Oakland: Chinatown Walking Tour
We'll visit some of the most popular eateries and landmarks in the Oakland Chinatown neighborhood - one of the oldest Chinatowns in the United States!
Oakland's soul food canon was built by African American families across West Oakland and Temescal. Today Geoff Davis's Burdell carries it at Michelin Recommended level.
Black migration from the American South to Oakland during World War II built the foundation. West Oakland became a soul food district along with the city's growing African American population. Family kitchens, barbecue smokers and gospel-influenced brunch run a network across West Oakland and Temescal that's still very much alive in 2026.
3 editor picks for Bay Area soul food in Oakland, ranked by editorial score. All Oakland signature dishes · Bay Area 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.
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.
Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide
Bay Area soul food makes more sense with someone from Oakland explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Book food experiences in Oakland
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