The holiday season opened on Lakeshore with Thanksgiving, Plaid Friday, Small Business Saturday and, on December 12, we will have Lakeshore’s Shop, Stroll and Dine. We are eager to support local businesses, give back and engage the community. Keep your eye out for even more events, such as Hipline’s Holiday Bazaar on December 15th or Bay-Made’s classes such as Family Ornament Night or Kids Holiday Craft Party!
As the year comes to an end, we are looking at the accomplishments, community engagement and fun facts about Lakeshore. It has been an exciting year and with so much to report on our community, we are inspired and eager to see what next year will bring.
Lakeshore’s Shop, Stroll and Dine – 12/12
Lakeshore’s Shop, Stroll and Dine is an enchanting winter evening featuring carolers, merchant specials (and extended hours), a raffle with wondrous local goodies, gift baskets and more! Discover gift ideas, savor gourmet seasonal cuisine and festive cocktails and enjoy a fun and relaxing evening stroll. Lakeshore’s Shop, Stroll and Dine is a fun, celebratory event to support local businesses and give back to the community with a Giving Back fundraiser and food drive for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. There will be a raffle with local prizes for participants who support local businesses or the Lakeshore Giving Back fundraiser. Stroll hours are 5-8 pm. We will meet next door to Peets Coffee (3258 Lakeshore Ave) at the info table outside. For more information, go to the Facebook Event or www.lakeshoreavenue.com.
Lin Jia: Organic Strawberry Soy Panna Cotta with a Cranberry Compote Urban Indigo: Discounts and jazz music
Shakewell: A little taste of Spain! A small plate of Manchego cheese, Marcona almonds, Membrillo, and Grilled Bread with a two-ounce pour of El Aljibe Sherry
.Dress Best for Less: Buy One Get One Free, music, a giveaway
Chi Wind and Water: 20% off on select merchandise, fortune cookies & hot tea (limited hours)
Colonial Donuts: Complementary Donut Holes
Top Dog: A food special and warm drink
Good Vibrations: Sip & Shop with complimentary cocktails to all shoppers the opportunity to win fun prizes
Lakeshore Beauty Supply: 20% discount
Izek Salon: Sale inside and serving a warm drink.
Adventure Toys: 10% off storewide
Buckinghams: Gruet sparkling wines will be 15% off
Silvermoon Kids: Something worth the wait!
The Cat House: Butter Rum Special!
PLUS:
Join Gymboree Play & Music of Oakland for a family holiday party before the stroll!
Why: To celebrate this season together
!When: 3-4:30 pm
Where: Gymboree Play & Music of Oakland – 3433 Lakeshore AveCost: $12 for member, $15 for friends
Stroll Sneak Peek: Gift Basket and Raffle Prizes and Lakeshore Giving Back
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Shakewell: Giftcard for lunch! Urban Indigo: Gift Card! Bardo Lounge and Supper Club: Gift Card for Dinner and Drinks Holy Land: Gift Box with gift card homemade jam, candies and more! Buckingham’s: Pensylvania Dutch Eggnog and Fasi Malbec (must be 21 or over to win) Hipline: Class Passes! European Wax Center: Gift Basket Surprise! Trader Joes: Raffle Basket Surprise! And Even More! Lakeshore Giving Back Namaste Yoga: Giving Back Benefit Classes & Raffle Surprise! Arizmendi: All day in-house raffle! Win a $30 gift card & t-shirt, Tix: $2 Chi Wind and Water: Collecting food in store all month Gymboree Play & Music of Oakland: Collecting food in business all month Good Vibrations: Collecting food in store all month Shakewell: A percentage of Stroll proceeds go to Giving Back The Cat House: 20% of the stroll procceds go to Giving Back Dress Best for Less: 20% of the stroll proceeds go to Giving Back Community Contributors Giving Back:
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Lakeshore Giving Back
In the spirit of Giving Back, many Lakeshore merchants and organizations give back to the community in so many ways. A few examples:
Hipline has fundraisers for non-profits and raised over $25,000 for MISSSEY this year!
Proposition Chicken donates 10% of all dine-in sales to a different non-profit partner each month. This month’s non-profit partner is the David E. Glover Education and Technology Center.
Heart and Dagger Saloon volunteered at City Team OAKLAND last month prepping meals and bag lunches for those in need as part of Jack Daniels month of giving. Portions of sales of all Jack Daniels were also donated through November!
Namaste Yoga has benefit classes where proceeds are donated to support community organizations; this month they had a Thanksgiving class where proceeds went to the Alameda County Community Food Bank (also kicking off Lakeshore’s ACCFB fundraiser!)
Shakewell supported the LGBTQ fundraiser during Oakland Pride weekend (and the lucky winners received a scrumptious meal)! Each year Jen Biesty and Tim Nugent work to ensure that the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center truly sees the support their community has for them.️
The Oakland LBGTQ Community Center does so much for the community. Just this Thanksgiving they hosted FREE full-courses with movies, music, games, and good company! Tim Nugent of Shakewell was a dynamite volunteer for this wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.
Accolades: Community Engagement
The Lakeshore Business Improvement District (BID) is proud to sponsor events that engage the community and local businesses. The annual Hat Derby and Easter Egg Decorating celebration and parade is made special by supportive Lakeshore merchants and a wonderful community. Our annual Halloween Parade is a delight to the participants and merchants help create the wonder. The Lakeshore Shop, Stroll and Dine is to promote Lakeshore and Lakeshore local businesses in an enchanting manner while also giving back to the community.
