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Shan Dong on 10th Street in Oakland Chinatown pulls noodles by hand behind a glass counter. Dumplings, sesame noodles and chive pancakes anchor the menu.
Signature: Hand-pulled noodles, Pork dumplings, Sesame paste noodles
Tay Ho Restaurant and Bar is a vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown, Oakland.
Tay Ho on 12th Street on the edge of Oakland Chinatown cooks Northern Vietnamese plates with a full bar. Bun cha Hanoi is the lead order at the door.
Signature dishes: Bun cha Hanoi, Banh xeo, Pho ga
Address: 344 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Shan Dong on 10th Street in Oakland Chinatown pulls noodles by hand behind a glass counter. Dumplings, sesame noodles and chive pancakes anchor the menu.
Signature: Hand-pulled noodles, Pork dumplings, Sesame paste noodles
Pho Ao Sen on East 12th in Oakland's Eastlake neighborhood runs the city's standard for pho, a Sunday-morning regular for two decades on the corridor.
Signature: Pho tai, Pho ga, Bun bo Hue
Shan Dong on 10th Street in Oakland Chinatown pulls noodles by hand behind a glass counter. Dumplings, sesame noodles and chive pancakes anchor the menu.
Signature: Hand-pulled noodles, Pork dumplings, Sesame paste noodles
Geta is the small Piedmont Avenue sushi counter that quietly serves an omakase in ten or fifteen pieces. Lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday only.
Signature: Omakase, Chirashi bowl, Bento box
Mua on Webster in Uptown Oakland opened in 2008 as one of the first restaurants on then-Auto Row. Family-owned New American with a strong cocktail program.
Signature: Steak frites, Lamb chops, Cocktails
Chef James Syhabout's Commis holds two Michelin stars on Piedmont Avenue. A spare ten-course tasting changes nightly across two seatings in Oakland.
Signature: Slow-poached egg yolk, Ten-course tasting
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.
Signature: Fried chicken, Collard greens, Dry-aged duck