Need to eat your manner round Oakland, lately dubbed one of the best meals metropolis within the U.S. by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler? Then seize your food-stained bib and prepare to poke into greater than 140 eating places collaborating on this yr’s Oakland Restaurant Week.
The ten-day fest of specials and offers runs March 20-30, representing each type of delicacies the various metropolis is thought for: Mexican, Ethiopian, Thai, Caribbean, Japanese, soul meals, pizza, vegan — you get the image. There are espresso outlets and roasteries, in addition to wine bars and one place inside a Jack London bowling alley. The complete record of collaborating eateries is searchable by delicacies and neighborhood — in addition to Black or woman-owned, pet-friendly, and whether or not it has out of doors house — and is posted on the occasion web site: visitoakland.com/occasions/annual-events/restaurant-week.
Whereas it’s unattainable to say which locations folks ought to go to — who’s to evaluate if a swordfish carpaccio from an Escoffier-trained chef is “better” than a supremely satisfying quesabirria — some folks do wish to observe the suggestions of food-industry professionals. So, in no specific order, listed below are the collaborating eating places with latest James Beard or Michelin Bib Gourmand cred and what they’re serving up. Word that organizers say “more participating restaurants and menus (are) coming soon….”:
Burdell (2024 James Beard nominee for Finest California Chef): Smothered pork chop for 2, served with wild mushroom-and-bacon gravy, $65
Tarts de Feybesse: (2025 semifinalist for Excellent Pastry Chef): Tarte Flambée, a savory flatbread with crème fraîche, smoked carrots and pea shoots, $15; Seeded Epi, freshly baked, $6.75
FOB Kitchen (Michelin Bib Gourmand): Particular pre-fixe dinner (minimal two folks), $45 per particular person, and a weekday lunch particular, $17
MAMA Oakland (Michelin Bib Gourmand): Three-course menu that includes our signature meatballs and focaccia for the desk, $45 per particular person
Horn BBQ (Michelin Bib Gourmand): menu coming quickly
Millennium Restaurant (Michelin Bib Gourmand): particular menu or provide coming quickly (vegan/vegetarian)
Jo’s Trendy Thai (Michelin Bib Gourmand): specifically curated prix-fixe menu for 2 folks that includes Jo’s signature starters, a particular primary course and dessert, $80 for 2 to share
There are additionally numerous Michelin-recommended eating places collaborating in Oakland’s restaurant week, together with Parche, Bardo Lounge & Supper Membership, Mägo, Barcote Ethiopian Restaurant and Fowl & Buffalo.
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