Homeroom is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

1. Homeroom

8.8
400 40th St (at Shafter Ave), Oakland, CA
Mac and Cheese Joint · Temescal · 233 tips and reviews

Christine L.Christine Lee: Minty buttery peas were a letdown, but the mac and cheeses were great! Get a beer and don't forget to order the breadcrumbs and bacon addition on top of your m+c!

Nick F.Nick Fruendt: Hawaiian Mac n Cheese with bread crumbs is delicious!

Audrey H.Audrey Hudson: great beer and cider selection, and be sure to check out their mac and cheese special on the chalkboard! also, the homemade Oreos: SIMPLY DIVINE.

Bakesale Betty is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

2. Bakesale Betty

8.3
5098 Telegraph Ave (at 51st St), Oakland, CA
Bakery · Temescal · 123 tips and reviews

Jessica @.Jessica @trufflefrites: Get extra coleslaw w your sandwich!! Soo good. Also take a pot pie to go...it's even better than the fried chicken sandwich if you can believe it

maria s.maria sanz: Eating on ironing tables a very tasty fried chicken sandwich , refreshing lemonade and freshly baked cookies is a great experience! Staff is super friendly

Shahid C.Shahid Choudhry: Great place to grab a deep fried chicken sandwich, pass by early, 600-800 sold everyday, when finished thats it

Mua Oakland Bar & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

3. Mua Oakland Bar & Restaurant

8.5
2442A Webster St (at Broadway), Oakland, CA
American Restaurant · Central Oakland · 160 tips and reviews

Alvin W.Alvin W: Must try Mac & Cheese, Shiitake mushrooms and their special popcorn crawfish if it's available. Get the house manhattan if you're there for happy hour.

E S.E Suliga: Where to start? Mac N Cheese, Fried Calamari, Brussels Sprouts and the Crab PO Boy are a few great ideas.

Michelle A.Michelle Alexandria: Calamari is great to share (avoid eating the peppers unless you like spicy). Fried chicken and the po'boy crab sandwich are a must try!

Miss Ollie's is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

4. Miss Ollie's

8.2
901 Washington St (9th Street), Oakland, CA
Caribbean Restaurant · Old Oakland · 36 tips and reviews

Josh W.Josh Wentz: phenomenal fried chicken (best i've ever had) and oil based potato salad, by Cathy Airbnb

Libby L.Libby Lee: Yum! So glad I found this place! Definitely will come back to try the meat pies. The fried chicken is a definite try, so juicy & succulent

J S.J S: Fried chicken and bread pudding a must. Super friendly service.

Lois the Pie Queen is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

5. Lois the Pie Queen

7.6
851 60th St (at Adeline), Oakland, CA
Diner · North Oakland · 45 tips and reviews

Noey A.Noey Atienza: Turkey-Chicken sausage with poached eggs, hash browns with their biscuits r to DIE for. Found our new breakfast place!!! Oh and the lemon ice box pie is the best lemon bar like dessert ever. MMmmmmM

Audrey W.Audrey Winslow: Delicious! Love the biscuits!

Wade C.Wade Convay: Great biscuits. Good fried chicken and awesome coconut cream pie.

Sequoia Diner is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

6. Sequoia Diner

9.3
3719 MacArthur Blvd (Loma Vista), Oakland, CA
Breakfast Spot · Laurel · 35 tips and reviews

SS: Homemade biscuits and pastries are amazing.

Yasmina P.Yasmina Points At Him: Biscuits, and hash, Omg delicious. The house kimchee was terrific. Carrot salad was different but tasty.

Frank K.Frank Kim: Biscuits are awesome, the pecan sticky bun awesome too, the country breakfast with fried chicken is great.

Beauty's Bagel Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

7. Beauty's Bagel Shop

8.9
3838 Telegraph Ave (btwn W MacArthur Blvd & 38th St.), Oakland, CA
Bagel Shop · Mosswood · 118 tips and reviews

Jason C.Jason C.: I love the garlic or everything bagels myself. Usually get the veggie or just cream cheese and heirloom tomato. I had the fried chicken once. Amazing but more than I want on my way to work.

Gene K.Gene Keenan: Organic Fried Chicken Sandwich - insane.

Nhan L.Nhan Le: Fried chicken with garlic bagel is the way to go. No on egg salad.

