Rockridge
Live
Rockridge is home to flea markets, food festivals, sidewalk sales, artisan pop-ups, live music, trivia and comedy nights, Halloween Parades, Rock-N-Stroll, sidewalk sales, book signings, tastings, and so much more. Use our event calendar to plan your week!
Cole Hardware is having a 20% off storewide sale.
This includes one 8”x8” wood frame and lots of plants, flowers and moss to choose from.
MIPLSIP aims for greater aliveness through consistent practice, self-expression, and collective inspiration.
Explore the beautiful art of fresh handmade pasta in various styles.
Writing Place, with Alexis Madrigal (First of 3 sessions).
Oakland Garden Club: Introduction to Liberation Ecology with Sue Pierre.
Storytime for Caregivers with Ruth Whippman.
Shake off the midweek slump with great food, live music, and good company.
Arte con Lola: An acrylic paint class.
Bring your yarn and fiber arts projects to Rockridge Library to work in good company.
Dogs love to listen when new or experienced readers practice reading aloud.
Chocolate Dinner — a decadent five-course evening to kick off the holiday season.
Learn the art of making your own vibrant, spicy, probiotic hot sauce.
Thread Therapy: Lap Loom Weaving Workshop.
Dolled Up Drag Show with Ava Lashay every Thursday at 9pm.
Techniques, maintenance, and troubleshooting for your sourdough starters.
Improv Comedy Night at Im Momment Kaffee.
Y2K & vintage clothing, vintage home decor, jewelry, flash tats, photo booth, tooth gems, local artists and dollar bins!
Learn the fundamentals of preserving through canning.
Heyday's Colors of California.
Enjoy exquisite Xocolate chocolates and the poetry of James Morehead, Cael Dueñas-Lara, and Wendy M. Thompson.
Reiki Infused Intentional Candle & Oil Workshop.
Succulent Pumpkin Class–Perfect for Thanksgiving.
A low-stakes morning of chatting, coffee, and pastries.
Love
Put your money where your heart is! Local businesses have a huge impact on building a resilient economy, because they have been proven to keep more of the dollars we spend right here in our region — helping to lift up our whole community.
Supporting local businesses has never been easier! The Rockridge Card is the perfect gift for friends, family, coworkers, and cherished community members (or get one for yourself).
This gift card is redeemable at 37+ locations, offering a wide variety of restaurants, shops, services, and other fun destinations to explore. There’s something for everyone!
Redeem the card at:
Á Côté • Atomic Garden • Bad Walter's Bootleg Ice Cream • Bella Vita • Belly • Ben 'N Nick's Bar & Grill • BodyFit Training • Cole Hardware • Delicious Thai Kitchen • East Bay Booksellers • Elizabeth h: the Art of Hair Design • European Wax Center • Germany's Best • Green Copy • Holy Basil Pho • In Full Swing • Khana Peena Indian Cuisine • Life Chiropractic • Love + Chocolate • Mercy Vintage • Millennium Restaurant • Namastey Patio Nepalese and Indian Cuisine • Nathan & Company • Pegasus Books • Planterday • Preserved • Re-Up Refills • RGym • Rockridge Day Spa • Saffron Kitchen • Sfizio • Sole Terra Shoes • Sweat Health and Fitness • The Breema Clinic • The Monk's Kettle • Tootsies Rockridge • Transports • Zachary's Chicago Pizza • and more added every week!
Local
Rockridge is the region’s destination for fashion boutiques, bookstores, home decor, and gift shops. Many of Oakland’s best restaurants, coffee shops, and craft beverages are here.
There's no shortage of options for fashionistas—the district caters to men, women, and kids—wanting the latest styles. This is the spot to pamper and restore at the many salons, spas, fitness centers, therapy offices, and whole body health services.
“His restaurant ideas revolve around Asian American food but ‘nothing too authentic or traditional’, Ok said. ‘I feel like the Asian American food experience is very unique, especially in California.’”
Much deserved congratulations are in order to Bad Walter’s Bootleg Ice Cream for all the media fanfare received this summer.
Their practice is built on a foundation of professional and ethical treatment, where every patient is guided through their dental journey with transparency and respect.
“We wanted to serve Matcha because it’s healthy, loved by so many, and incredibly versatile. You can get really creative with it—and that’s what we’re known for. We love to bring our own identity and flavor into everything we serve. Matcha gives us the perfect canvas to be artistic and expressive.”
Re-Up Refills, the only low-waste grocery store and refill shop in Oakland, provides bulk groceries in refillable containers.
We’re long-time residents of this neighborhood and brand-new tenants of this storefront. In this era of isolation and chaos, we’ve been craving a way to strengthen local networks and connect people who live and spend time here.
Local cidermakers blend craft, community and tradition to offer a link between beer and wine worlds…
The Wardrobe Project Flea is a marketplace compiled of the Bay Area’s art, culture and fashion. Serving as a space for like-minded, yet perfectly unique people to come together as a community.
Join this award-winning restaurant on Friday, June 13 as they celebrate 10 incredible years in Oakland It’s been a decade of community, creativity, and unforgettable meals. They’re bringing back some of their most beloved dishes for a one-night-only event.
Pasta aficionados will find paradiso in this petite and casual restaurant-turned-enoteca, set on a busy but bucolic stretch of Rockridge’s main artery.
Whether you want to just pop in for a drink, a snack, and a chat or stay a while and check some items off your shopping list, we hope to see you and celebrate 10 wonderful years!
Forge just opened in Rockridge, offering American comfort food, Neapolitan pizza, a curated list of local craft beers, and specialty cocktails. Enjoy a laid-back brunch on the patio, a lively night out, a cozy date, or just some quality people-watching.
The second annual Indie Food Fest took place at Rockridge Market Hall in Oakland on May 10, 2025.
Roasted pumpkin tamales with pumpkin seed pastor and cashew nut crema are knockouts, as are the crunchy king trumpet fritters with chili-persimmon jam.
There’s always a crowd at this neighborhood standby, where friends, families, and chic couples congregate for drinks at the copper-topped bar.
No matter what type of dumpling a diner is in the mood to order, United Dumplings is in the business of serving familiar dishes to instill a sense of homemade comfort food.
It’s a 2-in-1 combo with an all-day-cafe downstairs and a full-service restaurant above…
Cole customers are a ferociously loyal bunch. In what’s a common refrain, Oakland local Elizabeth Gessel said “Cole is the best, of course.”
SAMPLE & SIP • GREAT GIFTS • POP-UPS • CAROLS •
SAMPLE & SIP • GREAT GIFTS • POP-UPS • CAROLS •
ROCKRIDGE HOLIDAZE
You are invited to sip, sample, and shop your way though a joyous evening in Rockridge. Take advantage of special offers, pop-up vendors, and a craft fair. Bring the whole family to experience carolers, lights and decorations, and holiday cheer. Enjoy tasty treats, hot beverages, and bubbly offered at boutique shops, world-class restaurants, wine and specialty foods purveyors, spas and salons, and other gift-shopping destinations along one full mile of this spectacular district.
Rockridge
Market Hall
A collection of gourmet purveyors—from meat and seafood to local produce, cheese, wine, fresh pasta, housemade salads, charcuterie and more epicurean specialties. Market Hall hosts food-focused events year-round, including cookbook signings with esteemed authors.
Rockridge BART
Station
At the heart of the district, the views from the Rockridge BART Station platform is considered one of the best in the system. This convenient station features a parking lot, bike parking, and AC Transit bus stops.

