Here are the 2022 Top Food & Drink Spots as voted for by residents in Alameda and throughout the East Bay:
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bagel Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Bagel Street Cafe
- Boichik Bagels
- Crispian Bakery
- House of Bagels
- Levy’s Bagels & Co
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bagel Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Levy’s Bagels & Co
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bakeries in Alameda in 2022
- Crispian Bakery
- Feel Good Bakery
- Little House Cafe
- Superhero Desserts
- Whisk Cake Creations & Cake Cafe
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bakeries in Alameda in 2022
- Whisk Cake Creations & Cake Cafe
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Barbecue Joints in Alameda in 2022
- Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que
- Horn Barbecue
- Ohgane Korean BBQ
- Smokin Woods BBQ
- Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Barbecue Joints in Alameda in 2022
- Spinning Bones
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bars in Alameda in 2022
- Forbidden Island
- Lucky 13
- The Fireside Lounge
- The Preacher’s Daughter
- Town Tavern
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bars in Alameda in 2022
- Forbidden Island
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Alameda in 2022
- Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
- Cafe Jolie
- Jim’s On the Course
- Neptune’s
- Ole’s Waffle Shop
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Alameda in 2022
- Cafe Jolie
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Burger Places in Alameda in 2022
- Director’s Cut ( Project Burger )
- Five Guys
- In-N-Out Burger
- Scolari’s Good Eats
- Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Burger Places in Alameda in 2022
- Scolari’s Good Eats
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Butcher Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Baron’s Quality Meats & Seafood
- Encinal Market – Scalise & Sons
- Nob Hill Foods
- Piedmont Grocery
- Taylor’s Sausage
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Butcher Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Encinal Market – Scalise & Sons
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Caterers in Alameda in 2022
- Asena
- C’Era Una Volta
- Gather and Grub
- High Street Station Catering & Events
- Pacific Fine Food, Inc.
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Caterers in Alameda in 2022
- Asena
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Cheese Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Cheese Board Bakery
- Encinal Market
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines
- Market Hall Foods
- Trader Joe’s
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Cheese Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Chefs in Alameda in 2022
- Chef Lainie, Gather & Grub
- Giuseppe Naccarelli – Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
- Juan Jaquez – Ceron Kitchen
- Lauren Lambert – Spinning Bones
- Mustafa Yildirim – Asena
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Chefs (name & restaurant) in Alameda in 2022
- Giuseppe Naccarelli – Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Chinese Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- 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 2022
- East Ocean Seafood Restaurant
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Cocktails in Alameda in 2022
- alley & vine
- American Oak
- Forbidden Island
- Town Tavern
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Cocktails in Alameda in 2022
- Forbidden Island
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Coffeehouses in Alameda in 2022
- Beanery of Alameda
- Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
- SIGNAL Coffee Roasters
- Wescafe
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Coffeehouses in Alameda in 2022
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Doughnuts in Alameda in 2022
- Donut Petit
- Homeskillet
- Hometown Donuts
- Lee’s Donuts
- Star Donuts
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Doughnuts in Alameda in 2022
- Donut Petit
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Ice Cream Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Baskin-Robbins
- Loard’s Ice Cream
- Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
- Roll & Bowl
- Tucker’s Ice Cream
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Ice Cream Shops in Alameda in 2022
- Tucker’s Ice Cream
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Italian Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Asena
- C’Era Una Volta
- East End
- Tomatina
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Italian Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Japanese Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Angel Fish Japanese Restaurant
- Sushi House
- Yellowtail
- Yojimbo
- Yokohama
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Japanese Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Yellowtail
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Local Wineries in Alameda in 2022
- Dashe Cellars
- KARIBU by Wachira
- Rock Wall Wine Company (We miss you! – Closed 2022)
- Rosenblum Cellars
- Urban Legend Cellars
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Local Wineries in Alameda in 2022
- Rock Wall Wine Company (We miss you! – Closed 2022)
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Mexican Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Calafia Taqueria
- Cholita Linda
- El Caballo Wraps
- La Penca Azul
- Taqueria Ramiro & Sons
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Mexican Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Cholita Linda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Outdoor Dining Spots in Alameda in 2022
- alley & vine
- Almanac Beer Co.
- Speisekammer
- Spinning Bones
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Outdoor Dining Spots in Alameda in 2022
- alley & vine
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Pizza in Alameda in 2022
- East End
- Marley G’s Pizzeria
- Share Pizza
- The Star on Park
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Pizza in Alameda in 2022
- The Star on Park
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Places to Drink Beer in Alameda in 2022
- Alameda Island Brewing Company
- Almanac Beer Co.
- Faction Brewing
- Speisekammer
- The Rake at Admiral Maltings
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Places to Drink Beer in Alameda in 2022
- Almanac Beer Co.
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- alley & vine
- Asena
- Speisekammer
- Spinning Bones
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Thai/Burmese Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Bhan Mae Vane
- Burma Superstar
- Monkey Thai
- Spice I Am
- Toomie’s Thai By MeeChoke
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Thai/Burmese Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Burma Superstar
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Vietnamese/Cambodian/Laotian Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Bhan Mae Vane
- Dragon Rouge Bistro
- Mintleaf
- Phnom Penh House
- Sidestreet Pho
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Vietnamese/Cambodian/Laotian Restaurants in Alameda in 2022
- Dragon Rouge Bistro
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Wine Bars in Alameda in 2022
- Dashe Cellars
- KARIBU by Wachira
- Rock Wall Wine Company (We miss you! – Closed 2022)
- The Preacher’s Daughter
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Wine Bars in Alameda in 2022
- The Preacher’s Daughter
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Wine Stores in Alameda in 2022
- CRAFT Beer & Wine
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines, Alameda
- KARIBU by Wachira
- Park Street Wine Cellars
- Rock Wall Wine Company (We miss you! – Closed 2022)
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Wine Stores in Alameda in 2022
- CRAFT Beer & Wine
About the Top 5 Food & Drink Spots in the 2022 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!
