Commis
- ★ 4.9
- Californian
- $$$$
Chef James Syhabout's Commis holds two Michelin stars on Piedmont Avenue. A spare ten-course tasting changes nightly across two seatings in Oakland.
Quiet residential strip that hides Oakland's only two-star Michelin restaurant. Commis sits at 3859, Mago at 3762, with cafes and family kitchens filling the blocks between.

Chef James Syhabout's Commis holds two Michelin stars on Piedmont Avenue. A spare ten-course tasting changes nightly across two seatings in Oakland.
Mark Liberman's Latin American tasting room in Oakland sits on Piedmont Avenue. Michelin Recommended in 2026, with a nightly-changing Colombian-rooted menu.
Pomet on Piedmont Avenue pairs Capay Valley farmer Aomboon Deasy with chef Alan Hsu. Menu changes with K and J Orchards produce, Michelin Green Star.
Order Ten-piece omakase at the counter.
Geta on 41st Street is the small sushi counter that quietly runs a ten or fifteen-piece omakase, hidden behind Piedmont Avenue's higher-profile rooms.



Order Vegan latte
Timeless Coffee on Piedmont Avenue is a vegan coffee roastery, bakery and chocolate shop. House-roasted beans, pastries and cakes daily until 6 pm.
Order Vegan chocolate chip cookie
Timeless Coffee on Piedmont Avenue runs a vegan bakery counter beside the in-house roaster. Pastries, cakes and chocolate, all plant-based, daily.
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Order Eggs benedict and the buckwheat pancakes.
Mama's Royal Cafe on Broadway at 40th has anchored Oakland's diner brunch since February 1974. Eggs benedict and buckwheat pancakes hold the line.