Here are the 2023 Top Food & Drink Spots as voted for by residents in Alameda and throughout the East Bay:
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Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bagel Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Alameda Bagels and Donuts
- Bagel Street Cafe
- Boichik Bagels
- House of Bagels
- Levy’s Bagels & Co
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bagel Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Levy’s Bagels & Co
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bakeries in Alameda in 2023
- Crispian Bakery
- DoodleCakes
- Feel good bakery
- Night Heron Bread
- Whisk Cake Creations
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bakeries in Alameda in 2023
- Crispian Bakery
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Barbecue Joints in Alameda in 2023
- Famous Dave’s BBQ
- Horn Barbecue
- Johnathan’s Chicken & Barbecue
- Ohgane Korean BBQ
- Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Barbecue Joints in Alameda in 2023
- Spinning Bones
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bars in Alameda in 2023
- 1400 Bar and Grill
- Forbidden Island
- The Fireside Lounge
- The Preacher’s Daughter
- Town Tavern
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bars in Alameda in 2023
- Forbidden Island
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Alameda in 2023
- Blue Dot
- Cafe Jolie
- Jim’s on the Course
- Ole’s Waffle Shop
- Wescafe
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Alameda in 2023
- Cafe Jolie
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Burger Places in Alameda in 2023
- 1400 Bar & Grill
- Alameda Grill
- In and Out
- Scolari’s Good Eats
- Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Burger Places in Alameda in 2023
- Scolari’s Good Eats
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Butcher Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Barons
- Encinal Market
- Nob Hill Foods
- Piedmont Grocery
- Scalise Meats
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Butcher Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Encinal Market
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Caterers in Alameda in 2023
- Asena
- Cera Una Volta
- Gather and Grub
- Pacific Fine Food
- Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Caterers in Alameda in 2023
- Asena
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Central and South American Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Ceron Kitchen
- Cholita Linda
- El Caballo Wraps
- La Penca Azul
- Macondo Colombian Fusion
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Central and South American Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Cholita Linda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Cheese Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Alameda Natural Grocery
- Encinal Market
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines
- Island Savoy Market
- Trader Joe’s
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Cheese Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Chefs (name & restaurant) in Alameda in 2023
- Chef Rudy, C’era Una Volta
- Giuseppe Naccarelli, Trabocco
- Juan Jaquez, Ceron Kitchen
- Justin Davis, Saltbreaker
- Lauren Lambert, Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Chefs (name & restaurant) in Alameda in 2023
- Giuseppe Naccarelli, Trabocco
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Chinese Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Ark Chinese Restaurant
- East Ocean Seafood Restaurant
- Little Joe’s Express
- Wild Ginger
- Xing Yuan
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Chinese Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- East Ocean Seafood Restaurant
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Cocktails in Alameda in 2023
- Forbidden Island
- Lemon Drop
- Saltbreaker
- Town Tavern
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Cocktails in Alameda in 2023
- Forbidden Island
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Coffeehouses in Alameda in 2023
- Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
- Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden
- Lazybird
- SIGNAL Coffee Roasters
- The Beanery
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Coffeehouses in Alameda in 2023
- SIGNAL Coffee Roasters
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Doughnuts in Alameda in 2023
- Alameda Bagel and Dognut
- Donut Petit
- Homeskillet
- Hometown Donuts
- Lee’s Donuts
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Doughnuts in Alameda in 2023
- Donut Petit
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Ice Cream Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Baskin Robbins
- Coffee Cultures
- Donut Petit
- Loards
- Tucker’s Ice Cream
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Ice Cream Shops in Alameda in 2023
- Tucker’s Ice Cream
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Italian Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Asena
- C’era Una Volta
- East End
- Tomatinas
- Trabocco
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Italian Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Trabocco
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Japanese Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Angel Fish
- Hashi Gawa
- Yellowtail
- Yojimbo
- Yokohama
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Japanese Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Yojimbo
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Korean Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Bowl’d BBQ Alameda
- Jong Ga House
- Mama Cho’s Homestyle Korean BBQ
- Ohgane Alameda x Vons Chicken
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Korean Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Bowl’d BBQ Alameda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Local Wineries in Alameda in 2023
- Building 43 Winery
- Dashe Cellars
- Rosenblum Winery
- Urban Legend
- Wachira Wines
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Local Wineries in Alameda in 2023
- Dashe Cellars
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Mexican Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Calafia
- Cholita Linda
- El Caballo Wraps
- Island Taqueria
- La Penca Azul
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Mexican Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- La Penca Azul
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Outdoor Dining Spots in Alameda in 2023
- Alley & Vine
- Almanac
- Dragon Rouge
- Speisekammer
- Trabocco
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Outdoor Dining Spots in Alameda in 2023
- Speisekammer
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Pizza in Alameda in 2023
- East End
- La Vals
- Marley G’s
- Star on Park
- Trabocco
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Pizza in Alameda in 2023
- Star on Park
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Places to Drink Beer in Alameda in 2023
- Alameda Island Brewing Company
- Almanac
- Faction Brewing
- Speisekammer
- The Rake
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Places to Drink Beer in Alameda in 2023
- Almanac
Top 10 Reader’s Choice Best Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Alley & Vine
- Asena
- Burma Superstar
- Ceron Kitchen
- Hobnob
- Park Street Tavern
- Saltbreaker
- Speisekammer
- Spinning Bones
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Sandwiches and Salads in Alameda in 2023
- Domenicos
- Island Savoy Market
- Sandwich Board
- Santoro’s
- Tahina
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Sandwiches and Salads in Alameda in 2023
- Domenicos
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Thai/Burmese Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Bhan Mae Vane
- Burma Superstar
- Monkey Thai
- Spice I Am
- Toomie’s Thai
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Thai/Burmese Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Burma Superstar
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Vietnamese/Cambodian/Laotian Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Bhan Mae Vane
- Dragon Rouge
- Mint Leaf
- Phnom Penh House
- Sidestreet Pho
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Vietnamese/Cambodian/Laotian Restaurants in Alameda in 2023
- Sidestreet Pho
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Wine Bars in Alameda in 2023
- Dashe Cellars
- KARIBU by Wachira
- The Preacher’s Daughter
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
- Wine and Waffles
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Wine Bars in Alameda in 2023
- The Preacher’s Daughter
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Wine Stores in Alameda in 2023
- Craft Beer and Wine
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines
- Grocery Outlet
- Island Savoy Market
- Park Street Wine Cellars
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Wine Stores in Alameda in 2023
- Craft Beer and Wine
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About the Top 5 Food & Drink Spots in the 2023 Best of Alameda
Alameda Magazine’s Best of Alameda was born with the idea to give readers in Alameda and throughout the East Bay a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Food & Drink and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for Best of Alameda Food & Drink is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Food & Drink taking place. Write-in nominations continue to be open until the middle of April.
As the nomination period for Food & Drink in the first round comes to a close in mid April, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Food & Drink being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Food & Drink from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in July
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote next year!
