Tacos Oscar
- ★ 4.5
- $
- Temescal
Try Braised pork shoulder taco
Tacos Oscar in Oakland's Temescal serves Bib Gourmand tacos from a shipping-container courtyard. Chalkboard menu changes often; vegan and pork plates.
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Puerto Rican Street Cuisine
- ★ 4.0
- $
- San Antonio
Try Pernil with sweet plantain stuffed with ground beef
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
Try Suadero and adobada tacos
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.
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Tacos El Ultimo Baile
- ★ 4.7
- $
- Fruitvale
Try Tacos al carbon
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
Try Shrimp and octopus tostadas
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
Try Pork meatball banh mi
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
Try Rotating food truck plates
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
Try Hu tieu noodle soup
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
Try Huarache de chicharron
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
Try Fried chicken biscuit
Town Biscuits in Uptown Oakland is a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit window. Fried chicken biscuits and bacon-egg sandwiches that snap to the corner.
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Bay Breeze Inn
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Harris Motel
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Rice Hill Inn
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Civic Center Lodge
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