El Cerrito over by SDSU? Personally I prefer Rolando Village a little east of that. It has a nice feel to it and the streets arent a simple grid so traffic flows more quietly around there because there are easier cut throughs elsewhere. There is some cool architecture around there also. lastly most of the homes were built in the 1950’s which was a time when quality was pretty good. It was right after WW2 and the men came back to build nice homes for their families.