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Check out the menu for street food done right. From birria tacos to sausage and shrimp gumbo, lumpia, totchos, and more. Read more...

A new taproom and beer garden has opened in Uptown in the historic brick auto repair shop, Torchio’s, The indoor has cozy little nooks and comfortable couches to chill as well as a large outdoor beer garden.   There is food as well at Lovely’s (voted one of the best burgers in the Bay) Read more...

Burgers, salads, fries, and more. They say, “no BS ingredients, no badly sourced ones either.” Read more...

Rush Bowls opened in downtown Oakland in July 2019 by Robert & Shamani Walker. Both are advocates for health in their community and desire to make healthy options accessible to everyone. Accommodations for various dietary restrictions available. They make fresh peanut butter right there on the premises. One of the faves is the Beach Bowl with banana, mango, guava, and Read more...

Michele has over 20 years in the culinary industry as a Chef, Restauranteur, and Culinary Personality. She takes pride in creating custom events for her clients. She has been featured on Food Network with Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri, on ABC’s “The Taste” as well as performing live demos for Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Kaiser Permanente, Kroger Supermarkets, Radio One and more! Read more...

WHY LION DANCE CAFE 舞狮咖啡座 A lion dance is a traditional Chinese art meant to bring good luck to its audience. As a child growing up in Singapore, witnessing kung fu schools driving around town to perform lion dances brought joy and excitement. The whole team, sitting in the back of an open pickup truck, would play their drums and Read more...

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Executive Chef /Owner, Nelson German, is Dominican by heritage and, as an ode to his Latin American roots, German opened the Afro-Latino cocktail lounge, Sobre Mesa. His successful bar program at alaMar spurred a passion for creating art from cocktails and stoked a desire to bring something unique, vibrant and beautiful to his chosen home of Oakland. The term Sobre Read more...

alaMar is the brainchild of award-winning Executive Chef and Owner Nelson German. A Dominican-American born and bred in Manhattan, Chef Nelson has spent over a decade traveling and honing a culinary style that is at once unique and comforting. He was featured in the “East Bay Cooks” Cookbook released in 2019, which is available at alaMar for purchase. Read more...

Classic, crave-worthy burgers at prices you can afford. We’re proud to serve our local Oakland community with the best burgers, fries, and milkshakes around. Read more...

Agave Uptown draws from the artisanal tradition and rich cultural history of Oaxaca, Executive Chef Octavio Diaz’s hometown, and our Oaxacan-style food is made in-house daily with a strong focus on farm-raised ingredients and handmade cooking. Read more...