Guidebook for Oakland

Esperanza
Guidebook for Oakland

Food Scene

Great coffee, friendly owner.
14 locals recommend
Akat Cafe Kalli
1603 2nd Ave
14 locals recommend
Great coffee, friendly owner.
Down home affordable good food
26 locals recommend
Rockin Crawfish
211 Foothill Blvd
26 locals recommend
Down home affordable good food
Fun place and delicious pizza.
28 locals recommend
Leaning Tower
498 Wesley Ave
28 locals recommend
Fun place and delicious pizza.
Excellent Thai food.
70 locals recommend
Champa Garden
2102 8th Ave
70 locals recommend
Excellent Thai food.
Seafood tacos!!
31 locals recommend
Taqueria Sinaloa
2138 International Blvd
31 locals recommend
Seafood tacos!!
Nice thin crust pizzas and seasonal sides.
194 locals recommend
Sister
3308 Grand Ave
194 locals recommend
Nice thin crust pizzas and seasonal sides.
Robust pizza selection and drinks.
64 locals recommend
The Star on Grand
3425 Grand Ave
64 locals recommend
Robust pizza selection and drinks.
A must for brunch.
117 locals recommend
Grand Lake Kitchen - Lake Merritt
576 Grand Ave
117 locals recommend
A must for brunch.
The BEST Ethiopian food in Oakland.
76 locals recommend
Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant
357-A Grand Ave
76 locals recommend
The BEST Ethiopian food in Oakland.
Local and worthwhile spot for sushi.
27 locals recommend
Mijori Japanese Restaurant
3260 Grand Ave
27 locals recommend
Local and worthwhile spot for sushi.
Excellent local bakery.
198 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
3265 Lakeshore Ave
198 locals recommend
Excellent local bakery.
Try the pozole!
25 locals recommend
Cosecha
907 Washington St
25 locals recommend
Try the pozole!
Ever had food from Barbados or other Caribbean islands? Here is your chance! Don't miss out. You eat chicken? Try the fried chicken...good god.
27 locals recommend
Miss Ollie's
901 Washington St
27 locals recommend
Ever had food from Barbados or other Caribbean islands? Here is your chance! Don't miss out. You eat chicken? Try the fried chicken...good god.
Goat stew (birria); tacos durados...is there more to say?
41 locals recommend
Xolo
1916 Telegraph Ave
41 locals recommend
Goat stew (birria); tacos durados...is there more to say?
Asian fusion fun.
35 locals recommend
Hawker Fare
2300 Webster St
35 locals recommend
Asian fusion fun.
They don't play.
59 locals recommend
Trueburger
146 Grand Ave
59 locals recommend
They don't play.
Excellent local theater with a special line up of film.
156 locals recommend
The New Parkway Theater
474 24th St
156 locals recommend
Excellent local theater with a special line up of film.

Drinks & Nightlife

Extensive beer selection and yummy bistro food.
105 locals recommend
Portal Oakland
1611 2nd Ave
105 locals recommend
Extensive beer selection and yummy bistro food.
Some of the best cocktails and food.
77 locals recommend
Penrose
3311 Grand Ave
77 locals recommend
Some of the best cocktails and food.
Excellent bistro style food and great drinks.
58 locals recommend
Sidebar
542 Grand Ave
58 locals recommend
Excellent bistro style food and great drinks.
Great snack foods and drinks- fun popular place to watch sports.
56 locals recommend
Room 389
389 Grand Ave
56 locals recommend
Great snack foods and drinks- fun popular place to watch sports.
Great salsa, drinks and food.
El Gusano
1015 Clay St
Great salsa, drinks and food.
Links, beer...is there more needed?
153 locals recommend
Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
153 locals recommend
Links, beer...is there more needed?
Just go.
120 locals recommend
Cafe Van Kleef
1621 Telegraph Ave
120 locals recommend
Just go.
More beer selections than I can comprehend.
86 locals recommend
The Trappist
460 8th St
86 locals recommend
More beer selections than I can comprehend.
Whats the newest culinary fad? Go to Flora's and find out.
63 locals recommend
Flora
1900 Telegraph Ave
63 locals recommend
Whats the newest culinary fad? Go to Flora's and find out.
Southern-ish food and slammin cocktails.
53 locals recommend
Hopscotch
1915 San Pablo Ave
53 locals recommend
Southern-ish food and slammin cocktails.
More beer...
69 locals recommend
Lost & Found Beer Garden
2040 Telegraph Avenue
69 locals recommend
More beer...

Everything Else

Almost always have something entertaining and worthy happening.
59 locals recommend
The New Parish
1743 San Pablo Ave
59 locals recommend
Almost always have something entertaining and worthy happening.
Friday nights are very entertaining.
547 locals recommend
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St
547 locals recommend
Friday nights are very entertaining.
Get a row boat or paddle boat and check out the natural lake!
26 locals recommend
Lake Merritt Boating Center
568 Bellevue Ave
26 locals recommend
Get a row boat or paddle boat and check out the natural lake!