Suggestions for Dining and Drinking near Chinatown, Oakland

Alena P. • August 9, 2013I love this place! Service is great, it's affordable, and the food is superb. Handmade noodles are awesome and it seemed like the dumplings were also handmade.

Michelle . • March 18, 2017the grilled lemongrass pork is my favorite :). great salads, too.

Shindō Nicholas S. • September 9, 2014They have a suspiciously cheap and amazingly delicious lunch menu. Love it!

Lee M. • October 31, 2011The cocktail buns are awesome. Sweet, creamy coconut filling, and super cheap. You'll probably want to get an extra one for later tonight.

Saliem • September 1, 2018Try one of their scented teas!

dan t. • March 8, 2014Get your cocktail buns here. Love.

Erik d. • August 13, 2018The best birthday cakes in Oakland. Cash only.

Nicole A. • August 30, 2014Taro milk tea with boba is delightful, with bits of fresh grated taro! Also the alishan tea krema, omg.

Taka T. • February 24, 2015One of the good Sichuan (Szechwan, Szechuan) joint in Oakland. If you like spicy Chinese food, give a try once at least. Chongqing Chicken 辣子雞, Mapo Tofu, Wonton in hot oil are highly recommended.

Ying L. • December 25, 2015Great Cantonese style desert and cafe dishes. honey lemon tea, Taiwanese style ball boa tea, beef(the belly part) wide rice noodle soup are so authentic!

Wes Y. • February 10, 2012Great dumplings, good Cantonese food - and open till 2am :)

Glo • December 19, 2022Definitely tasty! Everything was so fresh, plump, and juicy. 🤤

Angie C. • March 14, 2020#6 slow cooker broth noodle soup - spicy beef flank with thick egg noodle is amazing

Tom L. • November 29, 2016Always order special, the sole purpose you should come here for!!

Baller B. • June 12, 2010Mini pineapple buns are $0.25. Buy plenty to share with people.

Everyday • February 28, 2013Cheap boba, but good. Cash only.

Mae F. • January 10, 2014Really really good dumplings, my daughter wants to take home a 50 lb. bag of their frozen dumplings for later. We loved all the handmade dumplings and their savory crepe was incredible.

Emily F. • November 7, 2015KQED's Bay Area Bites suggests their congee, or the roasted BBQ pork with rice, steamed greens and fried egg for any meal. Also the roast duck and bok choy.

Angelica D. • September 6, 2015My absolute fave place in Oakland for dimsum bites to go. The steamed seafood dumplings, sesame balls, and coconut butter cocktail buns FTW

P • May 5, 2019Unique housemade boba flavors! A fun addition to Oakland Chinatown.

Chicketha S. • November 13, 2011always get the #11.

Jackie L. • October 1, 2018Very easy to over order here! Don't be afraid to start off with a small selection of items.

Mortiche W. • February 5, 2014Shu mai, Teocheow dumplings (w/ fried peanuts) & rice rolls were surprisingly good. Try the chilled poached chicken- very popular with the OG crowd & comes with a tasty ginger scallion dipping sauce.

Grace C. • January 21, 2019One of the better claypot rice restaurants in the Bay

Anna L. • April 30, 2017Hot taro sago was so good. Their menu reminds me of Hong Kong. Lots of different kinds of desserts!

Heather S. • August 13, 2017Rolled ice cream was really good; I went with cookies and cream but it looked like you could make your own combos.

Ariel K. • June 17, 2017I tried the matcha milk tea and it was so good (if u love matcha). Great prices too especially during happy hour

George D. • February 16, 2015Loving this ramen outpost in Chinatown. Spicy garlic mayu is the way to go.

Maddie Mae • March 1, 2015Stick to the fresh stuff; tofu papaya salad, grilled chicken summer rolls, etc. Lots of fresh mint!

Jones • October 26, 2016#12 on the menu is good, shrimp dumpling noodles