Not to be confused with the Richmond district in San Francisco, California.

Richmond is in the northwest corner of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. This article includes the City of San Pablo, which is almost entirely surrounded by Richmond.

Get in

Richmond is served by I-80 from San Francisco, Vallejo and Sacramento, I-580 from Berkeley, Marin County and Oakland and Richmond Parkway skirting most of town as a bypass.

Public transportation is provided with an inter-modal transit center comprising BART and Amtrak, with local buses run by AC Transit. BART connects Richmond directly to Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and other parts of the Bay Area. (See also Bay Area public transit.) The Golden Gate Transit 580 bus runs from the San Rafael transit center in Marin.

  • Amtrak, 1700 Nevin Ave. Two Amtrak routes service Richmond: the Capitol Corridor and the San Joaquins. It is in the same building as the BART station. There is no ticket service, no baggage checking, and no luggage assistance. (updated Jul 2022)

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Keller Beach. 
  • 🌍 Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park (visitor center can be reached by bus 74), ☏ +1 510 232-5050. Consists of Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park, a visitor center in the Oil House, the Ford Assembly Plant, a museum and WWII shipyard, preserving and interpreting the stories and places of America's home front response to World War II. 
  • 🌍 Point Richmond Historic District. 
  • 🌍 Marina Bay. 

Do

  • 🌍 S.S Red Oak Victory Ship (Dornan Drive at Ferry Point, not served by public transit), ☏ +1 510-222-9200. Launched in 1944, and commissioned as the USS Red Oak Victory ship, the Red Oak is the only vessel built by the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California that is being restored. This last remaining Boulder Class Victory saw service in the World War II, Korea and Vietnam has the distinction of being the only ship operated by both military and civilian personnel during career. 
  • 🌍 Golden State Model Railroad Museum, ☏ +1 510-234-4884. The Golden State Railroad Museum consists 10,000 square feet of O, HO, and N scale train tracks. In the museum, you will find 3 large railroad tracks, constructed and owned by the EBMES. It is open from April to December. It is located on Dornan Drive, past the Ferry Point Tunnel. 
  • Maquers Playhouse, ☏ +1 510-232-4031. The Masquers theater is located in Point Richmond on the eastshore of the San Francisco bay. The Masquers playhouse has been producing and showing plays for the last 50 years. There are 100 seats. They show 5 productions year round. 
  • Point Richmond Music Festival. Many Jazz and music performances every Summer, every month June, July, August, and September. Live performances. The First Friday of every month. Starts at 5:30. 
  • 🌍 San Pablo Lytton Casino, 13255 San Pablo Ave, ☏ +1 510-215-7888. (updated Dec 2021)

Buy

Richmond is home to Hilltop Mall, a large enclosed shopping center anchored by Macy's, Sears, JC Penney, and Walmart. Outside of any shopping center, a local favorite is Annie's Annuals, a nursery that specializes in rare, exotic, and down-right interesting plants. Annie's is so extensive, leave yourself a few hours to browse the entire operation. Downtown Point Richmond has many shops and cafes.

Eat

  • 🌍 Americana Pizza & Taqueria, 13350 San Pablo Ave Ste A4, ☏ +1 510-236-9005. Good take-out food, generous portions, good prices. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Diners Club, ATM. 24-hour delivery free with minimum $15.00 purchase (updated Jul 2022)
  • 🌍 Angelo's Gourmet Delicatessen, 12025 San Pablo Ave, ☏ +1 510-234-2485. Neighborhood deli with an extensive selection of good-quality sandwiches, with prices much lower than comparable delis in the Bay Area. (updated Jul 2022)
  • 🌍 Anh Restaurant & Bar, 1950 Esplanade Dr, ☏ +1 510-680-5292. Harborside restaurant serving Vietnamese, Thai, and Korean dishes. Accessible via the San Francisco Bay Trail. Indoor and outdoor seating available. (updated Aug 2022)
  • 🌍 Brezo, 1414 Harbour Way South (Located in Assemble Marketplace.), ☏ +1 510-215-6025. W-F 11:30AM-2PM, Sa Su 10AM-2PM. A breakfast and lunch restaurant on the marina. Reservations are suggested. (updated Jul 2022)
  • 🌍 Golden Gate Bistro, 803 Wright Ave Ste #101 (At the corner of Wright Avenue and Harbour Way South.), ☏ +1 510-374-6393. M-F 6AM-5PM, Sa 8AM-4PM, Closed Sunday. Local breakfast and lunch spot in the industrial area north of Marina Bay. Well-known in the area for their breakfast burritos, breakfast potatoes and watermelon lemonade. Order at the counter under the awning, seating is outdoor patio dining only. Patio has a foosball table. (updated Sep 2022)
  • 🌍 Lara's Fine Dining, 1900 Esplanade Dr, ☏ +1 510-234-1860. Italian-American and seafood restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. (updated Jul 2022)
  • 🌍 Portumex, 721 23rd St, ☏ +1 510-237-7513. One of the few Mexican restaurants in the area to serve ceviche. (updated Jul 2022)
  • 🌍 Tommy's BBQ Company, 1414 Harbour Way South Ste 4000 (to the side of Assemble Marketplace), ☏ +1 510-860-7894. Th-Sa noon-7PM. Texas-style barbecue spot on the marina. (updated Jul 2022)

Drink

Sleep

Stay safe

Richmond has a reputation for high levels of crime. The safest parts of Richmond consist of Marina Bay and Point Richmond south of I-580, the Hilltop area north of San Pablo where Hilltop Mall is and much of East Richmond on the other side of I-80 or San Pablo Avenue at the most. Areas to exercise caution, and to avoid at night, are the Iron Triangle and Central Richmond near Cutting, McDonald and Barrett Avenues. These regional segments of Richmond are the reason behind its horrible reputation. In fact, the city used to rank with Compton as one of the worst cities in California statistically when it came to crime rate. However, these days it's a lot safer, even if it's not the most well-to-do city in the Bay.

Go next

Routes through Richmond
END ← Emeryville ←  W  E  → Martinez → Sacramento
Sacramento ← Martinez ←  N  S  → Berkeley → Emeryville
Bakersfield ← Martinez ←  N  S  → Emeryville → Oakland
San Francisco ← El Cerrito ←  S  E  → Sacramento
END ← San Rafael ←  NW  SE  → El Cerrito → Oakland


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