Have you noticed the gardening on Lakeshore lately? A big shout out goes to Abebe for helping with the gardening and keeping Lakeshore looking good. The Lakeshore BID is proud to be able to support Abebe’s gardening work (even above and beyond his Lakeshore security work). Thank you Abebe!
Accolades for Lakeshore Merchants
Several LAKESHORE Merchants are FEATURED IN These 2019Best of the East Bay’s and written up in 7×7!
| Nine Lakeshore merchants won Oakland Magazine’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Best of Oakland and the East Bay! | Readers’ Poll for the East Bay Express: 2019 Best of East Bay. All nominees are community suggested and the community votes on the winner | 7×7 GrandLake neighborhood guide is a marvelous write-up that includes 10 Lakeshore merchants |
| Best Mediterranean Oasis: Holy Land Restaurant Best Bakery: Arizmendi Best Doughnuts: Colonial Donuts Best Happy Hour: Shakewell Best Cocktails: Shakewell Best Neighborhood Bar: Heart and Dagger Saloon Best Dance Studio: Hipline Best Yoga Studio: Namaste Yoga + Wellness Best Waxing Salon: European Wax Center Best Shoe Repair: Ike’s Shoe and Luggage Repair Best Farmers Market: Grand Lake Farmers Market | Best Place to Find a Fabulous Gift: Urban Indigo Best Bakery and Best Slice of Pizza: Arizmendi Best Place to Dazzle Your Sweetie on Date Night: Bardo Lounge and Supper Club Best Place to Day-Drink: Cana Best Neighborhood to Spend an Afternoon: Grand Lake, Oakland Best Farmers Market: Grand Lake Farmers Market | Lin Jia Kitchen Cana Bay-Made Shakewell Arizmendi Urban Indigo Bardo Lounge & Supper Club Proposition Chicken Heart and Dagger Saloon |
A Look Back at Lakeshore 2019 Merchant Accolades
Rico Rico
In March, Rico Rico Taco opened at 3205 Lakeshore. Rico Rico features tacos al pastor, fish tacos, and tortillas made by hand on a very large comal.
Since they opened, not only has business been booming; they’ve also been named one of the top Affordable Places to Eat for Under $20 in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 Restaurants on June 27, 2019. Rico Rico was also featured in the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Oakland’s Rico Rico and the joy of finding your favorite tacos”; it is a fantastic article, read it here.
A BIG congratulations to the owners, Ricardo and Marisol Montero!
Bardo Lounge and Supper Club
Bardo Lounge and Supper Club celebrated its one year anniversary on Lakeshore this year! Bardo’s delectable cocktails, food and elegant community atmosphere is welcome at Lakeshore and has been written about:
- Bardo’s community feel and masterful talent was featured in the New York Times Magazine this month.
- Bardo’s exceptional talent and cuisine were featured in San Francisco Magazine’s April edition.
- Bardo Lounge and Supper Club was named the “Bay Area’s Most Sophisticated New Restaurant” by SFWEEKLY
- Bardo made the news with Nicholas Boer in this month’s print edition of Diablo Magazine AND in SF Weekly with Peter Kane putting them on the list of Top Restaurant Newcomers of 2018!
East Bay Cooks features Shakewell and Bardo
Carolyn Jung, a James Beard Award-winning food writer, recently released East Bay Cooks: Signature Recipes from the Best Restaurants, Bars and Bakeries. Lakeshore has two of the 41 chefs, restaurants and food businesses featured in the book: Shakewell Co-Owner and Chef, Jen Biesty, and Bardo Lounge & Supper Club. Want to know more? East Bay Cooks is being sold at Shakewell and Bardo.
Shakewell
Shakewell celebrated its five year anniversary this year!
This year, Shakewell won Nextdoor’s 2019 Neighborhood Favorite breakfast and brunch restaurant and Diners Choice by Open Table!
An additional congratulations to Chef and Co-owner of Shakewell Jen Biesty, for winning Chopped, the ‘Weird, Wacky & Wild’ edition!
If you need any holiday preparation tips, Jen Biesty was here on KTVU showing how she prepares some of the dishes we make for their Thanksgiving feast!
Hipline
Sisters Gabriela Nassar-Covarelli and Samar Isabel Nassar 
Hipline turned 11 years old this year! Hipline demonstrates the fun in fitness with its Shimmy-Pop, Power Pop, Stretch Pop classes and more! Hipline has evolved to be a creative and brilliant space for choreographers and students and offers Co-Working Space, Team Building, Play-Care for kids during classes, fundraisers for non-profits and more. Don’t miss their Holiday Bazaar to support local artists on 12/15!
Bay-Made
Bay-Made turned two this year and in addition to their locally made artwork and craft goods, they have added many classes and workshops for adult, families and kids (and parents night out!) — check out their classes and schedule here.
Cat House Bar
The Cat House Bar turned three this year and made it onto the shortlist of Yelp’s Favorite East Bay Cocktail Bars for Fall 2019. Keep an eye out for their dance parties, Second Saturday Vintage parties, DJ’s and more. They also start the week out with a late-night Happy Hour on Mondays (9 pm-midnight).
