Oakland Restaurants

Romantic

1. À Côté

Neighborhood: North Oakland

À Côté's warm, cosy ambiance, great beer and wine list, and exceptional food make it an ideal place to bring a date or small group of close friends,…

2. Digs Bistro

When http://restaurant.com had a recent sale on its gift certificates, I picked one up for Digs Bistro. Tucked away on Dwight and Sacramento, it's…

3. Cioccolata Di Vino

Neighborhood: North Berkeley

So, yesterday I took the LSATs.  I wasn't super stressed about it, but I wasn't realllly looking forward to it either.  On Friday night I had to work…

4. Pasta Pelican…

Beautiful view of the bay..well actually a view across jack london..been here countless times...  anywho..the bread basket they serve was yummy, nice…

5. Oyster Reef Seafood…

Neighborhood: East Oakland

Paddled and driven past this place hundreds of times ... decided finally today to come here for lunch after paddling.  I called ahead by 20 minutes…

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Wine Selection

1. Cioccolata Di Vino

Neighborhood: North Berkeley

So, yesterday I took the LSATs.  I wasn't super stressed about it, but I wasn't realllly looking forward to it either.  On Friday night I had to work…

2. Le Theatre

Neighborhood: Downtown Berkeley

So, it's kind of off the beaten path, but so worth the trip if you want some excellent French food. The Chef is French (read his bio on the menu) and…

3. À Côté

Neighborhood: North Oakland

À Côté's warm, cosy ambiance, great beer and wine list, and exceptional food make it an ideal place to bring a date or small group of close friends,…

4. Pappo

I love Alameda.  With that out of the way, on to the review!  We were seated quickly (we didn't RSVP), bread and water within a few minutes, our order…

5. Adesso

Neighborhood: North Oakland

I still think the salumi is excellent.  But the service simply ruins it!   Just so you'll understand the environment: the place was half empty! It was…

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