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Southern & Soul Food · Oakland · $
American · Temescal · $$
Southern & Soul Food · Downtown Oakland · $$
American · Temescal · $
Their foundational recipe — creamy, properly saucy, and never gluey, with a well-seasoned base that earns its status as the house signature
Southern & Soul Food · Produce and Waterfront · $
Rich, creamy vegan mac with a cheesy sauce that satisfies without feeling like a substitution
Southern & Soul Food · Longfellow · $
Creamy, deeply seasoned plant-based mac with a satisfying richness that punches well above its price point
Southern & Soul Food · Produce and Waterfront · $$
Baked Southern-style with a golden crust and a creamy, sharp interior — not the watery steam-table variety.
BBQ · Lakeshore · $
Decadent and addictive mac and cheese, a frequent fan favorite
American · Downtown Oakland · $
Creamy, substantial side that doubles as a cooling agent for higher spice levels — more satisfying than the typical fast-casual offering
American · Downtown Oakland · $$
Creamy, properly cheesy side that doubles as a heat buffer — one of the better mac and cheese offerings in the Bay Area hot chicken category
American · Northgate - Waverly · $
Creamy, baked mac with a properly bronzed top — comfort food that stays in its lane
BBQ · Downtown Oakland · $$
Creamy, properly cheesy side that holds its own alongside the heavy hitters on the tray
Southern & Soul Food · Temescal · $$
Rich and baked with a pull-apart crust, made from scratch rather than dressed up boxed pasta
Southern & Soul Food · Toler Heights · $$
Baked, creamy, and properly cheesy — the kind of side that earns its own plate space rather than just being filler
Southern & Soul Food · Downtown Oakland · $
Baked soul food mac — dense, cheesy, and properly golden on top, the standard against which all sides are judged here
BBQ · Brookfield Village · $$
Creamy, baked soul-food style mac — the kind of side that can steal the show from the meat on a good day
BBQ · Temescal · $$
Creamy, baked-down mac that holds its own as a BBQ side — comfort-driven and crowd-pleasing
Southern & Soul Food · Northgate - Waverly · $$
Baked soul food-style mac with a set custard interior and browned top — a benchmark side dish for the genre
Southern & Soul Food · East Lake · $
The gold standard for soul food sides — properly made versions have a set custard interior and browned top rather than a loose stovetop sauce
Classic baked soul food mac — the kind of dense, cheesy side that earns its own following at spots like this