Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in East Bay

OpenTable

Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in East Bay? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Luna Ristorante - Concord

4.9

4.9 (483)

$30 and under

Italian

Concord

About the restaurant

“I’m the owner and the chef, so I’m always here,” he says in his lyrical Mediterranean accent. “It’s nice to do business with locals.”

Jacifi describes his menu as a blend of new and old: “You get old-school tastes with a modern presentation.” The restaurant specializes in northern and southern Italian standards like saltimbocca, chicken cacciatore, and risotto. But the eighteen-year-old Luna takes these familiar dishes very seriously. Redoune, partner and co-chef Hafid Tadri, and co-chef Habib Jacifi don’t so much replicate the old standards as define them.

Take the fettuccini with Bolognese sauce. Many restaurants make a Bolognese; few do it well. Like the sly smile on the lips of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous lady, this brick red sauce reveals a depth of character beyond its simple appearance. Carrots, celery, and onions add a layer of sweetness, while bacon contributes a sultry, meaty backbone.

Top review

Joseph

Dined 4 days ago

Great little Italian restaurant. Food was excellent, wine selection was great. A definite “Be Back again” restaurant

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5.0

5 (41)

$30 and under

American

Discovery Bay

About the restaurant

Marina Bar and Grill is a trendy, casual restaurant and bar situated in Discovery Bay.
We take pride in serving community favorites with exceptional service and a friendly smile.
Our prime location at Discovery Bay Marina offers stunning waterfront views for you to enjoy along with your delicious meal and refreshing drink.
In addition to our extensive take-out menu, we also host parties, events, and all special occasions.
We invite you to come and enjoy an unforgettable time with us!

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LynnVIP

Dined 7 days ago

I have so much FUN playing Singo Bingo with my friends.. great crowd, food and atmosphere….👍🏻

Via del Corso

4.9

4.9 (1255)

$30 and under

Italian

Berkeley

About the restaurant

a destination
… is really just a place you are going along your way. When you enter Via del Corso, you may feel as if you are in any trattoria in Florence, Rome, or any other place in Italy. In the heart of North Berkeley, we bring you a place to relax, restore, dine and have drinks with family and friends. Leave the outside world outside for a moment. It is our pleasure to welcome you to Via del Corso.

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T.G.

Dined 2 days ago

Love this place… The menu looks amazing but we always order Lettuga Salads and then split the Steak… So freaking good!

Wood Tavern

4.8

4.8 (2818)

$31 to $50

Gastro Pub

Oakland

About the restaurant

Wood Tavern is nestled into a charming neighborhood shopping district on bustling College Avenue. Serving a hearty American Brasserie style menu. The contemporary loft- like space houses a dining room filled with "butcher block' tables, a comfy, copper topped bar and a chef's counter where you can dine watching the chef in action.

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ElizabethVIP

Dined 4 days ago

My friend and I really enjoy this restaurant. The menu changes regularly which is nice. The wait staff are very helpful. We are big about sharing so the wait staff splits our mains for easy eating. We will be back soon.

De La Torre's Trattoria

4.8

4.8 (1423)

$30 and under

Italian

Pleasanton

About the restaurant

De La Torre's is a quintessential Italian trattoria. Our recipe is not a secret- we prepare and serve delicious food using quality ingredients. The menu is distinctly Italian offering trattoria classics and our hallmark special menu which changes daily to accentuate the freshness of locally grown produce, naturally raised meats and freshly caught fish presented in numerous creative dishes.

The wine list showcases exceptional and unusual varietals from small producers and family wineries in Italy and in California.

The service is friendly, efficient and professional.

Simply put, we feature delectable food at a fair price, food people want to eat everyday.

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BarbaraVIP

Dined 2 days ago

The food was very delicious and the angel hair pasta with shrimp melted in my mouth. Service was great. Can’t wait to go back. Happy Holidays!

Tri Valley Bistro

4.9

4.9 (395)

$30 and under

American

Pleasanton

About the restaurant

For parties greater than 8 guests for the weekend ,please contact the restaurant at (925)523-3815.
Thank you!

