Part of Isola, the Island's live guide to eat, drink & do — open-now status, menus and one-tap directions.
Alameda is an island — so eat on the water. These spots serve up bay and estuary views along with the meal. See menus, hours and who's open now.
We track 15 spots here, averaging 4.5★. Every listing shows the day's hours, a sample menu with prices, and one-tap call, directions and ordering — plus live "open now" status on the main guide.
On this page: Pasta Pelican, Angel Fish Japanese Restaurant, Pier 29 Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, Faction Brewing, Dashe Cellars, USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, Alameda Point Antiques Faire, Robert Crown Memorial State Beach, Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove, Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Bay Farm Island Shoreline Loop (Bay Trail), Sea Trek Kayak & SUP (Kayak Alameda), Alameda Community Sailing Center, Boardsports California (Crown Beach) and Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Ferry & Waterfront Promenade.
Classic waterfront dining on the Oakland Estuary — traditional Italian & Americana with marina views and a big wine list.
Hours: Sun 11:30am–9pm · Mon 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Tue 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Wed 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Thu 11:30am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9pm · Fri 11:30am–9pm · Sat 11:30am–9pm
A well-loved neighborhood Japanese sushi spot on Alameda's Bay Farm Island, serving fresh sashimi, signature rolls, tempura, and warm kitchen dishes like teriyaki and udon.
Hours: Sun 4pm–8pm · Mon closed · Tue 11:30am–2pm, 4pm–9pm · Wed 11:30am–2pm, 4pm–9pm · Thu 11:30am–2pm, 4pm–9pm · Fri 11:30am–2pm, 4pm–9pm · Sat 3pm–9pm
A longtime waterfront seafood-and-steakhouse on Ballena Bay where every table has a San Francisco Bay view and parking is free. Known for famous clam chowder, fresh oysters, fish & chips and prime rib.
Hours: Sun 10:30am–9pm · Mon closed · Tue 10:30am–9pm · Wed 10:30am–9pm · Thu 10:30am–9pm · Fri 10:30am–9pm · Sat 10:30am–9pm
Independent brewery in a huge hangar on the old Naval Air Station with 20+ house beers on draft and a massive patio boasting unobstructed views of the San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge. Dogs, kids, and food trucks all welcome.
Hours: Sun 12pm–6pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed 2pm–8pm · Thu 2pm–8pm · Fri 12pm–8pm · Sat 12pm–8pm
Acclaimed urban winery pouring old-vine Zinfandels and Rhone-style wines inside a historic airplane hangar at Alameda Point, with a patio looking straight across the bay at the San Francisco skyline.
Hours: Sun 12pm–5:30pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed closed · Thu closed · Fri 12pm–5:30pm · Sat 12pm–6:30pm
Historic WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carrier turned floating museum at Alameda Point, famous for recovering the Apollo 11 astronauts. Explore flight decks, restored aircraft, flight simulators, and docent-led tours of the engine room and bridge.
Hours: Sun 10am–5pm · Mon 10am–5pm · Tue closed · Wed closed · Thu 10am–5pm · Fri 10am–5pm · Sat 10am–5pm
Northern California's largest antiques and vintage market, held the first Sunday of every month on the old Naval Air Station runways with 800+ vendors and sweeping San Francisco skyline views. Everything sold must be 20 years or older.
Hours: Sun 6am–3pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed closed · Thu closed · Fri closed · Sat closed
Alameda's showpiece 2.5-mile sandy bay beach with warm, shallow water, dunes, picnic lawns, and a paved shoreline trail with San Francisco skyline views. Operated by East Bay Regional Park District; swimming allowed year-round (no lifeguards).
Hours: Sun 5am–10pm · Mon 5am–10pm · Tue 5am–10pm · Wed 5am–10pm · Thu 5am–10pm · Fri 5am–10pm · Sat 5am–10pm
Free marine-life visitor center and aquarium at the north end of Crown Beach, with touchable exhibits, naturalist programs, and a protected cove where kids explore mudflat critters at low tide.
Hours: Sun 10am–5pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed 10am–5pm · Thu 10am–5pm · Fri 10am–5pm · Sat 10am–5pm
Pickleweed marsh and mudflat preserve at the east end of Crown Beach (Broadway & Shoreline Dr) with a viewing boardwalk — one of the East Bay's best easy-access shorebird spots, especially during fall and spring migration.
Hours: Sun 5am–10pm · Mon 5am–10pm · Tue 5am–10pm · Wed 5am–10pm · Thu 5am–10pm · Fri 5am–10pm · Sat 5am–10pm
A flat, nearly 6-mile San Francisco Bay Trail loop around Bay Farm Island with nonstop water views of the SF skyline and Bay Bridge — paved path for bikes plus a parallel dirt path for walkers, reached via the Bay Farm bike-pedestrian bridge.
Hours: Sun 5am–10pm · Mon 5am–10pm · Tue 5am–10pm · Wed 5am–10pm · Thu 5am–10pm · Fri 5am–10pm · Sat 5am–10pm
Kayak and stand-up paddleboard rental outpost at Ballena Bay marina (former Mike's Paddle site, now run by Sausalito's Sea Trek), launching into calm, protected water with easy paddles toward Crown Beach and the SF skyline.
Hours: Sun 9am–4pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed 9am–4pm · Thu 9am–4pm · Fri 9am–4pm · Sat 9am–4pm
Volunteer-powered nonprofit sailing school at the Encinal Boat Ramp teaching kids (7-18) and adults to sail dinghies on the warm, shallow water off Crown Beach — summer camps, weekend adult classes, and community Open Sail days.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon 9am–4pm · Tue 9am–4pm · Wed 9am–4pm · Thu 9am–4pm · Fri 9am–4pm · Sat 11am–2pm
Wind-sports school and rental shop in the brown building right on the sand at the south end of Crown Beach — the Bay Area's most beginner-friendly spot to learn windsurfing, wing foiling, and kiteboarding thanks to shallow warm water and gentle morning winds.
Hours: Sun 11am–5pm · Mon 11am–5pm · Tue 11am–5pm · Wed 11am–5pm · Thu 11am–5pm · Fri 11am–5pm · Sat 11am–5pm
Modern ferry terminal on Alameda Point's Seaplane Lagoon with a 20-minute ride to downtown San Francisco — the cheapest 'bay cruise' around — plus a public waterfront promenade, public art, and USS Hornet views along the old Naval Air Station piers.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon 6:30am–8:30pm · Tue 6:30am–8:30pm · Wed 6:30am–8:30pm · Thu 6:30am–8:30pm · Fri 6:30am–8:30pm · Sat closed