Top 10 Best Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Oakland and the East Bay in 2023

Top 10 Best Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Oakland and the East Bay in 2023

Here are the 2023 Top 10 Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots as voted for by residents in Oakland and throughout the East Bay:

  • Almond and Oak
  • Brenda’s Oakland
  • Grand Lake Kitchen – Lake Merritt
  • Mama’s Royal Cafe
  • Montclair Egg Shop
  • Portal
  • Rick & Ann’s Restaurant
  • Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe
  • Sequoia Diner
  • Town Fare by Michele McQueen

The Oakland Magazine Winner in the category of Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Oakland and the East Bay in 2023 is:

  • Town Fare by Michele McQueen

About the Winner Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in the 2023 Best of Oakland and the East Bay

Oakland Magazine’s Best of Oakland was born with the idea to give readers in Oakland and throughout the East Bay a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots 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 Oakland Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots 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 Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots taking place. As more and more nominations come in, the most written-in Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots become automatically selectable and listed making it easier and easier for people to cast their nominations. And write-in nominations continue to be open until the end of the month.

As the nomination period for Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in the first round comes to a close in mid March, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of March and April. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots from among those that are listed.

The final winners are posted in August

We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote in February and again in April!

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