berkeley\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ChezPanisse_Berkeley-400x262.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chez Panisse, Berkeley | Photo: Calton \/ WikiMedia<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Build up an appetite<\/h3>\n<p>At\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatherrestaurant.com\"><strong>Gather<\/strong><\/a>, carefully sourced seasonal fare dominates the 50\/50 vegetarian-vegan\/omnivore menu; gluten-free items are also available. In addition to fussy dishes like mushroom bruschetta topped with heavenly leek-cashew sauce, pizza and a simple burger are also options. Vegans might enjoy the tasty \u201ccharcuterie\u201d sampler of five salads served on a wooden plank and omnivores should try the moist roasted half chicken. Delicious housemade pickles and fermented items are a specialty, and a full bar serves organic spirits and cocktails, plus biodynamic wines. If you&#8217;d like to go back and see where the whole farm-to-table movement started, be sure to make a reservation at famed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chezpanisse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chez Panisse<\/a> restaurant, where visionary chef Alice Waters started advocating use of local organic produce in 1971.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50920\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50920\" class=\"wp-image-50920 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\" width=\"800\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive-600x274.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive-660x300.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Berkeley-Art-Museum-and-Pacific-Film-Archive-400x183.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive | Flickr CC: christieandsteve<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Visit an art museum<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bampfa.berkeley.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive<\/strong><\/a>, known as BAMPFA, recently opened here in a dramatic new home. Its permanent collection stresses modern and Asian art, and includes a large collection of paintings by Abstract Expressionist Hans Hofmann. Film programs span world cinema from the silent era to the present.<\/p>\n<h3>Read sidewalk poetry<\/h3>\n<p>Located along Addison Street between Shattuck Avenue and Milvia Street, the block-long <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleyandbeyond.com\/Berkeley\/Attractions\/Downtown-Arts-Dist\/downtown-arts-dist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Downtown Arts District<\/strong><\/a> displays works by local artists, plus 127 cast-iron panels imprinted with poetry that are embedded in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50922\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50922\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lisascenic.jpg\" alt=\"lisascenic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lisascenic.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lisascenic-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lisascenic-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lisascenic-600x417.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lisascenic-400x278.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Repertory Theatre\u00a0| Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lisascenic\/8682955901\/ \">lisascenic<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>See a live theater production<\/h3>\n<p>Also in the Arts District, the Tony Award-winning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleyrep.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Berkeley Repertory Theatre<\/strong><\/a>,which has a nationalreputation for ambitious programming and dynamic productions, presents shows on two stages. Past productions have won a Grammy, 5 Tonys and 7 Obies, and Berkeley\u00a0resident Rita Moreno is sometimes cast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50924\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50924\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freight-and-salvage-coffeehouse.jpg\" alt=\"Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse | Flickr CC: Eric Golub\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freight-and-salvage-coffeehouse.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freight-and-salvage-coffeehouse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freight-and-salvage-coffeehouse-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freight-and-salvage-coffeehouse-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sirqitous\/10129459825\/ \">Eric Golub<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Hear live music<\/h3>\n<p>Just across the street from Berkeley Rep, the non-profit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freightandsalvage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Freight &amp; Salvage Coffeehouse<\/strong><\/a>, whichhas been in town since the\u201860s, schedules live traditional music that includes blues, folk, honky tonk and Celtic. It is the longest-running full-time folk music venue west of the Mississippi. Excellent acoustics come courtesy of a sound system designed exclusively for the space by Meyer Sound Lab of Berkeley. The dress code is &#8220;Berkeley dressy&#8221;\u2014wear jeans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50948\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50948\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comalberkeley-image-1479691485904.jpeg\" alt=\"Comal | Photo courtesy of @comalberkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comalberkeley-image-1479691485904.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comalberkeley-image-1479691485904-283x300.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comalberkeley-image-1479691485904-566x600.jpeg 566w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/comalberkeley-image-1479691485904-400x424.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comal | Photo courtesy of @comalberkeley<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Grab a quick drink and snack<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re running around town and too busy for a sit-down dinner, head to the open-air back bar at always-buzzing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.comalberkeley.com\"><strong>Comal<\/strong><\/a>. Step up to the bar to order a drink, then proceed to\u00a0a shared picnic table where the only food available is really good guacamole with three salsas. You can\u2019t go wrong with the tropical Comal Swizzle\u2014a sublime combination of Tequila, pineapple, passion fruit and lime. If you do have time to wait for a table (they don\u2019t take reservations), try the sikil pak dip made with a mix of grilled eggplant and habanero chiles topped with toasted pumpkin seeds. Moles and whole-roasted chicken and fish are specialties. Note: In lieu of tips, a 20% service charge is added to all checks, including bar tabs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50921\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50921\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza-restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"hotel-shattuck-plaza-restaurant\" width=\"800\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza-restaurant.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza-restaurant-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza-restaurant-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza-restaurant-600x488.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza-restaurant-400x326.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FIVE at Hotel Shattuck Plaza | Photo courtesy of Hotel Shattuck Plaza<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Eat, drink, slumber<\/h3>\n<p>The well-situated and historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Oakland-Hotels-Hotel-Shattuck-Plaza.h438136.Hotel-Information\/?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\"><strong>Hotel Shattuck Plaza<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0dating back to 1910 sports a large peace sign embedded in its marble entry floor. Guest rooms feature fluffy white down duvets and marble bathroom and the bar dispenses fancy cocktails\u2014the most-ordered is the Moulin Rouge made with Calvados, lime, raspberry, and ginger beer\u2014and tasty bites that include a house burger.\u00a0 Restaurant <strong>FIVE <\/strong>is named for the five senses and serves exceptional cheddar buttermilk biscuits and a succulent organic roast chicken, plus on Mondays it adds on a vegetarian Meatless Monday menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Earn radical rewards with Orbitz Rewards!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Visit the first Jewish museum established in the western U.S.<\/h3>\n<p>Focused on the art and history of the Jewish experience, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnes.org\"><strong>The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life<\/strong><\/a> is a research unit of U.C.\u2019s Bancroft Library. Its public galleries focus on Jewish Art (painting, sculpture, photography) and Jewish Life (objects representing personal and family rituals, synagogue and communal life).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT0xZTUzNWZlM2ZhZmU5ODU5NDMwYmFiOWYzMjc5M2U4ZA==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" 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