5 soul food rooms in Oakland, editor-picked by TableJourney. All cuisines in Oakland | Soul Food across every city.
Burdell ★ 4.7
temescal · 4640 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
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.
Souley Vegan ★ 4.4
jack-london-district · 101 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
Tamearra Dyson's vegan soul food started in Oakland in 2009 and returned to Jack London Square in July 2025. Creole classics, no animal products.
Souley Vegan ★ 4.4
jack-london-district · 101 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
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.
Town Biscuits ★ 4.3
uptown · 434 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Town Biscuits runs a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit breakfast in Oakland's Uptown. Fried chicken and bacon-egg sandwiches on flaky buttermilk biscuits.
Burdell ★ 4.7
temescal · 4640 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Burdell is Geoff Davis's Michelin Recommended soul food room in Oakland's Temescal. Collards and fried chicken alongside contemporary Southern plates.