Eat in Old Oakland, Oakland

Blue Bottle Coffee Old Oakland ★ 4.4

Blue Bottle's Old Oakland cafe at 480 9th Street pours single-origins from the company that started in a Temescal potting shed in 2002, with espresso service.

Signature drink: Single-origin pour over

Cafe Gabriela ★ 4.4

Cafe Gabriela is the queer-owned Filipino coffee shop on Broadway in Old Oakland. Pulled pork adobo sandwiches and small-batch coffee since 2010.

Signature drink: Small-batch espresso

Blue Bottle Coffee ★ 4.5

James Freeman started Blue Bottle in a Temescal potting shed in 2002, effectively redefining Bay Area coffee. The Old Oakland cafe at 480 9th Street pours.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru

How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail

Old Oakland Farmers Market ★ 4.5

The Old Oakland farmers market runs Fridays year-round on 9th Street at Broadway. Bay Area growers, prepared lunch counters and the busiest downtown stop.

Swan's Market ★ 4.4

Swan's Market on 9th Street in Old Oakland is a registered historic food hall with Mexican, seafood, Caribbean, Japanese and Italian vendor counters.

Cafe Gabriela ★ 4.4

Cafe Gabriela in Old Oakland is the queer Filipino cafe that has poured small-batch coffee and pulled pork adobo sandwiches since 2010 on Broadway.

Order: Pulled pork adobo sandwich with house coffee.

Why locals love it: Queer Filipino cafe quietly running since 2010 on the Broadway corridor's edge of Old Oakland.

Tip: Weekday morning only; closed Friday through Sunday. Adobo runs out by noon.

Summer Bar and Lounge ★ 4.3

Summer Bar and Lounge opened in Old Oakland in 2021 as the city's queer night room. Karaoke, drag, go-go dancers and a weekly performance lineup.

Tip: Tuesday through Saturday only; weekend close at 2 a.m. with DJs Friday and Saturday.