10 street food places in Oakland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oakland | Street Food across every city.
Oakland's street food lives loudest in Fruitvale and the San Antonio neighborhood, where taquerias, seafood stands and banh mi counters line the boulevards. Tacos Sinaloa and Mariscos La Costa in Fruitvale and Banh Mi Ba Le in the San Antonio neighborhood show the range, while Tacos El Ultimo Baile grew from a grill into a fixture. Roving formats appear too, as at Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid near Lake Merritt, where vendors gather at the Oakland Museum.
Tacos Oscar ★ 4.5
temescal · 420 40th Street, Oakland, CA 94609
Tacos Oscar in Oakland's Temescal serves Bib Gourmand tacos from a shipping-container courtyard. Chalkboard menu changes often; vegan and pork plates.
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine ★ 4.0
san-antonio · 1430 23rd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood does takeout pollo encebollado and pernil. Outdoor picnic seating, 23rd Avenue.
Tacos Sinaloa ★ 4.8
fruitvale · 2138 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94606
Tacos Sinaloa runs the food truck dynasty Guadalupe Bueno started in 1999. International Boulevard at 22nd, suadero and adobada tacos to a 1 a.m. close.
Tacos El Ultimo Baile ★ 4.7
fruitvale · 3340 East 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94601
Tacos El Ultimo Baile in Fruitvale Public Market took its former taco truck queues into a brick-and-mortar. Tacos al carbon on house-made flour tortillas.
Mariscos La Costa ★ 4.4
fruitvale · 3625 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94601
Mariscos La Costa on International Boulevard in Fruitvale runs a glorified food truck for ceviche, shrimp and octopus tostadas. Five hot sauces on the table.
Banh Mi Ba Le ★ 4.6
san-antonio · 1909 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94606
Banh Mi Ba Le on International Boulevard runs the East Bay's most-loved banh mi counter, Fridays through Sundays only. Two dozen sandwiches under ten.
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid ★ 4.4
lake-merritt · 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Off the Grid sets a rotating food truck row outside the Oakland Museum of California every Friday night. DJs and a community block party run all summer.
Vien Huong ★ 4.3
chinatown · 712 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Vien Huong on Franklin in Oakland Chinatown serves Chiu Chow Cantonese-Vietnamese noodle soups. Hu tieu, congee and noodles for breakfast and lunch.
El Huarache Azteca ★ 4.2
fruitvale · 3842 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94601
El Huarache Azteca on International Boulevard runs huaraches, tlacoyos and Mexico City staples from a mother-and-daughter team. Counter service, late close.
Town Biscuits ★ 4.1
uptown · 434 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Town Biscuits in Uptown Oakland is a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit window. Fried chicken biscuits and bacon-egg sandwiches that snap to the corner.