-
The shihan ful arrives with two crusty sourdough rolls and no apology for the carbs. This Eritrean cafe in Oakland has been a neighborhood anchor for ages, the kind of spot where newcomers immediately feel like regulars. Fava beans, berbere, crumbled cheese, and a hit of lemon make that breakfast stew hard to skip, though the lunch tibsy, a spiced meat stew over injera, holds its own. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Top 100 Bay Area restaurants.
The awards strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Ethiopian restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle #90 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Oakland
One number, weighted & current 69
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
-
Shihan ful
“The extraordinary shihan ful deserves to be canonized as a defining plate for Oakland.”
San Francisco Chronicle, 2026 -
Umbotito
“The crackly French roll is also featured in the fantastic, carb-heavy umbotito ($7.50), a sandwich made of tender potatoes, green chiles, red onions and vinegar for a bit of acid.”
San Francisco Chronicle -
Tibsy
“Don’t sleep on the lunch options like the brawny, spicy tibsy ($14), a saucy meat stew served over injera flatbread.”
San Francisco Chronicle
Reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet
Reviews never count toward the Eat Score.
The neighbors closest first
- FOB Kitchen Filipino Eat · 81
- Poppy Bagels Eat · 83
- Snail Bar Natural Wine Bar Eat · 79
- Hawking Bird Thai Eat · 67
- Burdell Eat · 93
- Belotti Piedmontese Eat · 82
- Pucquio Contemporary Peruvian Eat · 67
- Bird & Buffalo Thai Eat · 69
Something wrong with this entry? Tell us. Closed, moved, miscategorized: we want to know.