Looking for restaurants? Our top picks are Dee Spot, Wise Sons and Holy Basil Pho, ranked by diner ratings. The full list below updates as menus change.
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Find the best places for fried chicken in Oakland. Curated list of top-rated restaurants serving exceptional fried chicken.
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30 restaurants in Best Fried Chicken in Oakland | Top Spots
- Dee Spot · rated 5/5: Thai.
- Wise Sons · rated 5/5: Jewish Deli.
- Holy Basil Pho · rated 5/5: Vietnamese.
- Hawking Bird · rated 4/5: Thai.
- Pyeong Chang Tofu House · rated 4/5: Korean.
- True Burger · rated 4/5: American.
- alaMar Dominican Kitchen and Bar · rated 4/5: Spanish.
- TrueBurger · rated 4/5: American.
- Pho Ao Sen · rated 4/5: Vietnamese.
- Sideshow Kitchen · rated 4/5: American.
- Headlands Brewing Westbrae Beer Garden · rated 4/5: American.
- Bakesale Betty's · rated 4/5: American.
- Bobby G's Pizzeria · rated 4/5: Italian.
- Bird & Buffalo · rated 4/5: Thai.
- The Butcher's Son · rated 4/5: Steakhouse.
- Joe's Pho · rated 4/5: Vietnamese.
- Triple Rock Brewery · rated 3/5: American.
- Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken · rated 3/5: American.
- Tigerlily Berkeley: Indian.
- Party Sushi: Japanese.
- Papa John's: Italian.
- Portal: American.
- Lois the Pie Queen: American.
- MLK Restaurant & Full Bar: American.
- Spoon Korean Bistro: Korean.
- Himalayan Bite: Indian.
- Noor Indian Fusion Kitchen: Indian.
- New Parkway Theater Cafe: American.
- A-Town Pizza and Kabob House: Middle Eastern.
- Southside Station: American.
How this list is built
Chefi analyzes each restaurant’s menu and tags every dish’s dietary suitability with an ingredient-based engine. Restaurants with at least three matching dishes on their current menu rank first, ordered by diner ratings, with the number of matching dishes breaking ties; owner-verified restaurants are highlighted at the top. Lists refresh as menus and ratings change.
