“Like a wrecking ball, a bold new East Bay restaurant shatters expectations.”
— San Francisco Chronicle Restaurant Review, Soleil Ho
All the Good Things!
We made San Francisco Chronicle’s Top Restaurant List! We are honored to share a seat alongside 87 other restaurants in SF Chronicle’s Top Restaurant List.
We were recognized by San Leandro Chamber of Commerce for Small Business of the Year!
And, and, the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition!
But wait, there’s more… We were recently featured on Check, Please! Check out the video here.
Welcome
Thank you for choosing us. Reservations are recommended, but we keep a handful of tables and all bar seating for walk-ins (upon availability) should our local guests decide to dine in spontaneously.
Dining Hours:
Closed Mondays
Tues, Wed, Thur, Sun: 11:45-3PM (lunch); 4:45 PM - 8:30 PM (dinner)
Fri & Sat: 11:45-3PM (lunch); 4:45 PM - 9 PM (dinner)
*only service dogs are allowed in our courtyard California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 114259.5
Take-Home Orders
You can now place your orders for pick-up hours or days in advance. Pick-up times are only available during our business hours.
Having a large gathering, a little get-together, a company meeting and want to nurture the people you care about? We now offer large party boxes.
Large Party Boxes require a 24-hour notice. For orders over 30 guests, email info@tophatterskitchen.com.
Note that our take-out menu is limited and does not offer everything from our in-person dining menu.
Presence over Presents
Purchase an experience for the special people in your lives and support your small local business. Hand-made, one-of-a-kind, linen gift certificates and digital gift cards are available online and for curbside pickup.
Eat
We are a modern neighborhood restaurant. While we could easily bring on familiar dishes and flavors often associated with neighborhood restaurants, it would be a shame not to take advantage of the diverse culinary offerings our Bay Area has to provide. We offer an eclectic mix of rustic made-from-scratch dishes, always nuanced and inspired by what’s available seasonally and what is offered by our local farms. Our food will be approachable, eschewing complicated names, and bohemian in spirit as we are nonconforming and unconventional—sophisticated only in the way we are able to weave different ethnic influences and ingredients together.
Drink
We feature craft cocktails, wine, and beer. All syrups are made from scratch, using offerings from our local farms. Our cocktails are named after hat terms to pay homage to the former Top Hatters hat shop. The original shop was owned by Ted and Marie Lee who made and sold hats together for 65 years, first in Oakland and then later in San Leandro. As a hat manufacturing shop, it was a curiosity of sorts to locals, but was eminent and beloved by hat connoisseurs in the Bay Area. With its prominence in the community, it was only natural for us to choose to keep the name, the original structure, and the sign as a nod to the history of the neighborhood.
Enjoy
Our menu is thoughtfully crafted to encourage sharing, emphasizing on creating a sense of being at the family table— where the joy of dining not only comes from relishing the food placed before you, but reveling in the company and conversation in front of you. Our beautifully-designed space reflects our exciting menu. While the menu and space invokes a high quality dining experience, our friendly, warm service will create an approachable casual atmosphere that will have guests first considering us as a special treat, but returning to us as a frequent affair.
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