{"id":220845,"date":"2026-03-15T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/220845\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:00:19","slug":"oakland-restaurant-week-draws-diners-across-the-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/220845\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Restaurant Week Draws Diners Across the Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mar. 14, 2026 at 1:38am<\/p>\n

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Oakland Restaurant Week is back, bringing diners from across the Bay Area and beyond to one of the country’s top-rated food destinations. The 10-day event features over 135 participating restaurants, including 23 led by women chefs, many of whom are also restaurant owners. The event aims to drive a significant increase in dining momentum that helps fuel business year-round for the local restaurants.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Oakland has long been recognized as a top food destination, and Restaurant Week provides a high-profile opportunity to showcase the city’s diverse culinary offerings. The event also highlights the growing presence of women chefs and owners in the male-dominated restaurant industry.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Oakland Restaurant Week runs from March 13-22, 2026. The event features over 135 participating restaurants, 23 of which are led by women chefs, many of whom are also restaurant owners. The event typically drives about a 5% increase in dining momentum that helps fuel business year-round, and this year the organizers are aiming to double that growth.<\/p>\n

Oakland Restaurant Week runs from March 13-22, 2026.
\n The players<\/p>\n

Michele McQueen<\/p>\n

A chef participating in Oakland Restaurant Week who said the event provides valuable exposure and an opportunity for diners to try different restaurants.<\/p>\n

Visit Oakland<\/p>\n

The organization that runs Oakland Restaurant Week, which said the event typically drives a 5% increase in dining momentum that helps fuel business year-round, and this year they’re aiming to double that growth.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s exposure. So, where a lot of people may not have tried you before, now they are hyper focused on enjoying restaurant week and enjoying different restaurants.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michele McQueen, Chef<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Oakland’s vibrant food scene continues to draw diners from across the Bay Area and beyond, with Restaurant Week providing a high-profile platform to showcase the city’s diverse culinary offerings, including the growing presence of women chefs and owners in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mar. 14, 2026 at 1:38am Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Oakland Restaurant Week is back,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-220845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}