Las Guerreras
Mexican restaurant · Old City
907 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607
Highlights
Mother-daughter outpost serving traditional Mexican fare in a tiny outpost with outdoor seating.
Mother-daughter outpost serving traditional Mexican fare in a tiny outpost with outdoor seating.
"The Old Oakland restaurant formerly known as La Guerrera’s Kitchen is now Las Guerreras, with an expanded space and a new cevichería with five daily ceviches (they still have their old menu of tamales, tacos, and pozole). The seafood additions also include campechana and fish tortas. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Julia Chen
"A perennially-long line is a primary indicator of a popular lunch spot, and if you get in this one (which you should), you’ll first notice tortillas being hand-made in the open-plan kitchen. Then you’ll spot the daily specials on a chalkboard—mole verde, various seafood tacos, that Bay Area rarity—and further along, chips, and aguas frescas—before you even hit the register. Get one of each! Stop in on a weekend for a (maybe) shorter line and some perfectly-seasoned huevos." - Pitch Interactive
"La Guerrera’s Kitchen closed their restaurant in Oakland’s Fruitvale in spring 2020, and reopened in Old Oakland in December. We’re glad they did because what comes out of their kitchen is incredible. La Guerrera’s mother-daughter team makes everything from a delicious chicken pozole verde and slow-cooked beef barbacoa to chile-rubbed pork tacos topped with a tangy-sweet pineapple salsa. But knowing what makes La Guerrera’s so great means experiencing their flavorful and super tender tamales - pork in salsa roja, chicken in mole, and cheese with rajas, which are each a creamy, gooey delight with each bite." - julia chen 1, lani conway
"While best known for tamales, the tacos at this cozy outpost in Swan Market are not to be missed. The best? The pescado tacos featuring rockfish sauteed in fresh garlic; the impossibly tender barbacoa; and the spicy-sweet fried plantain drenched in mole rojo." - Lena Park, Dianne de Guzman
"The La Cocina alumni, mother-daughter team at La Guerrera’s makes Guerrero-style tamales. Try chicken tamales or go with their vegan tamales made from lard-free masa and stuffed with calabacitas. Tamales can be ordered all month in December, but the last day for a Nochebuena pre-order online is December 22." - Annelies Zijderveld, Dianne de Guzman, Paolo Bicchieri
