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Chinese · Piedmont Avenue · $$
Brothy, warming noodle bowls that draw from the Chinese comfort-food tradition — reliable and filling, especially in colder months
Sichuan · Downtown Oakland · $
Tender beef served with rice noodles in a piping hot clay pot, known for a clear, deep-flavored broth.
Chinese · Downtown Oakland · $
Silky thin rice noodles in a slow-cooked pork bone broth with braised meat, pickled vegetables, fried peanuts, and chili — the dish the restaurant is built around
Korean Fried Chicken · Temescal · $$
Northern Chinese · Downtown Oakland · $
A Northern Chinese staple — if available, the lamb broth is clean and aromatic without gaminess, suited for the thick-cut noodles
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Downtown Oakland · $
Cantonese-inflected broth noodles that are warming and generous on portion — a dependable cold-day order
Shanghainese · Lakeshore · $$
Hand-pulled or hand-cut noodles in a savory broth — a satisfying counterpart to the dumpling plates
Korean · Temescal · $
Thai · Rockridge · $$
Thai · East Lake · $
Vietnamese · East Lake · $
Dumplings & Noodles · Downtown Oakland · $
Vietnamese · Downtown Oakland · $
Thin egg noodles in clear pork broth with plump shrimp wontons — straightforward and well-executed in the Hong Kong style
Pho & Noodles · East Lake · $
Clear broth with delicate shrimp-pork wontons and thin egg noodles in the Cantonese tradition
Korean · Pill Hill · $$
A robust, fiery broth filled with noodles and a variety of shellfish.
Vietnamese · Piedmont Avenue · $
A hearty bowl featuring a variety of beef cuts in a savory, long-simmered broth.
Vietnamese · San Antonio · $
A hearty, traditional noodle soup featuring a variety of beef cuts in a savory, aromatic broth.
Pho & Noodles · Downtown Oakland · $
Thin egg noodles in a delicate broth with plump pork-and-shrimp wontons, cooked to order with good texture on the wrappers
Thai · Allendale · $
Lao-style broth-based noodle bowl — simpler and cleaner than pho, with rice noodles and your choice of protein
