alaMar Dominican Kitchen

4.6

195 Reviews

$31 to $50

Caribbean

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2 people

21 Dec 2024

20:30

Booked 7 times today

Experiences are available.

Charming
Good for groups
Neighbourhood gem

alaMar is a Contemporary Dominican Kitchen located in the hip Uptown Oakland area. Bravo TV's Top Chef Season 18 Contestant, Chef Nelson German, dives deep into his Dominican culture at alaMar by offering a regional menu of foods he grew up on that his mom, grandmother, and Aunt Maritza would cook and NYC-style Dominican street foods he enjoyed as a child. German brings a unique take to family recipes with his contemporary NYC twist on traditional dishes, including his popular braised oxtail dish. There is indoor seating and a dog-friendly patio with heaters for al fresco dining. The not-to-be-missed craft cocktail program reflects Caribbean influences such as the signature Mamajuana cocktail.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Caribbean, Latin American, Comfort Food
Hours of Operation
Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(510) 907-7555
Website
http://www.alamaroakland.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Nelson German
Catering
We would love to cater your next event! We have party trays of our most popular dishes for pickup or delivery. Please email alamaroak@gmail.com for more information.
Private party facilities
We would love to host your next event at alaMar! Please email alamaroak@gmail.com for more information.

Location
100 Grand Ave, Suite 111, Oakland, CA 94612
Area
Oakland
Cross Street
Valdez Street
Parking details
Three Parking lots a block away from alaMar
Public transit
BART-19th and BroadwayAC Transit-Bus Stop 12
Entertainment
150 inch projector screen which we occasionally show our Golden State Warriors!
Additional
Bar Dining, Dog Friendly, Farm to Table, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

Experiences

New Year's Eve Dinner with East Coast Ball Drop
31 Dec 2024 only
Join us for Dinner at alaMar and Bring in the New Year with the East Coast Ball Drop at 9pm PST! Enjoy dinner specials available for one night only curated by Chef Nelson. Our house DJ will be spinning salsa, bachata and merengue all night.

Dominican Spring SaladUS$13.50
yuca, beet, persian cucumber, garlic chip, brokaw avocado, sofrito vinaigrette
- Add Sofrito ChickenUS$5.00
- Add Feta CheeseUS$2.00
Vegan SancochoUS$12.00
Vegan version of Dominican Republic national stew with sweet potato, Brentwood maiz, yuca, mustard green, charred tomato
- Add Chicken, Pork Pernil & GoatUS$8.00
Dominican Rice BowlUS$17.00
Dominican Rice Bowls are a lunch fave for Dominicans. It is named La Bandera in honor of the Dominican flag. Comes with Yellow rice, stewed red kidney beans, pickled cabbage and your choice of protein plus plantains
- Sofrito Free-Range ChickenUS$0.00
- Slow Roasted Pork PernilUS$0.00
- Bacalao - SaltfishUS$0.00
- Fried GoatUS$0.00
- Maduros - Sweet PlantainUS$0.00
- Tostones - Fried Green PlantainUS$0.00
Dominican MofongoUS$17.00
- Pollo GuisadoUS$0.00
- Shrimp CriollaUS$0.00
- Pork PernilUS$0.00
Dominican Chimi SmashburgerUS$17.00
angus beef, beef chorizo, roasted tomato, queso americano, pickled cabbage, mayo-ketchup, nisi pretzel bun, tostones
The New DominicanoUS$17.00
braised oxtail, pork pernil, butter pickles, swiss cheese, sofrito lime mayo, nisi philly roll, tostones
Latin FriesUS$8.50
MadurosUS$6.00
Fried sweet Plantain
"Habichuelas" Stewed Dominican Red BeansUS$5.00
dominican style beans. stewed for 3 hours with sofrito and afro latin spices.
MoroUS$6.00
Dominican Red Beans and Rice
Yellow Caribbean RiceUS$4.00
yellow caribbean rice cooked with turmeric, garlic, onion and oregano
Tres LechesUS$10.00
Longaniza Smothered Hot DogUS$17.50
pork sausage, habichuela, braised oxtail, feta, pickled cabbage, mayo-ketchup, sweet island roll, tostones

Non Alcoholic Beverage

Jarritos Fruit Punch SodaUS$5.00
Topo Chico Sparkling WaterUS$5.00
Coca-ColaUS$5.50
Diet CokeUS$5.50
SpriteUS$5.50
Ginger BeerUS$6.50
LimeadeUS$7.50
Mango LimeadeUS$8.50
Tonic WaterUS$4.50
Bustelo EspressoUS$5.50

What 195 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.4Service
4.4Ambience
4.5Value

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Review summary

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alaMar Dominican Kitchen delivers a vibrant taste of the Caribbean with "absolutely amazing food" and a "fun" ambiance. The menu is praised for its creativity, with highlights including fall-off-the-bone tender meats and authentic mofongo. Though some dishes may run out, "service is excellent" and the cocktails perfectly complement the flavors.

