Modern, minimalist spot that puts a California spin on ramen & izakaya served with whisky & sake. Based on 519 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1825-3 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 271-1888
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Hours
| Friday | 5:30–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5:30–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 5:30–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5:30–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5:30–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5:30–8:30 PM |
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Reviews
Vivek Nair
Friendly and attentive staff. Plenty of drinks bar and kitchen bar seating. Can get a bit loud. Food came out quick. Gyoza and fries were a bit greasy, but acceptably so. Ramen was generous with a good selection of vegetables but a bit on the blander side. Drinks were strong and well balanced.
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Renée Artigues
Absolutely fantastic garlic tonkotsu ramen. The edamame was a little too salty for me with the soy sauce, but still excellent.
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Ken Toyama
This place is 2/3 a stylish cocktail bar, 1/3 Japanese restaurant. The cocktails looked great and cost about as much as many of the food items. It seems to attract a slightly upmarket crowd. Ramen came with very tender pork, the thinner Hakata style noodles, good quality Menma and delicious broth. Service was good and they checked on me 3-4 times. I’ll have time back for drinks and other food options.
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Simon Wong
Great vibe and service. Some dishes were under seasoned like the tempura mushroom, chicken karaage, and ribeye steak. They each had sauces on the side but they were just okay. The ribeye steak came out a bit too raw, even for medium rare.
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Andria von Lossberg
The most delicious Dinner; especially enjoyed the hamachi and the whisky sour cocktail was to die for! Nice laid back atmosphere, knowledgeable kind staff, made me feel comfortable and welcome. Would recommend!
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Emily Ru
We really liked the Japanese Caesar salad and squid leg karrage. The miso mussels fell flat in flavor and the shoyu ramen didn’t hit for us. Service was rushed. This would be a nice place for cocktails with friends and small plates, but overall we felt underwhelmed.
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Steven Chiok
I really hope the owner can see my review. I am a regular customer to Shinmai and I love their chili paste on my hot Ramen. Unfortunately I ordered the ramen last night and they used a different type of chili’s paste. The new chili paste has lots of chili flakes. I know chili a lot and the new one is probably from a jar called “老干媽”. My friend ordered French fries and they put the same chili paste. Please, we enjoyed so much of the original chili paste.
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Dei Garcia
Went here because I was told it was better than another izakaya spot i love going to and i have to say i was impressed. The vibe and service is great and I had some of the best appetizers I’ve seen on a menu in a while. My only con is the veggie ramen which while not bad, it was pretty common only veggie and broth like I’m used to seeing at other places. I still prefer the veggie ramen at the other spot I go to but it’s not a game breaker. If you eat meat you’ll probably like the tonkotsu options but as vegetarian i wanted to say my opinion since it’s hard to come by unique dishes. Overall great spot and great drinks! I’ll be back with a party soon
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Aletheia Higgins
This spot is pretty good if a little pricey. They only have pork ramen (it’s good!) and one vegetarian option that’s passable but not great (I realize pork is traditional just saying this spot isn’t a great option for non-pork eaters). Very yummy drinks, hip vibes, some tasty small plates (my friends and I smashed several orders of the mushroom tempura), friendly service. Definitely worth checking out but not the overall best ramen spot I’ve been to in the East Bay.
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FLUID Oakland
The experience is great to snack, sip and chat. Casual dining and a relaxed atmosphere.
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