The best restaurants in Oakland, according to critics

22 Oakland, CA restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 4 publications: Bon Appétit, MICHELIN Guide, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.

• Sun Moon Studio — West Oakland, Oakland — on 4 critics’ lists
• Bombera — Dimond District, Oakland — on 2 critics’ lists
• Soba Ichi — West Oakland, Oakland — on 2 critics’ lists
• Tacos Oscar — Temescal, Oakland — on 2 critics’ lists
• 3 Bottled Fish — Glenview, Oakland
• Alem’s Coffee — Rockridge, Oakland
• Burdell — Temescal, Oakland
• Cafe Colucci — Temescal, Oakland
• Commis — Piedmont Avenue, Oakland
• FOB Kitchen — Temescal, Oakland
• Horn Barbecue — Old Oakland, Oakland
• Jo's Modern Thai — Laurel, Oakland
• Joodooboo — Longfellow, Oakland
• Mägo — Piedmont Avenue, Oakland
• MAMA Oakland — Grand Lake, Oakland
• Ok’s Deli — Temescal, Oakland
• Peña’s Bakery — Havenscourt, Oakland
• Popoca — Old Oakland, Oakland
• Sirene — Grand Lake, Oakland
• Snail Bar — Temescal, Oakland
• Teni East Kitchen — Temescal, Oakland
• Wood Tavern — Rockridge, Oakland

The Oakland lists

• The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2025 — Bon Appétit
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — SF Bay Area 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, SF Bay Area 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area in 2026 — San Francisco Chronicle
• The Restaurant List 2025 — The New York Times

The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.