African Restaurants near Oakland, CA

Cafe Eritrea D'Afrique Eritrean • $$
4069 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Vegetarian Combination and Chicken Dhoro
Vegetarian Combo and Chicken Dorho
Dorho Chicken Tibsi - Spicy or Mild
Kulwa and Veggie Combo
House Special Sampler
Vegetarian Platter
Kitfo Special
Quanta Firfir
Lamb Alicha
Lamb Tibsi

“Great eritrian food. So delicious and so healthy. The portions are big an presentation is great.

Staff is kind and service is great. They quickly accommodated my veggie friend after mixing our orders.

Great to go w a big group and share family style.

Smoothies are bomb too. Reasonably priced and large portion. Sweet and yummy.“

4.8 Superb273 Reviews
alaMar Dominican Kitchen Seafood • $$
100 Grand Avenue Suite 111, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Summertime Dominican Salad
Braised Oxtail Encendido
Roasted Pork Sopes
Tostones
Maduros

“Great Food, Great Service“

4.5 Superb376 Reviews
Swahili Spot African • $$
1327 Peralta St, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Chicken Curry Rice Bowl
Zanzibar Chicken Wings
Vegetarian Rice Bowl
Bongo Beef Rice Bowl
Beef Curry Rice Bowl
Whole Fried Fish
Chips Kuku
Sambusa
Chapaci
Samosa

“I recently enjoyed a catered lunch from this local place. Never eaten East African cuisine before and definitely not familiar with it,I was skeptical at first..Once the lids came off and I got a whiff of that aroma, oh my goodness!

One of *THEE* best lunches I've had too date.Nothing too spicy , hearty and delicious..Absolutely perfect on a cold day or night. Warm and filling and made with love & perfection.Thankyou.“

4.8 Superb39 Reviews
Kojokojo Fusion African • $$
1498 7th St B, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Rice Platter-Jollof Rice with Green Salad
Fried Chicken Wings and Green Salad
Lentil Moi-Moi Cake & Green Salad
Egwusi Soup \u0026 Pounded Yam
Brown Beans & Plantains Combo
Ukwa Platter Breadfruit Seeds
Cocoyam Soup and Pounded Yam
Egwusi Soup and Pounded Yam
Jollof Rice Shrimp and Kale
Egwusi Soup with Pounded Yam

“The food was fresh, flavorful & delicious! You could tell the chef took great pride in the meals prepared. The Kale & Shrimp, Jollof Rice was a wonderful medley of flavors, savory greens, plump shrimp, and the rice was so fluffy with just the right amount of spice. I added goat to mine & my dining partner added chicken. And the plantain was ripened, carmelized perfectly. I was only able to eat half, saving the rest for lunch the next day.

The space is quaint with two tables on either side of the room. The menus were frayed & soiled, giving off a lack of care for simple details. That being said, I will still return.“

4 Good224 Reviews
Ruth's Buka African • $$
5250 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Whole Fry Fish Stewed or Sauteed with Fried Plantain
Jollof Rice with Choices of Beef Chicken or Fish
White Rice Vegetable and Plantain Plate
Jollof Rice Vegetables \u0026 Plantain
Jollof Rice Vegetables and Plantain
Pounded Yam with Bitter Leaf Soup
Jollof Rice Vegetables & Plantain
White Rice Beans and Stew Plate
Egusi and Okra Soup with Eva
Egusi Soup with Meat Chunks

“I went there on Saturday 19th Oct. The Jollof Rice and Plantains were good, but The meat that was Given for my Money was Horrible. The Goat And Beef was Hard and The Goat had that Goat Scent. Plus your Portion of Meat was not Desirable. I had to go home and make Stew Chicken to Eat with the Rice and Plantains.“

4.1 Good274 Reviews
The Bussdown African •
2353 East 12th Street, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Adobo Pork Bussdown

“I got this delivered via Caviar so can’t speak to atmosphere (I think it’s a ghost kitchen maybe?) but the order was fast as heck and legit one of the best meals I’ve eaten in recent memory.A ton of food, generous portions, and just mind blowingly tasty. I got the pork bowl and every element was perfect. The meat was tender and so flavorful. Every combination of elements in the bowl creates a perfect bite.I can be kind of picky about food and this was a revelation, especially on a rainy winter night.I also ordered the bacon Brussels sprouts but I’m so full from the bowl I’ll save those for tomorrow.The world’s loudest YUM!!!!!“

5 Superb2 Reviews
9JAGRILLS Food Trucks • $$
303 Broadway, Oakland

Customers` Favorites

Pounded Yam with Egusi Soup
Jollof Rice with Plantains
Suya Shawarma Chicken
Suya Beef
Meatpie
Goat

“I went there mid afternoon on a Thursday. I was the only one in the dining room but I was received with smiles and great service. I ordered suya beef, a side of jollof rice and a moi moi, all of which are familiar to me.

The suya was delicious and spicy, just the right combination of dry and tender. The jollof was very flavourful, truly excellent. It didn’t have the scorched flavour that some people might prefer in a party jollof but for me this was great.

The moi moi was a bit dry and it has both an egg and some fish in it. Not my favourite but you can’t win them all.

Over all I felt this was very good and will happily return. I enjoyed the Afro beats music and the friendly staff.“

3.9 Good54 Reviews