Oakland - Food & Drinks

Oakland's Hi Felicia restaurant has closed its doors permanently due to a break-in and robbery resulting in significant damage, ending their "vulgar fine dining" concept after a year.

The duo behind Port Bar, arguably Oakland’s most popular queer bar, is about to open another new nightlife spot just up the road.

A Korean street-food chain created by celebrity chef Baek Jong-won has just opened its fourth U.S. location in Oakland, which is its first Northern California outpost.

A new French-style wine bar on San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito opened to welcoming crowds this weekend. Anticipation had been building since a local couple signed on in September 2021 to turn the building at 10368 San Pablo Avenue into a gathering spot called Banter Wine.

Friday marks the grand opening of Mexican-Filipino fusion standout Señor Sisig’s new Oakland location, infused with Oakland vibes in both its interior design and its menu.

One of the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ bars in the Unites States will continue operating, as the White Horse just-announced new ownership of an industry veteran with previous involvement with the End Up, Mezzanine, and Club Q.

Celebrated Oakland barbecue pitmaster Matt Horn is putting the finishing touches on his latest burger-themed offshoot Matty’s Old Fashioned, coming soon to Eighth Street in Downtown Oakland.

Shake Shack burger joints keep popping up all over the Bay Area, and now the East Bay is seeing its second Shake Shack to open in two weeks.

Fans knew that it was only a matter of time before San Francisco-based United Dumplings crossed the Bay Bridge and set up shop in the East Bay.

Uber-popular chicken tenders specialists Dave's Hot Chicken keep multiplying, and as of this week there will be a Dave's Hot Chicken in Oakland just a hop and a few skips from a BART stop.

After months of renovating, ACRE Kitchen & Bar has finally opened inside a two-story space at Oakland’s Market Hall just steps from the Rockridge BART Station.

Starline Social Club, a popular concert venue, bar, and restaurant in Oakland, has announced it will permanently shutter as of January 1st.

A coffee shop and wine bar that focuses on Oakland’s Black community is now open in the Uptown neighborhood, but it's only open on Fridays for now.

Taste of Denmark — one of Oakland’s oldest family-owned businesses — announced over the weekend that it would be closing up shop for good. The bakery served its last pastries Sunday at 3 p.m., with people lining up to get one last treat from the dessert shop.

A local couple with major Bay Area wine-and-dining connections is working to open a French-inspired wine bar on San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. It's been a bumpy road, from construction and permitting delays to a freak car accident, but the building at San Pablo and Stockton avenues is now in renovation.

East Bay taco outfit Tacos El Último Baile, which has been evolving since its early days selling its delicious creations from a table outside an Oakland bar in 2016, is about to debut its own brick-and-mortar location starting Saturday.

A new restaurant is opening October 12 in Uptown Oakland, across from the Fox, specializing in handrolls — a sushi trend that is sure to be met with long lines soon enough.

A beloved beer garden, restaurant, art gallery, and classic car dealership in the heart of Uptown Oakland is now closed.

The 20-year-old Emeryville diner will be reopening sometime next month, thanks to a couple of the restaurant's longtime employees.

Oakland will be getting a new spot to get a mind-blowing piece of homemade pie and an alcoholic beverage in the evening, along with a savory breakfast-syle hand pie in the morning.

An oyser pop-up propietor with no formal training is getting ready to open a restaurant focused on raw oysters in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood in a few months.

One of Oakland’s oldest Ethiopian restaurants is moving into a much bigger location next month, which will allow it to expand the menu and add unique cocktails.

It looks like Oakland’s Jack London Square could be back on the map by the end of the year as a dining destination, with six new restaurants expected to open in the next few months.

An Oakland non-profit has plans underway to build an ambitious new food hall and event space that would also include other community amenities and affordable housing.

Owner Joshua Huynh is putting the finishing touches on Town Bar & Lounge inside the historic I. Magnin building at 2001 Broadway (at 20th Street).