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L’AMYX

4179 Piedmont, Oakland • 595-8322

3437 Lakeshore, Oakland • 594-8322

SERVING:

• hot tea
• chai tea
• bubble tea

PARKING: street

REVIEWS: yelp

À Côté

5478 College Ave, Oakland • 655-6469

SERVING:

• seasonal Mediterranean cuisine in small plates formation (see menu)
• wine and cocktails (see menu)
• desserts, cheese and ports (see menu)

OPEN UNTIL: midnight (Fri-Sat) • 11PM (Wed-Thurs) • 10PM Mon-Tue/Sun

PRICE RANGE: $$$

PARKING: street

REVIEWS & PHOTOS: yelp

WALGREENS

5055 Telegraph Ave, Oakland • 595-3440 (store) 595-3605 (pharmacy)

If you have a panic attack at 3AM, and the situation only escalates when you discover you’re completely out of Lorezapam, ask a friend (or concerned stranger) to drive you to this wonderful all-night establishment for a refill. You don’t even have to get out of your car: Walgreens offers the convenience of a drive-thru pharmacy–a neurotic’s nirvana. If you do go in the store, pick up some toilet paper and light bulbs. You always run out of those at the worst time too.

Drive-thru dispensary

Walgreens offers crutches and hair extensions in the same aisle because lots of folks break their legs and bust their weaves.

OPEN: 24 HOURS

PARKING: lot

CYBER CAFE

4390 Telegraph Ave, Oakland • 652-9935

FEATURES:

• Hi-speed Internet
  • $5/1 hour
  • $10/3.5 hours
  • $20/8 hours
• Coffee, Bubble Tea & Smoothies
• 3 clocks with local time in San Francisco, Seoul and Paris

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM

PARKING: Koryo lot

REVIEWS:

FENTONS CREAMERY & RESTAURANT

4226 Piedmont Ave, Oakland • 658-7000

SERVING:

• delicious creamy old-fashioned ice cream, sherbets and sundaes (see menu)
• sandwiches and burgers from the grill (see menu)

OPEN UNTIL: 11PM (Sun -Thu) • 12AM (Fri & Sat)

PARKING: small lot and street

WEBSITE: Fentons Creamery

THE EBI REVIEW: Fentons reminds me of the East Coast. They serve gigantic creamy scoops of brilliant hard-to-find flavors like: Black Walnut, Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch, Coffee Cookie Dream, Heath Bar, Toasted Almond and my all-time favorite: Butter Brickle. Definitely a kid-friendly establishment, the place is often packed loud, sprawling families. Fentons offers burgers, sandwiches and salads on its traditional American fare menu, but it takes a true American diner to follow that up with a Fudgeanna. I don’t do well with the crowd so I normally get my treats to go and sit at the tables outside or walk along Piedmont. I also invariably get the Butter Brickle each and every time. Nicole concurs that it could use a little more ‘brickle,’ but we’re both psyched that they have it at all. Fentons is a Bay Area landmark and an EBI Munchies Category champ. Wish it were open a little later.

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