Spending time in Jack London Square? Get to know this Oakland neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a brunch spot to a coffee shop.
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Jack London Square, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
1. Chop Bar
Topping the list is New American and breakfast and brunch spot Chop Bar. Located at 247 Fourth St., Suite 111 (between Jackson and Alice streets.), it's the most popular business in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 1,885 reviews on Yelp.
Chop Bar offers a large menu with American comfort food favorites, which are available any time of day. In the morning, go for the breakfast burrito (scrambled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese and pico de gallo, served with home fries) or stop in at suppertime for the veggie rigatoni (seasonal vegetables, garlic cream sauce and parmesan) or the Marin Sun Farms pork chop (corn succotash, crispy Yukon potatoes and apple pan jus).
Explore the full menu here.
2. Sierra Deli & Market
Next up is deli Sierra Deli & Market, which offers sandwiches and more, situated at 311 Oak St., Suite C3 (between Fourth Street). With 4.5 stars out of 354 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite.
This spot serves up sandwiches, burgers, salads, chips, soups, coffee, beer, wine and more. Lunchtime Yelpers recommend ordering the filet mignon banh mi, the chicken salad sandwich or the pastrami Reuben.
3. Nido
Cocktail bar and Mexican spot Nido is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 444 Oak St. (between 5th St. and Fourth Street), four stars out of 743 reviews.
According to the business' website, the restaurant's menu changes seasonally and is inspired by Mexico’s central and Pacific regions.
Summertime menu standouts include the bavette steak tasajo (grilled steak, housemade chorizo istmeño, black beans, spring onion and nopales — served with guacamole, cheese and salsa) as well as the pork poc chuc tacos (pork shoulder, citrus and beer, marinade, cured cabbage, salsa, cebolla Tatemada and salsa habanero). Then, finish off the meal with a flight of three mezcals.
View the full menu here.
4. Tiger's Taproom
Tiger's Taproom, a beer bar, is another much-loved neighborhood go-to, with five stars out of 30 Yelp reviews. Head over to 308 Jackson St., Suite 4 (between Third Street.) to see for yourself.
This bar, named after the owner's dog, serves up 16 beers on tap, mostly from breweries in the Bay Area. It also offers an assortment of board games for patrons to play at their tables. The spot does not have a food menu, but food trucks regularly set up outside.
5. Peerless Coffee & Tea
Check out Peerless Coffee & Tea, which has earned four stars out of 150 reviews on Yelp. You can find the coffee roastery at 260 Oak St. (between Second Street).
This third-generation, family-run coffee shop and roaster was recently named one of the 2019 Roasters of the Year by Roast Magazine. Peerless Coffee & Tea sells coffee by the cup and freshly ground coffee by the pound. The shop also offers varietals from around the world, along with tea, spices and coffee equipment.
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