Foodies, rev your engines. Restaurant Week is here! Or should we call it Restaurant Month, considering not just Oakland, but Alameda (Jan 12–21), Berkeley (Jan 18–28) and San Francisco (Jan 22–31) will all participate in the annual tradition of discounted menus and prix fix deals this month.
More than 100 restaurants from all over The Town are participating in Oakland Restaurant Week 2018 (Jan 11–21), which starts Thursday and includes fun and tasty pop-up events and walking food tours. But what really has us intrigued is a $10 special being offered by some restaurants. Now that's a deal we can get behind. Here's where to get a meal for just $10 this week.
Julie’s in Temescal is offering a brunch deal for just $10! Available on Saturday and Sunday, the hearty breakfast comes with a cup of coffee or tea, and your choice of French toast with brûléed banana and oat-coconut crumble or a fried egg sandwich with smoked ham, cheddar, arugula-walnut pesto and onion jam with a spring mix salad. 4316 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
If you're sad about Juhu Beach Club closing, you can still visit chef Preeti Mistry at nearby Navi Kitchen. Although technically in Emeryville, the restaurant is participating in Oakland Restaurant Week with a killer deal. At either lunch or dinner, you can get a 14-inch pizza (limit two pizzas per customer, per day) for $10. There are four pizzas to choose from, so grab some friends and enjoy. 5000 Adeline St, Emeryville
For more traditional Italian pizza, head to The Star on Grand. For just $10, you'll get a small side salad and your choice of any personal thin-crust or deep-crust pizza. Yum. 3425 Grand Ave, Oakland
Satisfy your burrito craving this week at Dona Tomas, where the $10 lunch deal gets you a meat or veggie burrito and a refreshing agua fresca or soda. 5004 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
When the fog rolls in, treat yourself to a hearty Caribbean seafood stew with grilled sourdough or a Caribbean fried chicken sandwich with farm green salad at A La Mar. Your $10 lunch even comes with a house made agua fresca. 100 Grand Ave #111, Oakland