Eat in Temescal, Oakland

Burdell

• ★ 4.7
• Soul Food
• $$$

Geoff Davis's soul food room in Oakland's Temescal carries Michelin Recommended status and made Food and Wine's Best Restaurants in America list.

FOB Kitchen

• ★ 4.5
• Filipino
• $$

Janice Dulce's Filipino kitchen on Oakland's Telegraph carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Weekends shift to brunch only with longanisa and garlic rice.

Hawking Bird

• ★ 4.3
• Thai
• $$

Hawking Bird is James Syhabout's fast-casual Thai fried chicken room on Oakland's Telegraph Avenue. Kao mun gai and double-fried garlic-ginger fillets.

Snail Bar

• ★ 4.5
• Wine bar
• $$$$

Snail Bar on Shattuck in Temescal pairs natural wine with a seasonally changing small-plates menu. Bib Gourmand on the Michelin Guide, no reservations.

Teni East Kitchen

• ★ 4.4
• Californian
• $$$$

Teni East Kitchen on Broadway runs chef-owner Tiyo Shibabaw's Burmese kitchen with a California spin. Bib Gourmand, tea leaf salad and roti lead the menu.

Tacos Oscar

• ★ 4.6
• Mexican
• $$

Tacos Oscar's shipping-container courtyard in Oakland's Temescal serves a chalkboard menu of inventive tacos. Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide California.

Pizzaiolo

• ★ 4.1
• Italian
• $$

Pizzaiolo on Telegraph in Oakland's Temescal runs wood-fired pizza and pasta with organic locally-sourced produce. Dinner only, daily happy hour 5 to 6.

Daytrip Counter

• ★ 4.2
• Californian
• $

Daytrip Counter on Telegraph in Temescal is chef Finn Stern's fast-fine rotisserie chicken counter. Cafeteria-style, dine-in or takeout, daily.

Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen

• ★ 4.5
• $

Order Everything bagel

Wise Sons on Telegraph in Temescal serves the East Bay's most-trusted everything bagels with cream cheese, rye breads and a strong matzo ball soup.

Poppy Bagels

• ★ 4.4
• $

Order Hand-rolled poppy bagel

Poppy Bagels on Telegraph in Temescal hand-rolls Montreal-Brooklyn hybrid bagels. Five days a week, lunchtime cutoff before the case sells out fast.

Mariposa Baking Company

• ★ 4.7
• $

Order Gluten-free almond cake

Mariposa on Telegraph in Temescal is a dedicated gluten-free bakery. Croissants, almond cakes, bagels and bread from a dedicated kitchen for celiac safety.

Curbside Creamery

• ★ 4.3
• $

Order Brown butter chocolate chip ice cream sandwich

Curbside Creamery in Temescal Alley scoops dairy and cashew ice cream into house-baked cookies. LGBTQ-owned, women-owned and plastic-free since 2014.

The Wine Mine

• ★ 4.2
• Wine bar
• $$$

The Wine Mine on Telegraph in Temescal is a corner wine shop with a sit-down bar. Small-grower bottles, a rotating glass list and a sunny back patio.

Temescal Brewing

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery beer garden
• $$$

Drink Helles lager from the cellar

Temescal Brewing's beer garden on Telegraph runs a sun-filled patio and a rotating tap list of crisp lagers and IPAs. Kid and dog friendly daily.

Temescal Farmers Market

• ★ 4.6
• Market
• $

The Temescal farmers market in Oakland runs Sundays year-round next to Frog Park at 5300 Claremont Avenue. Bay Area growers and a strong prepared-food row.