Northside

Oldest Residential Area in Berkeley

Directly north of the University of California, Berkeley is Northside, a residential neighborhood that is popular among students. It is known as the oldest residential area in Berkeley. It is the place to live for any student who wants to live near their classes but also want to live in a more traditional neighborhood setting. A popular park that Northside residents like to visit is the Berkeley Rose Garden. This park features a huge garden that has bucolic views of flowers, the San Francisco bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Whenever hungry or thirsty, there is always a spot to hit up near the area of Northside. Restaurants in the area include Triple Rock Brewing, Comal, Gather, Pappy's Grill & Sports Bar, and Free House. Bars that are great for drinks with friends include Kip’s Bar and Grill, Pacific Standard Tap Room, Tupper & Reed, and Albatross Pub. Northside is one of the best place to live for any student who wants to live in a suburban setting and atmosphere.

What Northside Residents
Think About Their Apartments

overall

8.0

value

8.0

amenities

6.0

social

6.0

management

8.0

Median rents in Northside

Studio

2,290

1 Bedroom

2,750

2 Bedroom

3,580

Living in
Northside

Northside — 8.5/10 Rating (based on 6 neighborhood reviews)

North Berkeley has many perks. It's beautiful (views, trees, unique houses), feels very safe, and has a great restaurant scene along Shattuck. It's also quiet as more families and graduate students tend to live in North Berkeley. It's also easily walkable to campus and to Haas. I've loved living here!

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Berkeley Haas Student

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2365 Virginia St

Quiet and safe, fairly easy parking

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Berkeley Optometry Student

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Spruce St

Very quiet and safe and close to campus - about 1 mile from restaurants in North berkeley. No grocery stores are very close.

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Berkeley Haas Student

/10

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1717 La Loma Ave

So far my experiences in our neighborhood have been well! A lot of residents in our building at Berkeley students. The area is not too loud (one of the reasons why I wanted to live in Northside) and I feel very safe walking home from school!

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Berkeley Optometry Student

/10

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1817 Oxford Street

Quite neighborhood, few homeless with no tents nearby restaurants but very peaceful so far. Quite steep to walk to it especially to downtown Berkeley

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Berkeley Haas Student

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