El Huarache Azteca ★ 4.4
El Huarache Azteca on International Boulevard runs huaraches, tlacoyos and Mexico City staples from a mother-and-daughter team. Counter service, late close.
Try: Huarache de chicharron
Vien Huong is a street-food stop in Chinatown, Oakland.
Vien Huong on Franklin in Oakland Chinatown serves Chiu Chow Cantonese-Vietnamese noodle soups. Hu tieu, congee and noodles for breakfast and lunch.
Address: 712 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94607
El Huarache Azteca on International Boulevard runs huaraches, tlacoyos and Mexico City staples from a mother-and-daughter team. Counter service, late close.
Try: Huarache de chicharron
Town Biscuits in Uptown Oakland is a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit window. Fried chicken biscuits and bacon-egg sandwiches that snap to the corner.
Try: Fried chicken biscuit
Tacos Oscar in Oakland's Temescal serves Bib Gourmand tacos from a shipping-container courtyard. Chalkboard menu changes often; vegan and pork plates.
Try: Braised pork shoulder taco
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood does takeout pollo encebollado and pernil. Outdoor picnic seating, 23rd Avenue.
Try: Pernil with sweet plantain stuffed with ground beef
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.
Try: Suadero and adobada tacos
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.
Try: Tacos al carbon