Oakland is one of the best food cities in the Bay Area, full stop. The Temescal neighborhood along Telegraph Avenue is the epicenter, with a dense strip of independent restaurants covering everything from Korean-Mexican fusion to Ethiopian. International Boulevard (the old East 14th Street) is lined with taco trucks and Vietnamese pho houses that draw people from across the bay. Piedmont Avenue and Grand Lake have more sit-down options, while Jack London Square covers the waterfront dining niche.