Paulista Café

4239 Park Blvd, Oakland
(510) 866-2133

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jasper cronin

Banger chicken sandwich that’s all I needa say it’s top 2

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

D Ragland

Cute little place to have lunch on Park blvd. They have great seating by the huge open windows. I've had their cold brew which was good, I've also tried a couple of thei vegetarian empanadas which were also good.

Wide variety of beer selection, good music, friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

soheil sohrabi

They have a very interesting collection from local breweries. Barman told us the owner is a beer enthusiast which explains…

Service: 5

Van Lac

We had dinner at Paulista recently, and it didn't disappoint. My son had the Sampa plate--a chef's kiss for a delicious beef-forward sandwich. My daughter and I shared an acai bowl--so healthful and tasty. We also had the chicken empanada--the green cilantro sauce was perfect. We also had a crispy chicken ball of fried goodness with a spicy orange sauce--yummo 🤩. We would be regulars if we lived in the neighborhood. One of the co-owners named Jesse was super helpful advising us about the beer collection. We will be back the next time we return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Geoffrey Kha

Food was all delicious, highly recommend checking out the new additions to the menu!

Camila Yamamoto

Amazing food— had the brazilian burrito and açaí pancakes. The food came out fast and the presentation is so pretty. The atmosphere was not too loud so perfect for studying or a meeting with your team. The staff team is so friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gisele Yamamoto

Great experience per usual. Good service and a great atmosphere. The new brunch menu is wonderful and very flavorful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Miles Lespucci

Great beer, incredible to go beer wine cover

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Karen Merrigan

Great low key place to grab a bite and brew

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alexis Canales

expansive menu and open in the evening. able to get coffee, dessert, a smoothie, empanadas, a salad, beer, or wine all at 7pm! came for espresso, fruit, and an empanada. interior is sterile cafe style, no art or music, bummer because there is no brazilian culture coming through. hard chairs and big cheap tables. a bit pricey but on par for the area. didn't expect to see so many kids here that made it loud. i might come back for a coffee & food option in the area open in the evening as that's hard to find.espresso is not good but to be fair it takes a lot of attention to pull a good tasting shot so extensive training/attention probably not available for the coffee program.

jason imig

Fantastic selection of beers and tons of smiling faces

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kristin Murashima

Paulista has been on my list of places to try as it's not far from me and I'm a huge fan of Brazilian food.
When you arrive you order at the counter and they bring the food to you. We ordered the pizza pastel, yucca fries, a coconut based shrimp stew dish, feijoada, Guarana, and a smoothie which came to about $90 after tip.
The pizza pastel was good flavor wise but not a pastel and more like an empanada, the yucca fries were also good. However, our main dishes lacked flavor, which was a surprise as I've always had such flavorful dishes at every Brazilian restaurant I've been to. The feijoada was the worst I've had ever! It was vegetarian which I didn't order to begin with. There was no flavor, the rice was bland, and the yucca flour was also bland and lacked any flavor.
Minus the girl at the counter who took our order, the service we received was fine. Sadly, I don't think I will be returning to this place and will stick with my go-to tried and true Brazilian restaurant in the Bay Area that never fails.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Christopher Stone

South American menu. Lots of chicken selections. American too, burgers and fries

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sampa Steak Sandwich

Oran Paul

Vegetarian dish was super basic, black beens, collard greens, orange slices and some ground up starch. Ice tea and 2 beignets for $30. Way over priced for what it was. I can make that at home for $5 minus the beignets. Guy who took my order was not friendly in the least. Kinda cold and his mind was elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Vikram Seshadri

Food order was slow, dish was average and price was high for what it was.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

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