Menu to Taste

Commis

Contemporary American · Oakland · Michelin Two Stars · Chef James Syhabout

Chef James Syhabout's California-Asian fusion tasting. East Bay's only 2-Michelin-star restaurant. Known for slow-poached egg yolk with onion-malt cream and smoked dates, donabe-baked scallion rice with chanterelles, dungeness crab with tomalley and makrut lime, and levain bread with chicken skin butter. Refined technique with seasonal ingredients.

3859 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611, Oakland

  • 2 Michelin Stars
  • La Liste Top 1000 (Score: 81)

Menu

Dishes

  • OpenTable (Dining Room) (279)
  • Menu only (before tax) (259)
  • OpenTable (Bar) (4.7)
  • Security Deposit (credited to bill) (100)
  • Slow-Poached Egg Yolk in Onion and Malt-Infused Cream — Commis's signature: a single slow-poached egg yolk sitting in a bed of onion- and malt-infused cream. Consistently thrilling — one of Oakland's most celebrated dishes and a through-line of the restaurant since Chef Syhabout opened.
  • Caviar Course (85) — Osetra caviar with traditional accompaniments
  • Commis Bar (139)
  • Donabe-Baked Scallion Rice with Chanterelles and Local Miso — Donabe-baked scallion rice finished with seasonal chanterelles dressed in miso from a small-batch, local Oakland producer. A bowl of extraordinary depth and textural contrast — a tribute to Northern California's foraging and craft fermentation culture.
  • Raw Japanese Sea Bream with Aged Soy, Fermented Plum and Mustard — Thin slices of raw Japanese sea bream dressed with aged soy sauce, fermented plum and mustard — Thai and Chinese heritage filtered through a Californian lens. Chef Syhabout's elegant ode to familiar flavors rendered with precision.

Cocktails

  • Commis Bar (10-course) (478)
  • austrian whites (19)
  • american whites (31)
  • international whites & rosé (32)
  • other French reds (37)
  • 2 italian & spanish reds (39)
  • american reds & eclectics (42)
  • brasserie boon 'oude gueze,' belgium 2014/5 (15)
  • coedo 'ruri,' pilsner, japan (10)
  • east brother oatmeal stout, richmond, california (8)

Tasting Menu

  • Extended Tasting Menu (279) — 11-course experience by Chef James Syhabout
  • Tasting Menu (225)
  • Est. Total (w/ pairing) (500)
  • Commis offers a tasting menu for (279)
  • 10-Course Tasting Menu (259)
  • Modern American Tasting Menu (279) — Multi-course modern American tasting — 2 Michelin stars, Oakland

The Experience

A relaxed room built around the chef's counter. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and a wine pairing.

Phone: +1 510-653-3902

$259-279

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