Established in 2000, family owned and operated. Marica restaurant is a hidden gem of the East Bay serving up California (New American) and Seafood cuisine with cocktails, great drinks, friendly attentive service, and casual unpretentious atmosphere. Signature dishes include Twice Cooked Maine Lobster, Day Boat Sea Scallops, Wok Fried Calamari, Lobster Roll, Clam Chowder, Creme Brulee.
We do not accept reservations, walk-ins only. See you soon 🙂
Carefully presented dishes like twice-cooked Maine lobster are served in a warmly lit dining room. Based on 463 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
5301 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Phone: (510) 985-8388
Website:
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Hours
| Friday |
5–9 PM |
| Saturday |
5–9 PM |
| Sunday |
5–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday |
5–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
5–9 PM |
| Thursday |
5–9 PM |
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Reviews
Curt P
Enjoyed Marica over the years for special occasions (our first time was back in 2012 when we moved to the area from SF). Glad they switched back to this format/menu after doing the pizzeria for a bit.
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Portia B.
Went to MaRica last night and the food and service were excellent!! I had the scallop and salmon which were swimming in the most delicious butter sauce. The dish came with a side of pesto green beans and very beautiful potatoes and carrots. For dessert I had the creme brulee which was another delicious treat. I’m definitely going back. The only thing that wasn’t a 10 out of 10 was the size of the restaurant, it was a little too small and felt like we were dining with our neighbors, luckily they were really nice people too. Overall, great restaurant!!! Give it a try
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Kenny See
Seafood stew is quite flavorful, and well cooked. Salmon is well cooked. Calamari is decently cooked. Salad packed with fresh ingredients. It has a relaxing vibe. Everything is well put together.
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Karen Sester
The wok-fried calamari was excellent, and with the accompanying salad was perfectly balanced.
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Xavier Turner
I have heard so much about this place and so I wanted to give it a try being that most of the reviews I read were five star! After my visit in the evening that I had, I ended up giving the restaurant a four stars.
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Elizabeth Glusman
Came in on a Friday night to check out this restaurant, get some seafood, and have a few drinks. The food was pretty solid, but I think a few points of service are missing to give Marica 5 stars. Maybe they were short a server/expo/busser? I think one more set of hands would bump up the service to match the bill. I say this as someone who has worked in multiple restaurants as a hostess, busser, expo, bar back, and server.
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Flyinthesky
A very cozy and feel likes home restaurant, love this place as first time I walked in, people are friendly and the foods is great, I mean fabulous excellent anyway is really lovely.
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Helene
Cute casual date night spot. We got the mussels, calamari, and the Cajun prawns. The mussels were definitely the highlight, as they were plentiful. But the Cajun prawns were definitely not. It was $26 for 5-6 pieces of regular shrimp and a few stalks of asparagus and I was left feeling still hungry.
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Danny Chan
Always busy, always meets expectations. $8 happy hour cocktails all day. Good for both casual date nights and to bring the parents for a special occasion. Friendly staff and good food. It’s a small space, so best to make reservations. 3 course pri-fixe special before 6:30.
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jay bob
Tasteful. Simple yet unique. We will definitely be coming back here. The description fits, a hidden gem. The testament of car after car after car probably from uber eats and doordash or grubhub will tell you a lot of people have the same opinion as mine.
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