Oakland residents will soon have a new way to appreciate Lake Merritt's placid waters and great flocks of Canada geese: from the deck of a swank new restaurant in the historic Boathouse. The Lake ...

It's been hard not to notice that the Oakland dining scene is on a roll. At first it was slow and steady, with Camino and Adesso. And then Commis opened…and now you're keeping Oak-town on your radar.

The competently prepared entrées are exactly what you would expect from a place with a great view. Credits: Chris Duffey Lake Chalet, the latest high-profile restaurant to open in the burgeoning, ...

n Lake Merritt devotees have a new dining hot spot. The Lake Chalet Seafood Bar and Grill just opened in a historic old boathouse on the shores of Oakland’s lovely little lake. This is the third ...

If there is one place to be seen in Oakland right now, it is the newly opened Lake Chalet Seafood Bar and Grill on the shores of Lake Merritt. The Aug. 17 opening had been a long time coming: 3½ ...

E-40: rapper, businessman, tequila maven. Credits: Photo courtesy of Lake Chalet Legendary Bay Area rapper E-40 is swinging by Oakland’s Lake Chalet today to greet fans and show off his new line of ...

No matter the state of the food, there will always be the views at Lake Chalet, the new restaurant that went into the 100-year-old Lake Merritt Boathouse earlier last summer. The consistency of the ...

The Lake Chalet has brought diners right up to the waterâ s edge. The 325-seat seafood restaurant celebrates its connection to Lake Merritt, with architecture that echoes boat design, outdoor seating ...

Oakland: No other restaurant in Oakland—not even Commis—has generated as much early buzz on that side of the Bay as the massive Lake Chalet. The frenzy can be chalked up to a variety of reasons—a ...