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Critics’ Reviews

Oliveto

Categories
  • Breakfast, Brunch, Italian, Pasta

Essential Information

Address 5655 College Ave.
Oakland, CA
Phone510-547-5356
Website URL www.oliveto.com

Additional Information

Diablo Review:


Oliveto’s place at the pinnacle of Bay Area Italian cooking is safe with Jonah Rhodehamel. The young executive chef continues the restaurant’s tradition of taking stunning ingredients and preparing them with style and creativity. Pasta and salumi are always house-made here, and impeccable. The menu changes regularly, but you can’t go wrong with any of the pastas; we particularly loved the agnolotti dal plin, a stuffed pasta with rapini, as well as an off-the-hook frisée salad dressed with both Riesling wine and toasted coriander. One of the prettier restaurants in the East Bay, the space is urban but warm and always accented with a hugely dramatic flower arrangement. Service is totally professional, and don’t miss the restaurant’s special theme dinners, which celebrate ingredients such as tomatoes, seafood, truffles, and the humble yet mighty hog. Restaurant: lunch Mon.–Fri., dinner daily. Café: breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.



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2008 Diablo Food Award Winner

Price: $$$

Additional Info:
Full Bar
Outdoor Dining
Private Room or Parties of 50 or more

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