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Coffee & Tea · Piedmont Avenue · $$
Coconut-milk curry over rice with seasonal vegetables — the aromatics are the real thing, not a shortcut paste approximation
Thai · Piedmont Avenue · $$
Coconut-forward green curry with a herbaceous heat that builds gradually — typical of a kitchen making its own paste rather than relying on jarred product
Rich, slow-cooked curry with warm spices and tender meat — the dish that separates serious Thai kitchens from takeout operations
Thai · Downtown Oakland · $$
North Indian · Oakland · $$
Ethiopian · Temescal · $
Thai · Laurel · $$
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Produce and Waterfront · $
Ramen · Grand Lake · $$
North Indian · Downtown Oakland · $
Thai · Produce and Waterfront · $$$
North Indian · Adams Point · $$
Cambodian · San Antonio · $
Thai · Shafter · $$
Thai · Rockridge · $$
North Indian · Rockridge · $$
Thai · Oak Tree · $
North Indian · Northgate - Waverly · $
North Indian · Temescal · $$
Pho & Noodles · Downtown Oakland · $
Nepali & Himalayan · Grand Lake · $$
Thai · Adams Point · $
Caribbean · Jefferson · $
Aromatic and coconut-rich with a clean herbal brightness — a reliable benchmark dish here that reviewers consistently return to
Thai · Dimond District · $$
Coconut-rich and fragrant with a slow-building heat, well-balanced between sweet and spicy with tender protein and vegetables
Thai · East Lake · $
Spinach‑based green curry with eggplant, bell peppers, onions and basil—creamy and aromatic
Burmese · Temescal · $$
Slow-cooked, oil-forward curry — the fat separation is intentional and traditional; rich, aromatic, and deeply savory over jasmine rice
Fragrant and genuinely spicy green curry with a coconut base that doesn't lean sweet — served with jasmine rice and loaded with vegetables
Slow-braised, potato-and-peanut-laden curry with a mild, warming spice profile — one of the more complex curries on the menu
Thai · Oakland · $$
Coconut-rich green curry with a proper herbaceous kick — the kind that uses fresh aromatics rather than paste shortcuts
Thicker, nuttier, and more aromatic than the green, with a kaffir lime leaf finish that lingers on the palate
Caribbean · Downtown Oakland · $$
Deeply spiced with a tender, long-cooked texture and Scotch bonnet undercurrent typical of Jamaican-style curry
Thai · Frick · $
Herbaceous and coconut-rich with genuine heat, the kind of green curry that tastes house-blended rather than jarred
Aromatic coconut-based curry with balanced heat and fresh basil, rich without being heavy
The curry lineup is where Yimm shows its best work — coconut bases with evident freshness and layered aromatics rather than the thick, sweet paste-heavy versions common elsewhere
Thicker, slightly sweeter than green curry, with a peanut undercurrent and kaffir lime leaf that shows up in the finish
Coconut-based green curry with good heat balance and a fragrant lemongrass backbone — a reliable benchmark dish done right
The house green curry leans aromatic over nuclear-hot, with coconut milk that stays silky rather than separating — a benchmark dish for the kitchen
Coconut milk-based curry with the right creamy consistency and fragrant lemongrass backbone — the kitchen's most reliable execution
Creamy coconut-milk base with heat that builds slowly, served over jasmine rice