Solano Avenue, Berkeley

#2 among attractions in Berkeley

Street, Shopping, Shopping district

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Solano Avenue in Berkeley and Albany, California is a two-mile long east-west street. Solano Avenue is one of the larger shopping districts in the Berkeley area. Businesses along Solano Avenue cover a wide range, including grocery stores, coffee shops, drugstores, bookstores, antique dealers, apparel outlets, ethnic restaurants and a movie theater. ()

Length: 2 miCoordinates: 37°53'26"N, 122°17'31"W

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Solano AveAlbany (NOMAR)Berkeley United States

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Solano Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: 924 Gilman, Pacific East Mall, El Cerrito Plaza, Golden Gate Fields.

0.9 miSW
Dancing, Nightlife
924 Gilman, Berkeley
22 min walk • The Alternative Music Foundation located at 924 Gilman Street, often referred to by its fans simply as "Gilman", is a non-profit, all-ages, collectively organized music club.
1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pacific East Mall, Richmond
26 min walk • Pacific East Mall is an Asian mall in Richmond, California. It is owned by Pacific Infinity Company Incorporated.
0.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
El Cerrito Plaza, Berkeley
19 min walk • El Cerrito Plaza is a shopping center in El Cerrito, California, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1.1 miW
Destination for horse racing and dining
Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley
29 min walk • Golden Gate Fields is an American horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Eastshore Freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1 miE
Park, Gym
Indian Rock Park, Berkeley
27 min walk • Indian Rock Park is a 1.18-acre public park at 950 Indian Rock Avenue in the city of Berkeley, California, on the slope of the Berkeley Hills.
0.8 miW
Park, Trail
Albany Hill, Berkeley
20 min walk • Albany Hill is a prominent hill along the east shore of San Francisco Bay in the city of Albany, California. Geologically, the hill is predominantly Jurassic sandstone, carried to the western edge of North America on the Pacific Plate and scraped off there in the course of subduction.
1.4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping district
Gourmet Ghetto, Berkeley
36 min walk • The Gourmet Ghetto was a colloquial name for the business district of the North Berkeley neighborhood in the city of Berkeley, California, known as the birthplace of California cuisine.
1.4 miSE
Park
Ohlone Park, Berkeley
37 min walk • Ohlone Park is a public linear park in the city of Berkeley, California, United States. Directly underground is the subway used by the Bay Area Rapid Transit Richmond–Millbrae + SFO Line and Berryessa/North San José–Richmond Line.
~1780 ftW
Area
Albany, Berkeley
9 min walk • Albany is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northwestern Alameda County, California. The population was 20,271 at the 2020 census.
~1230 ftSE
37°53'18"N • 122°17'20"W
Berkeley Buddhist Priory, Berkeley
6 min walk • Temple
1 miSE
Park
Edible Schoolyard, Berkeley
27 min walk • The Edible Schoolyard is a 1-acre garden and kitchen program at the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, a public middle school in Berkeley, California.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Solano Avenue?

Nearby attractions include Albany Library, Berkeley (5 min walk), Berkeley Buddhist Priory, Berkeley (6 min walk), Nielsen Arts Gallery & Custom Framing, Berkeley (9 min walk), Albany, Berkeley (9 min walk).

How to get to Solano Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Solano Avenue:

Bus

Solano Avenue & Ramona Avenue • Lines: 18, G (2 min walk)

Metro

El Cerrito Plaza • Lines: Orange, Red (24 min walk)
North Berkeley • Lines: Orange, Red (32 min walk)