Shandong
When:
Check website for hours
BART Station:
12th St. Oakland City CenterWalk Time:
5 minutesPhoto courtesy of Yelp.
Shandong is a much-hyped popular stop in Oakland’s Chinatown; expect to see lines. Handmade noodles are the famous attraction here, with a visible area where dough is continuously rolled and cut atop a heavily floured counter space. Complimentary hot tea precedes the large portions of chow mein noodle plates, dumplings, meat and green bean platters that fuel family-style feasts from opening till closing.
by Linda Koffman
Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.
