Wood Tavern ★ 4.4
Wood Tavern in Oakland's Rockridge has anchored College Avenue since 2007 and holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand for reliable New American cooking.
Signature: Burger, Pork chop, Charcuterie board
Restaurants in Rockridge
Belotti Ristorante e Bottega ★ 4.5
Belotti in Oakland's Rockridge cooks Piemonte cuisine in a tight Michelin Recommended trattoria. House-made tajarin and brasato are the cross-town dishes.
Signature: Tajarin, Brasato, Spaghettini with burrata
Ramen Shop ★ 4.5
Ramen Shop on Rockridge's College Avenue runs a daily-changing ramen lineup with a full bar and a private karaoke room. Open every night, dinner only.
Signature: Spicy miso ramen, Yuzu shio ramen, Karaage
A16 Rockridge ★ 4.3
A16's Rockridge dining room runs the wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and southern Italian menu the brand built in San Francisco. Pizza is the entry point.
Signature: Margherita pizza, Maccaronara, Burrata
Casual Dining in Rockridge
Wood Tavern ★ 4.4
Wood Tavern on Rockridge's College Avenue has poured Bay Area wines and cooked New American since 2007. Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Michelin Guide California.
Signature: Burger, Pork chop
Belotti Ristorante e Bottega ★ 4.5
Belotti on Rockridge's College Avenue cooks Piemonte cuisine in a Michelin Recommended trattoria. Tajarin and brasato are the cross-town dishes worth booking.
Signature: Tajarin, Brasato
Cafés in Rockridge
Highwire Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
Highwire's flagship cafe on Rockridge's College Avenue pours single-origin coffees sourced from Colombia, Rwanda, Peru, New Guinea and Ethiopia.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Im Moment Kaffee ★ 4.4
Im Moment Kaffee on Rockridge's College Avenue pours specialty coffee in a calm Scandinavian-style room. Hosts 18 Reasons cooking classes after hours.
Signature drink: Pour over
Bakeries in Rockridge
La Farine ★ 4.4
La Farine on College Avenue in Oakland's Rockridge is the French neighborhood bakery the East Bay leans on. Morning buns and palmiers anchor the counter.
Worth the queue: Morning bun
Coffee Roasters in Rockridge
Highwire Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
Highwire roasts in Emeryville and pours at the Rockridge Market Hall cafe on College Avenue. Big bold cups that still read of origin, with a public cafe.
Sources from: Colombia, Rwanda, Peru, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Wine Bars in Rockridge
A16 Rockridge Wine Bar ★ 4.3
A16 Rockridge takes wine as seriously as Neapolitan pizza. Aperitivo hour pours Campanian and Pugliese bottles by the glass at a College Avenue counter.
Signature pour: Aglianico from Campania by the glass
Wine focus: Southern Italian, Campania and Puglia
Food: Wood-fired pizza, antipasti, pasta
Bars in Rockridge
Ramen Shop Bar ★ 4.5
Ramen Shop's College Avenue cocktail bar runs original cocktails and highballs with the East Bay's tightest spirit selection from St. George Distillery.
Signature drink: Yuzu Gold Rush
Food: Ramen, izakaya small plates
Cooking Classes in Rockridge
18 Reasons at Im Moment Kaffee ★ 4.5
18 Reasons runs a paid East Bay cooking class series at Im Moment Kaffee on College Avenue. Knife skills, chili oils, Southeast Asian cooking on rotation.