3265 Lakeshore Avenue - map
Oakland, CA 94610
510.268.8849
Hours
Tues. - Sat. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Price (lunch) | $ |
| Price (breakfast) | ¢ |
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Features
vegetarian dishes
takeout
Accepts
cash
Smoking
not permitted
Dress
casual
Alcohol
no alcohol served
Reservations
not accepted
Parking
street parking
public transit accessible
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Description
Cooperative bakery selling artisan breads, pastries and pizza.
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Way Heavy Pastries
The place smells wonderful and is very friendly, but unless you equate weight with quality, go elsewhere for your bread and pastries. The brioches, "chocolate thing" and focaccia were particular disappointments. [09 Jan 2005 12:24:07]
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Anonymous
The best take-out pizza in town! It is sold light-baked. Eight minutes at home in the oven and it's ready. [06 Apr 2005 13:43:51]
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Anonymous
A Local Treasure
A qualification: this is not a restaurant, it is a cooperative bakery owned by the people that work there, with sister operations in Emeryville and San Francisco.
That being said, Arizmendi is an original.
The pizza, available by the slice or by the whole or half pie, half-baked or piping hot, is some of the best pizza in the bay, with loads of fresh ingredients from peppers to potatoes to pesto, all atop a crisp, fresh thin crust.
The brioche, both as "knots" and as "chocoloate things," need to be warmed to enjoy, but once warmed, are second to none. Same goes for the monkey bread.
The oat scones are the same ones at Oliveto's Cafe, to whom Arizmendi sells them, and they are hearty. The zampanos are chewy, yeasty and light, with a light sprinkling of sea salt, pepper flakes, and cheese that are nearly impossible to bring home without finishing one in your car.
Their bread products, including focaccia and loaves, taste better warmed, but few breads don't. Their shortbreads are so buttery, the paper bag in which one puts them will be see-through within 15 minutes.
This is a serve-yourself bakery, not a restaurant, and the ambiance rating reflects this face. [17 Sep 2005 17:26:27]
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Recommended Dishes: pizza, brioche knots, monkey bread, zampanos, oat scones
snootyfoodie
yummy and friendly
I love this place. Come in for a warm drink, a tasty pastry and a friendly environment. Reminds me of Berkeley in Oakland. Wonderful. [23 Dec 2005 00:46:54]
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