Battambang in Oakland Chinatown has cooked Cambodian amok since 1993. Fish steamed in banana leaf with coconut and kroeung curry paste; a regional one-room dish.
Cambodian Americans settled in Oakland after the Khmer Rouge genocide of 1975 to 1979, building the city's Cambodian community around the Chinatown and San Antonio districts. Amok is Cambodia's national dish, traditionally steamed in banana leaf with coconut milk, lemongrass-galangal kroeung paste and freshwater fish. Battambang on Broadway has cooked the dish since 1993.
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Champa Garden ★ 4.4
san-antonio · 2102 8th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606
Champa Garden on 8th Avenue has cooked Lao and Thai cuisine in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood since 2006. Family-run, lunch and dinner daily.
Vientian Cafe ★ 4.3
fruitvale · 3801 Allendale Avenue, Oakland, CA 94619
Vientian Cafe in Oakland's Allendale neighborhood runs a Lao-Thai-Vietnamese counter that locals have voted into a regional Lao standard for two decades.
Battambang ★ 4.2
chinatown · 850 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
Battambang on Broadway in Oakland's Chinatown has cooked Cambodian cuisine since 1993. Beef lok lak and amok lead a menu locals have leaned on for years.