The empty Clove and Hoof space on Broadway is being split between two local entrepreneurs who are taking a novel approach to the uneven Oakland scene - Drink Thicc smoothies will be served during the day, and Town Beef sandwiches will take over at night, with plans to stay open until 2 a.m.
"We want to show that you can share individual dreams and aspirations in a combined space," Town Beef owner Craig Smith said. "We may have different visions, but we're aligned in our goals – and in our character."

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Does anyone have a list of restaurants in Oakland or Berkeley that charge no or very low (sub $20) corkage fee? I’ve seen other threads attempt to address this but they got very off topic. Plenty of nice restaurants in the $30 range, so not very interested in those. In fact, would rather know about the Thai or Szechuan spot that is permissive.

Sfizio is usually $0, but they tend to rush you out of there.
Champa Garden is also $0 (bring your own wine key; learned this the hard way).

Sweetgreen’s tentative Public Market opening date, a new San Pablo Ave. café + wine bar, Trader Vic’s returns to Oakland, a new juicery opens and two closures reported.

I get this request often and have no idea where to go.

Nothing has ever appeased my mother.

EDIT: Oh, I should have added. Any non-chinese cake recs too? Another family member doesn't like the sponge fruit cakes! (I love them though)

I’m trying to plan ahead for this May event. kid graduates from college the same week of a significant family birthday and of retirement. Trying to find and book an excellent resturant in Berkeley or Oakland for a big family dinner - about 15-20 family members, including very elderly grandmothers. Good vegan options and GF options appreciated. Comfortable family style, does not need to be fancy, but not super noisy (oldsters with hearing loss).
Thank you !

Want to celebrate our engagement on Sunday evening and we are looking for recommendations.

Limitations: Sunday Reservation before 8pm. One of us doesn’t eat pork and can only have a small amount of beef. Love seafood. Under $500 (tips included) for a nice full meal and 3-4 alcoholic beverages between the 2 of us.

Was thinking Sirene, but wanted to see what people might suggest. Thank you!!

Love the pizza, and a friend turned me on to the corn cherry muffin. Perfect balance of sweet and savory and that corny flavor. 👌👌

What am I missing?

I know it's not a particularly trendy dish, but I have a craving! Help me out before I cave and just go to Becky's.

Temple Club Nights Are Back!

Starting this Friday, October 16th, we're bringing back some favorite dishes from Oakland's Temple Club at Broken Dreams! Every Friday from 6:00–9:30 PM, we'll be serving specials like half grilled kaffir lime leaf chicken, lamb curry with pâté butter and baguette, Mì Quảng, and other Temple Club favorites alongside our regular Vietnamese menu. Come join us for a taste of the old Temple Club and help us bring some Friday night life back to downtown Oakland!

📍 Broken Dreams — 1312 Broadway, Oakland

We recently moved to the Bay Area and my wife is craving her favourite fried tofu (pictured above). It’s from a Laotian restaurant called Gai Noi in Minneapolis.

Looking for recommendations where we can find a similar tofu dish in the Bay Area ?

https://oaklandside.org/2026/10/13/elmwood-subs-trader-vics-jjamppong-zizon-liquified-juicery-open/

my SO and i have a rare, child-free day off together next tuesday and want to make it into a local date day.

any recs for lunchtime spot that feels a little more special / fun than your every day (or is more of a crowd on weekends, etc) but still casual enough that we can show up in our post-gym clothes?

this is one of our very very rare meals out without our kids AND without any major time constraints (aka getting back to work or our kids) so we want to make it a good one!

I'm not talking impossible/beyond patty -- a real, delicious veggie burger, ideally filling and satisfying.

The current pin on this sub about this specific topic, its no longer accessible by the person who made the excel sheet. Can somebody drop some places that deliver and are open late today (sunday) ? Thanks !

Just learned today from one of the owners that October 31st will be their last day of business. Covid did a number on them that they never could recover from apparently.

If you're looking for classic diner style fare and a good atmosphere for the next two weeks, I can't recommend it enough. Their burgers are excellent, and I'm a huge fan of the buffalo chicken strips.

7.5 months pregnant here. I try not to overdo it on sweets, but I could really go for some cream filled croissants. Regular vanilla cream sounds good, but so does flavored creams like chocolate, nut or fruit creams. What should I try in the Oakland area? Doesn’t have to be a croissant either, but other types of cream filled pastry recommendations in Oakland would be awesome! Thank you so munch!

I recall it was bought by Trybe and briefly open under their ownership, but it has looked closed up for months, and the shipping containers and outdoor space look newer to me (though maybe they’re old and I just never noticed them).

Does anyone have information re: the current state or future plans for this space?