195 Reviews

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Andres
Chicago
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 8 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was great. I have been looking for a Dominican restaurant and so glad I found this place. The food taste very authentic.
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Willie
San Francisco
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 5 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Every Dish was DELICIOUS! It felt like I was in Santo Domingo! I can't wait to return for more of those Oxtails, the Plantains, and the shrimp criolla!
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Jose
San Francisco
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 16 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Second time to come here and it was excellent experience as the first time here. Service was excellent and so was the food. Definitely will be on our list of places to go.
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Warren
San Francisco
156 reviews
4.0
156 reviews
Dined on 9 November 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Always great servers. Too bad no decaf coffee or decaf espresso..
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Serena
Las Vegas
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 26 October 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Sever was great at making recommendations. All the food was amazing. Friendly environment and atmosphere we were asking the party next to us what they ordered. We want to come back and try the small plates
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Karen
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 October 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is a must try location. Great food, great staff and great environment.
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Annabelle
VIP
San Francisco
178 reviews
4.0
178 reviews
Dined on 13 October 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was very tasty and priced well. Friendly staff.
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Annie
San Francisco
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 22 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I surprised my Dominican boyfriend by bringing him across the bridge to dine here. I try my best to cook Dominican food at home sometimes but having a restaurant quality option is good to have! The ambience is fun, they play Dominican music and the service was great! I can imagine it being a lively place when it’s busy. I was actually shocked that they weren’t packed on a Saturday night. We ordered the pernil, maduro, yellow rice, whole fried fish that comes with bacalao sauce and kidney beans. Everything was so good and cooked well. The Pernil was moist and tender, the fish was crispy but still moist inside, the maduro was crispy around the edges, perfection! The only thing we didn’t like was the sauce that came with the fish (bacalao) but that was my fault for ordering it bc we personally aren’t big fans of bacalao in general. It would be great if they offered options on what kind of sauce we want with the whole fried fish, I don’t see too many people in the west coast enjoying that sauce either. We would 1000% come back! Probably for lunch so we can try the chimiburger. They should offer this during dinner also. I’d also like to try their seafood menu, unsure when they offer that but it wasn’t on the menu. I’d also suggest that they build a little barricade/fence around the outdoor patio because we all know it gets freezing at night year round. I’m glad I brought my own blankets for us to use because the heat lamps don’t do much when the wind blows.
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Sergio
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 8 September 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Too many dishes not available. Pernil, moro, appetizers. It’s a small menu if you take 1 of 6 main courses off it really messes with the value.
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Cherish
Palm Springs
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 6 September 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Everything was very nice. The food was wonderful and the staff very friendly and helpful. The only thing I wasn't too pleased with were the chairs. They were very uncomfortable.
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FAQs

alaMar Dominican Kitchen offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (510) 907-7555.

alaMar Dominican Kitchen is rated 4.6 stars by 195 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

21 Dec 2024

20:30

Booked 7 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

100 Grand Ave, Suite 111, Oakland, CA 94612

Additional information

Cross Street
Valdez Street
Area
Oakland
Hours of Operation
Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Caribbean, Latin American, Comfort Food
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Three Parking lots a block away from alaMar
Public transit
BART-19th and BroadwayAC Transit-Bus Stop 12
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Nelson German
Entertainment
150 inch projector screen which we occasionally show our Golden State Warriors!
Additional
Bar Dining, Dog Friendly, Farm to Table, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

Website
http://www.alamaroakland.com/
Phone number
(510) 907-7555
Catering
We would love to cater your next event! We have party trays of our most popular dishes for pickup or delivery. Please email alamaroak@gmail.com for more information.
Private party facilities
We would love to host your next event at alaMar! Please email alamaroak@gmail.com for more information.

alaMar Dominican Kitchen

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

New Year's Eve Dinner with East Coast Ball Drop

Lunch Comida

Dominican Spring SaladUS$13.50

Vegan SancochoUS$12.00

Dominican Rice BowlUS$17.00

Dominican MofongoUS$17.00

Dominican Chimi SmashburgerUS$17.00

The New DominicanoUS$17.00

Latin FriesUS$8.50

MadurosUS$6.00

"Habichuelas" Stewed Dominican Red BeansUS$5.00

MoroUS$6.00

Yellow Caribbean RiceUS$4.00

Tres LechesUS$10.00

Longaniza Smothered Hot DogUS$17.50

Non Alcoholic Beverage

Jarritos Fruit Punch SodaUS$5.00

Topo Chico Sparkling WaterUS$5.00

Coca-ColaUS$5.50

Diet CokeUS$5.50

SpriteUS$5.50

Ginger BeerUS$6.50

LimeadeUS$7.50

Mango LimeadeUS$8.50

Tonic WaterUS$4.50

Bustelo EspressoUS$5.50

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