Home of Chicken and Waffles is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

8. Home of Chicken and Waffles

7.2
444 Embarcadero W (at Broadway), Oakland, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Jack London Square · 59 tips and reviews

Vincent D.Vincent Dutye: Hanging out with my little sis havin some amazing chicken and waffles gotta love weekends!!!

Jessie L.Jessie Lorenz: Try the grits. Have breakfast while watching the train. Sunday check outthe farmers market. Oh yes, and I highly recommend both the chicken and waffles.

Patrick R.Patrick Ramsey: Who knew? They have chicken & waffles AND waffles & chicken!

Pepples Donut Farm is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

9. Pepples Donut Farm

8.5
6037 San Pablo Ave (btwn 60th & 61st St), Oakland, CA
Donut Shop · North Oakland · 30 tips and reviews

Kimberly P.Kimberly Pye: Don't get the biscuits and gravy without also adding the side of southern greens. That would be stupid. You need the those greens.

Michael C.Michael Cosentino: Skip the biscuits and go with donuts and gravy. Amazing.

Shreyans P.Shreyans Parekh: Best vegan brunch in the East Bay...get the breakfast burrito with chipotle sausage or biscuits and gravy!

Southern Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

10. Southern Cafe

7.9
2000 MacArthur Blvd (at Canon Ave), Oakland, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Glenview · 13 tips and reviews

Jermaine C.Jermaine Charles: Fried chicken mac and cheese, yams mash potatoes and gravy, collar greens let me stop here if you like your food well seasoned then this is the place for u

Amanda R.Amanda Reid: Their fried chicken and green beans with smoked turkey are the business.

Lesli M.Lesli Mack: It's all about the Sunday Jazz brunch. I took my family in March and they are still raving about all of the "real soul food" Poor wine list pay for corkage.

10th & Wood is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

11. 10th & Wood

7.8
945 Wood St (10th), Oakland, CA
American Restaurant · Prescott · 19 tips and reviews

Kim J.Kim Jones: The fried chicken sandwich was good...just need to put more dressin on the bread. I would go back.

Grace C.Grace Chaung: Fried chicken sandwich is amazing, menu constantly expanding, owners are AWESOMELY friendly. They cater too!

Bella K.Bella Keda: I had the fried chicken sandwich. It was soooo good. Also a side at sweet potato fries. They also had chocolate cookies with huge chunks of chocolate. The staff is really nice.

Homeroom To Go is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

12. Homeroom To Go

8.3
4007 Webster St (40th St), Oakland, CA
Mac and Cheese Joint · Temescal · 14 tips and reviews

BommyBommy: Gilroy garlic mac & cheese is amazing! Reheats really well at home. Wait is ~20 minutes in the evenings but play checkers while you wait.

David C.David Ciani: Well… decent Mac & Cheese, not sure if it was worth the wait though.

JC Q.JC Q: Great for vegetarians and Gilroy Garlic Mac and Cheese is excellent

Telegraph Bar and Beer Garden is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

13. Telegraph Bar and Beer Garden

8.9
2318 Telegraph Ave (at 23rd St), Oakland, CA
Beer Garden · Central Oakland · 43 tips and reviews

Josh A.Josh Adams: Mac & cheese burger is the sleeper. Much tasty. Also decent Dogfish Head & Greenflash Brewery options.

Misha Z.Misha Zatsman: Mac and cheese burger is the most delicious thing you'll ever put in your mouth

Maggie S.Maggie Sheldon: Mac n Cheese burger with kombucha beer

Hawking Bird is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

14. Hawking Bird

7.8
4901 Telegraph Ave (49th), Oakland, CA
Thai Restaurant · Temescal · 19 tips and reviews

John W.John W: Blackwater Station reborn with a 9-cocktail menu (3 on draft!) & Michelin man James Syhabout’s casual menu of Hainanese chicken & fried chicken sandwich. Chicken broth & chick fat rice sides are great

Ryan L.Ryan Leggett: Good food and friendly service with no fuss. Loved the fried chicken over garlic noodles.

BommyBommy: Fried chicken sandwich is the winning dish here, albeit a bit too greasy. Garlic noodles are greasy too. Kao mun gai is slimy and off-putting.

Touch Of Soul is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Oakland.

15. Touch Of Soul

8.0
4336 San Pablo Ave (at 45th St), Oakland, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

Anya E.Anya Elder: So damn good. Mac and cheese is everything.

GunzGunz: Awesome fried southern food with all the right trimmings. Oh so tasty!!!

Foster b.Foster brown: This spot has very delicious cornbread dressing.