Berkeley Shopping

  1. Amoeba Music

    If you're a music junkie you might plan on spending a few hours at the original Berkeley branch of Amoeba Music, packed with massive quantities of new and used CDs, DVDs, tapes and records (yes, lots of vinyl).

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  2. Black Oak Books

    A fine store in North Berkeley with new and used selections and a full calendar of author appearances.

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  3. Down Home Music

    North of Berkeley in El Cerrito is this world-class store for roots, blues, folk, Latin and world music. It's affiliated with the Arhoolie record label, which has been issuing landmark recordings since the early 1960s.

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  4. Easy Going

    An excellent travel bookstore that also hosts readings.

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  5. Marmot Mountain Works

    Has climbing, ski and backpacking equipment.

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  6. Moe's

    A longstanding local favorite, offering four floors of new, used and remaindered books for hours of browsing.

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  7. North Face

    A well-respected Berkeley-based brand of outdoor gear a few blocks west of San Pablo Ave.

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  8. Rasputin

    Nearby Rasputin is another large store full of new and used music releases.

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  9. REI

    Large and busy place selling outdoor gear.

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  10. Shopping Strips

    Shopping Strips offers everything for the urban hippie, from handmade sidewalk-vendor jewelry to head-shop paraphernalia. Most appealing are, irrefutably, its terrific book and music stores.

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  12. University Press Books

    This option stocks works by UC Berkeley professors and from other academic and museum publishers.

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  13. Wilderness Exchange

    Selling new and used outdoor gear.

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