Wahpepah's Kitchen ★ 4.5
Crystal Wahpepah's Native American kitchen steps from Fruitvale BART serves bison, rabbit and squash tacos. James Beard nominated, Kickapoo tribal member.
Signature: Bison taco, Rabbit taco
Belotti Ristorante e Bottega is an italian restaurant in Rockridge, Oakland.
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 dishes: Tajarin, Brasato
Address: 5403 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
Crystal Wahpepah's Native American kitchen steps from Fruitvale BART serves bison, rabbit and squash tacos. James Beard nominated, Kickapoo tribal member.
Signature: Bison taco, Rabbit taco
Hawking Bird is James Syhabout's fast-casual Thai fried chicken room on Oakland's Telegraph. Kao mun gai and double-fried garlic-ginger fillets to go.
Signature: Kao mun gai, Garlic-ginger fried chicken
Souley Vegan returned to Jack London Square in July 2025. Tamearra Dyson's Creole vegan soul food has run since 2009 with a national following.
Signature: BBQ tofu, Cajun mac and cheese
Town Biscuits runs a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit breakfast in Oakland's Uptown. Fried chicken and bacon-egg sandwiches on flaky buttermilk biscuits.
Signature: Buttermilk biscuit sandwich, Fried chicken biscuit
Cenaduria Elvira in Oakland's Jack London Square specializes in Jalisco-style tostadas with shells flown in from Mexico, plus tacos dorados and salsas.
Signature: Jalisco tostadas, Tacos dorados
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine on Oakland's 23rd Avenue runs takeout pollo encebollado and fall-apart pernil with sweet plantain stuffed with ground beef.
Signature: Pollo encebollado, Pernil with sweet plantain