--- title: Hidden Bakeries and Wine Bars in Oakland, California description: This week in our travel series, we're going out to Oakland, California to wander the streets of its many unique neighborhoods and see the Pacific from a different angle. image: https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hubfs/image_2048x2048.jpg --- [** ](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hidden-bakeries-and-wine-bars-in-oakland-california#) [![black_Lotuff_logo.jpg](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/4994/t/13/assets/logo.svg?10524817447150324571 "black_Lotuff_logo.jpg")](http://lotuffleather.com) ## Travel Guide:   Hidden Bakeries and Wine Bars in Oakland, California By **Liz Silvia** on Oct 19, 2016   •   Topic: [Travel Guide](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/topic/travel-guide) --- - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *![Oakland, California](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image_2048x2048.jpg?width=1143&name=image_2048x2048.jpg "Oakland, California")* *Photo via [Refinery29](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/www.refinery29.com)* Like a little San Francisco with more art and less steep streets, Oakland, California is a place with plenty of things to do and perfect weather most days of the year. Interesting neighborhoods full of great restaurants, stores, and museums dominate the landscape, causing this to be an excellent city to visit for a variegated long weekend getaway.    ![Moon Bakery in Oakland, California](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hs-fs/hubfs/oakland2-1.jpg?width=700&name=oakland2-1.jpg "Moon Bakery in Oakland, California") *Photo via [Moon](http://moon.com/2016/06/5-unique-donut-shops-west-coast/)* Start one day at Temescal Alley’s Doughnut Dolly, where an array of doughnut and filling combinations wait to be combined and tried by customers. Then head over to Standard & Strange, a menswear shop with a small, expertly chosen collection, or Crimson, an eclectic nursery and florist with gorgeous arrangements that wouldn’t look out of place in a magazine.    Make time for a day trip to Marin, an appealing destination for nature lovers (and people who just like to observe nature from a casual distance). The Point Reyes Lighthouse has fantastic views of the ocean from both above and next to the structure, and the walk to get there is lined with enough colorful, unusual foliage to make the trek worthwhile. Later on, take in the rolling hills of Bolinas or wander along the beaches of Inverness.   *![Oakland Local bar in Oakland, California](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hs-fs/hubfs/oakland4.jpg?width=700&name=oakland4.jpg "Oakland Local bar in Oakland, California")* *Photo via [Oakland Local](http://static.oaklandlocal.com)* When in Oakland, try some of the restaurants and bars it’s so well known for. There’s Camino, with its inventive small plates, El Paisa’s wonderful and authentic tacos, and Abura-Ya with its signature Japanese fried chicken. For drinks, take a seat at Ordinaries or Punchdown’s natural wine bars or try the cocktail menu at Plum Bar. 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