Tri Valley Bistro offers Creative Modern Californian American Cuisine including steaks, seafood, pasta and vegetarian options supporting gluten-free
and dairy free meals during dinner and brunch/lunch with a great wine selection and a tasteful weekend brunch selections and bottomless Mimosas

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Gary

Dined 5 days ago

Delicious and varied menu and very attentive service. Drinks, apps, soup, salad, entrees all delivered with perfect timing. Delightful experience.

Pucquio

4.8

4.8 (685)

$31 to $50

Peruvian

Oakland

About the restaurant

Now offering takeout!
Pucquio serves elegant, high-end Peruvian cuisine out of a small Oakland kitchen. We focus on Peruvian classics based on California's generosity . Our restaurant in focus on craft every single dish from the scratch and with all the passion and respect you deserve. Please allow yourself a leisure night. Please notify us otherwise. We also do cooking classes, corporate events and different fun, amazing themed dinners and wine maker events. Please visit our site for more details !!!! . We recommend call Carlos (415) 6903052, fol large parties enquirers and if you have any furthere questions or special requests.

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Kate

Dined 3 days ago

One of my favorite neighborhood restaurants. The food and the incredible hospitality keep me coming back again and again. Everyone in this establishment is a gem.

Commis Dining Room

4.9

4.9 (1229)

$50 and over

Californian

Oakland

About the restaurant

Commis in Oakland is a Two-Star Michelin rated fine dining restaurant by James Beard Foundation Nominated Chef James Syhabout that serves a multi-course Tasting Menu.

Diners at Commis are invited to linger for 2.5 to 3 hours over an multi-course meal in a warm, comfortable and relaxing dining room appointed by glowing glass light pendants, dark furniture, bare walnut tables, dim lit candles and floral arrangements.

Delivered by the attentive service staff and sommeliers, the cuisine of Commis showcases some of the best Northern California ingredients that are in season through modern and classic cooking techniques. The cuisine aims to bridge the flavors, textures and temperatures of the East and West with every course with the intention to excite and satisfy.

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SumitVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Fantastic —This is one of the three best restaurants in Bay area as far as I am concerned..( The other two being Californios in SF and The French Laundry in Yountville )..food is fantastic and the service is to equal to it…

Reve

4.9

4.9 (2552)

$50 and over

French

Lafayette

About the restaurant

Indoor / Standard Table = dining room. Outdoor = Garden Tent / Patio. Starting October 29, 2024 seating will be in an enclosed heated garden tent. Fully outdoor garden is available by phone only 7 days in advance, weather permitting. Reservations available for 8 or less. To inquire about parties of 9-14 please call.

RÊVE is not that snooty, splurge-on-your-anniversary kind of French restaurant. Au contraire.
This is your classic, everyday neighborhood French bistro run by Chef Paul Magu-Lecugy & his wife, Laura. That kind of cozy little place you’d imagine in Saint Michel or Saint Germain. Not smack dab in the middle of the 'burbs. But lucky for you, that’s exactly where 5-star chef Paul Magu will be paying homage to the French comfort food that he fell in love with as a boy growing up in Paris. We’re talking authentic French onion soup. Steamed mussels. Steak frites. And don’t forget creme brulee… 2021 -2024 Michelin recognized Open Table "Diner's Choice" 2017-2024

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gita

Dined on Dec 13, 2024

This little gem is always a pleasure, the staff on point very knowledgeable & engaging. The food is consistently delicious.

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Popular dish

Cup of French Onion Soup or Rêve Salad

4.8

4.8 (251)

$30 and under

Burmese

Walnut Creek

About the restaurant

Burma 2 is a Burmese Restaurant with a Full Bar and Outdoor Patio serving Authentic Burmese Cuisine as well as Burmese Inspired Cocktails and Beers.

With over 20 years of experience in Burmese Cuisine, our Chef offers some of the finest dishes prepared fresh daily for our guests. From our Traditional Tea Leaf Salad to our Burmese Shrimp and Basil and Dried Chili Beef, we will satisfy your palette and amaze your taste buds.

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David

Dined 7 days ago

Absolutely love Burma 2. The tea leaf salad is a must and I recommend you get it with cabbage instead of lettuce. My favorite entrée is the dry curry chicken, but also love their green beans, appetizer and garlic noodles.

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