Jack London Square

Situated along the scenic Oakland/Alameda estuary, Jack London Square is a vibrant destination in Oakland bringing together dining, retail, recreation and exciting events year-round. From lively summer night markets and outdoor movies to kayaking and bicycling along the waterfront, the verve and ...

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    (510) 645-9292

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    jacklondonsquare.com

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    Plaza

Address

472 Water Street Oakland , CA 94607 United States

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This place is amazing. A great place for dinner , a movie , a desert, and even a late night walk. It is only one bus ride away if you live in Oakland.

Vincent

Re-creating a new Foursquare/Swarm entry for Jack London Square, the public pedestrian plaza . The old Jack London Square entry was incorrectly merged into the one for the "Z Hotel Jack London Square."

SFGate

Now open in Jack London Square, Jack’s Oyster Bar & Fish House offers a fresh take on seafood on the Oakland waterfront . Menu includes salads , sandwiches , and updated spins on classic seafood dishes . Read more

Samsonite

Every Sunday, rain or shine, the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association presents local farmers and artisan food purveyors with fresh produce and hand crafted products for your culinary enjoyment.

Susan Troy

Come see all kinds of beautiful art and crafts by local makers at the Patchwork Show Oakland on June 1 at 472 Water Street, Jack London Square, I'll be there with lots of fun and colorful ceramics!

Wilson Favre-Delerue

A good selection of restaurants and a few shops, though on the whole the retail concept here could be improved with a larger offering.

Michael Squires

Tons of upper scale restaurants , shopping, movies , and a beautiful view of the Oakland Inner Harbor . Defintely a great area to take a date or to just hang out.

Brian Strauss

A bit cut off from downtown, but gorgeous. Love to walk along the water and visit the farmers market .

Alisha Smart

All around good experience. Food was good atmosphere was amazing !! Great family environment , great for romance as well .

FunCheap SF

Watch Ferris Bueller's Day off at the Jack London Square tonight. Be sure to arrive early with blankets and time to get food & beer . Thur, 7/10, 8pm, free. Read more

Justin Sullivan

Sunny waterfront lined with boats, views of the Oakland harbor and the Bay Bridge and that other city by the bay .

Florence Antonette R

One of my favorite spots ever. This place is easily ignored since San Francisco is right across the bridge , but this is a romantic place to go to during the day and night. Many elegant restaurants !

Roger Ma

Awesome spot to walk around and tons of cool restaurants to choose from!

Mystie Rodriguez

Great place to walking around by the water & stop by the local restaurants on the shore

Ryan Block

Very cool promenade and boating docks with restaurants and shops nearby.

Sean Robison

The area has definitely suffered from the weakened economy. Still a pretty area though.

Lucas Gardner

What’s there to say? Great location, great food - an Oakland staple.

Richard Chen

Nearby Blue Bottle is perfectly fine. Lovely coffee . But us old-school kids go to Peerless.

Kouros Mohit

Try renting a kayak from California canoe and kayak there and enjoy a day on water.

7x7 SF

Meet & greet with cycling legends Gary Fischer, Freddie Rodriguez, Jacquie Phelan, Ryan Leech, and Nelson Vails at Jack London Square today. Fri, 7/25, 6-9:30pm, $45. Read more

EL A

Love the revamp of this area and art that is all around.

Sean Miller

Really cool place with lots of good restaurants and bars .

Chloe Condon

Most places validate parking if you park in the garage !

MJ Brummitt

Egyptian blue food truck 's offerings are delicious. Delightful owners.

Emmalouise Brown

The menu changes on a regular basis. Christmas menu starts 12/15

Grethel Luna

Beautiful place, plenty of good places to hangout

Min Lee

Parking in underground garage is cheaper than $6 flat rate parking in most cases.

Amanda Moreland

Awesome spot with tons of Resturants

Everyday

Spans about 6 blocks that overlooks Oakland Inner Harbor . Lots of places to eat, but not much else. Worth a visit.

Biz Traveldude

Excellent little plaza of restaurants

Jonathan Arnold

I'm so happy to see more places opening, more people coming to JLS.

John Scalla

Great little gem on the bay .

Christine

Take a stroll along the waterfront . Plenty of seats to sit and enjoy the view !

Imen Soltani

Very cool place :)

Lu MA

Cheap parking in front of the movie theatre .

Tamara Houston

Hop on tha' B. Public transpo that feeds Oakland's night life and social calendar. Hop on, hop off, you're there.

Nick Issa

Great farmers market , truck food of all ethnic styles. Try them all..yum!!

Danny Trejo

This area reminds me of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Nihad

I love the coffee at jack London square .

Andrew Byrne

#pachakutech tip for East side of compass

Claudia H

First & Last Chance, Heinold 's

Victor Stuber

Relaxing to sit by the sailboats

Aaron

Beautiful View

Warren Dutton

Lots of good restaurants with great views of the San Francisco skyline in the distance.

Reginald B

very trendy

Marie Coffey

Great Burgers ! !!

Jeff Dowler

A friend calls it Jack Daniels Square

Michael Morse

Farmers market on Sundays, nuff said

Megan Brooks

#EatRealFest!

Marie Coffey

Nations Burgers Jonathan Rogne

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Bowling Alley
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Tons of outdoor seating, great beer garden, short happy hour. Love playing the bocce ball courts! - Leah W.

7.9
Farmers Market
Jack London Square Farmers' Market

Tacos from Cholita Linda are worth waiting in the long queue. - Tina D

7.6
Liquor Store
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Imports, like Redstripe. Plus they are carrying more sour beers and in-tune with latest craft releases. - Ryan Block

9.0
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I love the plaza! Always clean and nice areas to sit while waiting for a ride. - Ashley Redfield

8.4
Dive Bar
Heinold's First & Last Chance

Nice little dive bar with some history. Very friendly bartenders and the bar table is very unique. Great spot for warm days, just get your beer and hangout outside. - Alex Tenette

8.6
Pizza
Forge Pizza

Pepperoni and Sausage are made in house. Tried the sausage, excellent. Next is pepperoni. BEWARE ONION HATERS (red onions on almost everything even if not listed) - G.R. Medina

7.6
Seafood
Scott's Seafood Grill & Bar

The Sunday Champagne Jazz Brunch is a fun experience with live music, waterfront views and seafood brunch buffet. - Richard Wong