Guidebook for Kensington

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Guidebook for Kensington

Food Scene

Great neighborhood food!
31 locals recommend
Inn Kensington Restaurant
293 Arlington Ave
31 locals recommend
Great neighborhood food!
Great wood fired pizzas, salads and soups! Family friendly.
18 locals recommend
Benchmark Pizzeria
1568 Oak View Ave
18 locals recommend
Great wood fired pizzas, salads and soups! Family friendly.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good burgers, brew choices. Live music on certain nights. Neighborhood scene. Kid friendly.
23 locals recommend
Kensington Circus Pub
389 Colusa Ave
23 locals recommend
Good burgers, brew choices. Live music on certain nights. Neighborhood scene. Kid friendly.

Parks & Nature

A short drive up the hill to a 4000 acre regional park full of miles of hiking trails with stunning bay area views, Little Farm/Petting Zoo, Merry-Go-Round, Lake Anza (seasonal swimming), Steams Trains (a favorite for kids).
495 locals recommend
Tilden Regional Park
2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd
495 locals recommend
A short drive up the hill to a 4000 acre regional park full of miles of hiking trails with stunning bay area views, Little Farm/Petting Zoo, Merry-Go-Round, Lake Anza (seasonal swimming), Steams Trains (a favorite for kids).

Arts & Culture

UC Berkeley's Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive for culture and entertainment. A 15 minute bus/car ride away.
171 locals recommend
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2155 Center St
171 locals recommend
UC Berkeley's Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive for culture and entertainment. A 15 minute bus/car ride away.

Shopping

Plenty of interesting stores, ethnic restaurants, coffee shops, banks, etc up and down Solano Avenue - 10 minutes away.
7 locals recommend
Solano Avenue
Solano Avenue
7 locals recommend
Plenty of interesting stores, ethnic restaurants, coffee shops, banks, etc up and down Solano Avenue - 10 minutes away.

Essentials

Ike does a wonderful job offering the freshest produce and almost all the choices you'd like in groceries. Also has a meat counter which makes custom sandwichs to go.
13 locals recommend
Colusa Market
406 Colusa Ave
13 locals recommend
Ike does a wonderful job offering the freshest produce and almost all the choices you'd like in groceries. Also has a meat counter which makes custom sandwichs to go.
Groceries and s a meat counter which makes custom sandwichs to go. 6 minute walk away
16 locals recommend
Young's Market
285 Arlington Ave
16 locals recommend
Groceries and s a meat counter which makes custom sandwichs to go. 6 minute walk away

Getting Around

70 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
3001 Shattuck Ave
70 locals recommend
H bus is an express bus to San Francisco bus terminal in the heart of the financial district. It operates during commuter hours only. 7 bus operates regularly - 15 minutes to downtown Berkeley, UC Berkeley, BAMFA + Pacific Film Archives and Downtown Berkeley BART station, plenty of restaurants, book stores, movie theaters and Berkeley Repertory Theater.
AC transit stop station
H bus is an express bus to San Francisco bus terminal in the heart of the financial district. It operates during commuter hours only. 7 bus operates regularly - 15 minutes to downtown Berkeley, UC Berkeley, BAMFA + Pacific Film Archives and Downtown Berkeley BART station, plenty of restaurants, book stores, movie theaters and Berkeley Repertory Theater.