Sign in Using FacebookBerkeley Guide » Berkeley Shopping » Berkeley Specialty Shops
Berkeley ShoppingSpecialty Shops
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: Various locations, Berkeley, CA
The freshest seasonal fruits vegetables and herbs are offered three times a week at three separate locations. On Saturdays, the market is held on Shattuck Avenue at MLK Way; on Tuesdays it's on Derby Street at MLK Way; Thursday's market, on Shattuck Avenue at Rose, is all organic. Besides produce, vendors offer arts and crafts, breads and...
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
This Bay area mini-chain has a deservedly good reputation. They offer a wide selection of books, including hard-to-find signed first editions and out of print books, in virtually every subject. They also have a regular schedule of events, including author talks and book signings. Plus, they offer free gift wrap!
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 1569 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA
Fascinating. This unique shop has an astounding collection of fossils, teeth, skulls, insects, and other assorted natural history related items. Dinosaur teeth, mastodon tusks, trilobites, and other extinct critters are on the shelves, along with bison skulls, caribou antlers, pinned and mounted butterflies, and frog skeletons encased in Lucite...
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 1827-C 5th St, Berkeley, CA 94710
The largest reptile store in the US, East Bay Vivarium has everything for the amateur herpetologist. Whether you're loopy for lizards, a fan of frogs, or bonkers about boas, EBV has probably got some, along with all the necessary supplies. They breed many species as well, including tortoises, numerous snakes, and geckos. While you're there, look...
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 11 Spinnaker Way, Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, CA 94710
Sponsor and organizer of the annual Berkeley Kite Festival, Highline keeps a small mobile shop at Cesar Chavez Park. If you find yourself there on a windy day (and most days are windy, since the park sits on a promontory), this is the perfect diversion. Kites in all colors, shapes, and sizes are available – there are even stunt kites and kites...
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
With four floors of new, used, remaindered, and antiquarian books, Moe's is sure to have something you want to read. The art, science, and history collections are particularly strong, and if you're in the market for an unusual first edition or antique manuscript, this is the first place to check.
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 2924 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
Stationary, writing papers, gift wrap and tags, personalized invitations, and greeting cards are the specialties at this upscale national chain. Unique products for every occasion, plus printing and their trademark do-jiggies, which are ideal for decorating gift bags or boxes.
Category: Specialty Shops - Berkeley Shopping
Address: 1250 Addison St, Berkeley, CA
Offering artisan pastas and sauces, this shop has countless fresh pasta selections daily and offer unusual varieties that you may never have tried. Selections such as goat cheese and garlic ravioli and rose petal noodles hint at what you'll find on the menu. You can also find the Phoenix Pastificio booth at the Berkeley Farmers Markets.
