Iranian Restaurants near Oakland, CA

“I have eaten here every day for the last 5 days, twice today - something I have never done anywhere else in my life, and I'm almost 73. The food is delicious and nourishing, and the owner and the people who work here are warm and delightful.“

“I made a reservation for 1:15 and we didn't get sat until 1:30 - we placed a food order we got the appetizer but they had brought out bits of each order and then the waitress tried to convince us to get something since they were out of steak not to mention we were already there for almost two hours !“

“A special place in the sweet spot between comfortable and upscale, special occasion and every day. I was skeptical about Mexican Persian as a food category, but I'm now a believer. Excellent fish, chicken, beef, in skewers and as main dishes. Even the cocktails nod toward both in varying proportion. I've been to Movida a number of times, and look forward to many more.“

“On June 22, 2025, it was the day my mother passed. My daughter and I had my aunt's and my cousin's support at the hospital. Later that evening after we left the hospital, my cousin wanted us to join him and my aunt for dinner and we headed to Alborz in Berkeley. Fantastic Kebab place. Dinner was delicious. I ordered the Koobideh, which comes with 2 skewers of kebab, rice, and a tomatoe. My daughter ordered the Sultani, which comes with one meat skewer and one chicken skewer, also with rice and a tomatoe. I have taken some photos for you to see how beautiful the platters are. Service was awesome as usual. My daughter and I have dined at Alborz before and we have never been disappointed. There is also music playing while dining.“

“Stuff member was so nice.the food was delicious 😋“