Best food in Oakland

Best food in Oakland

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Created by Joe 🐘 Lencioni • Updated On: November 15, 2015

These are my favorite places to eat in Oakland (mostly downtown so far, because that's where I live).

Burrito Express is one of Best food in Oakland.

1. Burrito Express

588 14th St (btwn Clay St & Jefferson St), Oakland, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Uptown · 23 tips and reviews

Joe 🐘 L.Joe 🐘 Lencioni: These people make delicious burritos and are super friendly.

Chop Bar is one of Best food in Oakland.

2. Chop Bar

190 4th St (at Alice St.), Oakland, CA
New American Restaurant · Produce and Waterfront · 138 tips and reviews

jason m.jason moore: Secretly the best burger in Oakland!

Caffe 817 is one of Best food in Oakland.

3. Caffe 817

7.5
817 Washington St (btwn 8th St & 9th St), Oakland, CA
Café · Old Oakland · 36 tips and reviews

Phil K.Phil Kates: Their poached eggs are fantastic. Great coffee and espresso too.

Cosecha is one of Best food in Oakland.

4. Cosecha

907 Washington St (at Clay St), Oakland, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Old Oakland · 82 tips and reviews

Joe 🐘 L.Joe 🐘 Lencioni: Great spot for brunch (10:30 am – 2:30 pm Saturday)

Taylor's Sausage is one of Best food in Oakland.

5. Taylor's Sausage

7.7
907 Washington St (btw 9th & 10th St. (in the Housewives Mall)), Oakland, CA
Gourmet Store · Old Oakland · 2 tips and reviews

Joe 🐘 L.Joe 🐘 Lencioni: Try the boudin blanc. But you can't go wrong here because all of the sausages are fantastic.

Kamdesh Afghan Kabob House is one of Best food in Oakland.

6. Kamdesh Afghan Kabob House

8.1
332 14th St (at Webster St), Oakland, CA
Afghan Restaurant · Oaksterdam · 24 tips and reviews

Joe 🐘 L.Joe 🐘 Lencioni: The meat is always perfectly cooked and delicious. Make sure to get a side of bolani.

7. Boot & Shoe Service

3308 Grand Ave (btwn Lake Park Ave & Mandana Blvd), Oakland, CA
Pizzeria · Lakeshore · 135 tips and reviews

Joe 🐘 L.Joe 🐘 Lencioni: Quite possibly the best pizza AND best service I've had.

Shan Dong is one of Best food in Oakland.

8. Shan Dong

8.7
328 10th St #101 (Webster St.), Oakland, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 117 tips and reviews

Chris D.Chris Dadzitis: Upgrade those noodles to handmade fool. Read more.

Rio California is one of Best food in Oakland.

9. Rio California

8.7
1233 Preservation Park Way (at 13th St), Oakland, CA
Brazilian Restaurant · Old Oakland · 16 tips and reviews

Kurt J.Kurt Johnson: Jerk chicken is definitely a staple, but if you see coxinhas on the menu, get 'em! They're a rare occurrence and they're delicioussss

Brown Sugar Kitchen is one of Best food in Oakland.

10. Brown Sugar Kitchen

2534 Mandela Pkwy (Campbell St), Oakland, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · West Oakland · 156 tips and reviews

ScottySauceScottySauce: Get the Chicken & Waffles! Two cornmeal waffle halves with brown sugar butter, and apple cider syrup. they also gave me 2 pieces of chicken including a breast and a leg and I love those! :)

TrueBurger is one of Best food in Oakland.

11. TrueBurger

8.5
146 Grand Ave (at Valdez St), Oakland, CA
Burger Joint · Central Oakland · 88 tips and reviews

Bob L.Bob Lee: Great burgers! Sort of modeled after NYC's Shake Shack.

Ma Me House is one of Best food in Oakland.

12. Ma Me House

7.4
416 15th St, Oakland, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Oaksterdam · 6 tips and reviews
Authentic Bagel Company is one of Best food in Oakland.

13. Authentic Bagel Company

463 2nd St, Oakland, CA
Bagel Shop · Jack London Square · 40 tips and reviews
Disco Volante is one of Best food in Oakland.

14. Disco Volante

347 14th St (Webster St), Oakland, CA
Music Venue · Downtown Oakland · 20 tips and reviews
B-Side BBQ is one of Best food in Oakland.

15. B-Side BBQ

3303 San Pablo Ave (32nd St), Oakland, CA
BBQ Joint · West Oakland · 27 tips and reviews
Marrow is one of Best food in Oakland.

16. Marrow

325 19th St (Harrison Ave.), Oakland, CA
Deli · Oaksterdam · 12 tips and reviews
Tay Ho Restaurant & Bar is one of Best food in Oakland.

17. Tay Ho Restaurant & Bar

8.4
344 12th St (at Webster St), Oakland, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Downtown Oakland · 29 tips and reviews
Ramen Shop is one of Best food in Oakland.

18. Ramen Shop

8.5
5812 College Ave (at Oak Grove Ave), Oakland, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Rockridge · 133 tips and reviews
Belly Uptown is one of Best food in Oakland.

19. Belly Uptown

1901 San Pablo Ave (19th Street), Oakland, CA
Taco Restaurant · Uptown · 59 tips and reviews
KronnerBurger is one of Best food in Oakland.

20. KronnerBurger

4063 Piedmont Ave (41st Street), Oakland, CA
Burger Joint · Piedmont Avenue · 31 tips and reviews
Zachary's Chicago Pizza is one of Best food in Oakland.

21. Zachary's Chicago Pizza

9.1
5801 College Ave (at Oak Grove Ave), Oakland, CA
Pizzeria · Rockridge · 152 tips and reviews
Sobo Ramen is one of Best food in Oakland.

22. Sobo Ramen

7.2
988 Franklin St #186 (at 9th street), Oakland, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Chinatown · 47 tips and reviews