Best place to live around Bay Area?? - General Tiki

D dcman Member Upstate New York Joined: Apr 25, 2009 Posts: 116	D dcman Posted posted on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 4:52 PM My wife and I moved out of the bay area around 10 years ago, but loved living there. We lived for a while in the Lake Merritt area of Oakland, and in the Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill area. We were very happy in all 3 areas, but there were trade-offs to all 3. The Piedmont section of Oakland has great schools but expensive housing. East Bay schools are often good, Pleasant Hill is cheaper to live in than Walnut Creek and both have the BART into San Francisco depending on where you'll be working. We have friends in San Ramon and that area who like it there also. Fenton's ice cream is pretty damn cool, no way around that. If you visit the Walnut Creek area go to my favorite restaurant in the whole friggin' world, The Walnut Creek Yacht Club. It's worth a pilgrimage. If you visit San Francisco, stay in Union Square and avoid the hotels around Fishermans Wharf. The Tonga Room is calling your name, don't you hear that???????? See my favorite singer, Lavay Smith, who sings every Monday at Enrico's in North Beach. And go to any Yank Sing, damn good dim sum. Good luck! dcman [ Edited by: dcman 2009-10-27 16:57 ]

My wife and I moved out of the bay area around 10 years ago, but loved living there. We lived for a while in the Lake Merritt area of Oakland, and in the Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill area. We were very happy in all 3 areas, but there were trade-offs to all 3. The Piedmont section of Oakland has great schools but expensive housing. East Bay schools are often good, Pleasant Hill is cheaper to live in than Walnut Creek and both have the BART into San Francisco depending on where you'll be working. We have friends in San Ramon and that area who like it there also.

Fenton's ice cream is pretty damn cool, no way around that.

If you visit the Walnut Creek area go to my favorite restaurant in the whole friggin' world, The Walnut Creek Yacht Club. It's worth a pilgrimage.

If you visit San Francisco, stay in Union Square and avoid the hotels around Fishermans Wharf. The Tonga Room is calling your name, don't you hear that???????? See my favorite singer, Lavay Smith, who sings every Monday at Enrico's in North Beach. And go to any Yank Sing, damn good dim sum.

Good luck!

dcman

[ Edited by: dcman 2009-10-27 16:57 ]

Post #490476 by dcman on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 4:52 PM