Oakland
Oakland
Page 3Noka Ramen
The sister restaurant of Farmhouse Kitchen is making excellent tonkotsu ramen at Noka Ramen in Jack London Square.
Cafe Colucci
Cafe Colucci is a casual Ethiopian restaurant in North Oakland that doubles as a spice shop.
Monster Phở
At Monster Phở in Oakland’s Temescal, robots serve excellent Vietnamese phở and grilled pork rice plates.
Ok's Deli
Loaded Asian American sandwiches are the name of the game at Ok’s Deli, one of the most exciting lunch spots in Oakland Temescal.
Dela Curo Curry
Dela Curo Curry is a food stall in Old Oakland's Swan's Market that specializes in Japanese black curry.
Snail Bar
Snail Bar is a small natural wine bar in Oakland Temescal with excellent constantly-changing small plates, like arepas, crudos, crudités, and escargot.
Night Heron
Night Heron is an Uptown Oakland cocktail spot filled with murals, neon lighting, and lots of comfortable seating.
Odin
Odin is a mezcalería near Oakland's Jack London Square with an impressive collection of agave spirits and light, bright Mexican shareable plates.
La Guerrera’s Kitchen
La Guerrera’s Kitchen in Swan's Market food hall in Old Oakland stars tender tamales, spicy chicken pozole verde, and an incredible chicken mole rojo.
Wahpepah's Kitchen
Wahpepah's Kitchen in Fruitvale Village shines a light on Indigenous cooking techniques and ingredients. Get the wild native mushroom pumpkin seed mole.
Nido's Backyard
Nido's Backyard is an entirely outdoor Mexican restaurant in Oakland that's perfect for group hangs.
Kowbird
Kowbird is pumping out Southern-style fried chicken sandwiches, chicken wings, and candied apples in West Oakland.
Aman Cafe
From the owner of Teni East Kitchen, Aman Cafe is a breakfast and lunch spot dedicated to buttery Malaysian roti canai.
Lovely's
Fantastic smashburgers and radlers from next door's Two Pitchers Brewing Company make Lovely's an ideal casual dinner spot in Uptown Oakland.
Sunday Bakeshop
Sunday Bakeshop is an Asian American and French bakery in Oakland serving sweet and savory pastries, like chocolate hojicha croissants, cruffins with strawberry Pocky, White Rabbit candy cookies, and more.
Square Pie Guys
The Oakland outpost of Square Pie Guys makes excellent Detroit-style pizzas with beautifully cheesy crusts.
Champa Garden
The original Champa Garden in Oakland’s Ivy Hill serves exceptional Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese specialties.
Dan Sung Sa
This Korean pub is open until 1am, so come here for late-night soju, BBQ, and chicken wings.
TrueBurger
TrueBurger, a fast-food style spot in Oakland, has mastered the art of three simple things: burgers, fries, shakes.