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Top Hatters Kitchen & Bar, San Leandro, CA
Award-winning

Top Hatters Kitchen & Bar

4.8
4.8
654 Reviews
$31 to $50
Global, International
855 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577

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2 people
19:00
Booked 30 times today

About this restaurant

  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Innovative
  • Neighbourhood gem
Top Hatters Kitchen and Bar is a modern neighborhood restaurant, that has secured a place on the SF Chronicle's top 100 list and has been honored with a Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition. We serve an eclectic mix of rustic made-from-scratch dishes, celebrating the wonderful textures that make up our neighborhoods. We offer a mingling of small and large plates, meant to be shared, always nuanced and inspired by what we harvest from our neighboring small farms. Our food is approachable, eschewing complicated names, and bohemian in spirit as we are nonconforming and unconventional—sophisticated only in the way we can weave different ethnic influences and ingredients together.









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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Global, International, Californian, Continental
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Tue–Sun 11:45–14:30 Dinner Tue–Sun 16:45–20:30
  • Phone number
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    DanVy Vu
  • Private party facilities
    Contact hello@tophatterskitchen.com for full restaurant buy-out information.
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
    2. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2022
  • Area
    San Leandro
  • Cross Street
    855 MacArthur Blvd
  • Parking details
    Street parking is on MacArthur Bvld.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 654 people are saying

Top Hatters Kitchen & Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • East Bay

    Innovative

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Top Hatters Kitchen & Bar offers a "delicious blend of creativity, innovative, expertise & perfection" with "fresh, imaginative dishes" and a "beautiful, bright restaurant" setting. Patrons appreciate the "pleasant atmosphere," "friendly staff," and the "amazing, unique flavor combinations." While the QR code ordering system is noted, the "exceptional food and service" make it a "local jewel" and "a must-visit" in San Leandro.
654 Reviews
  1. Andria VIP

    San Francisco18 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a great experience when dining at this restaurant.

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    Palm Springs1 review

    4.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Top Hatters is one of our favorite local neighborhood gems, and it never disappoints! The Madras curry with farm vegetables was a new dish for us, and it was very tasty. An old favorite is the muscles in green curry broth - absolutely amazing! (We probably should have asked for bowls because both of these dishes are very saucy). We almost always start with the mushroom hemp pate, which is accompanied by three different pickled vegetables, varying by season - today they were cauliflower, beets and kabocha squash. The rice vermicelli noodles with grilled galangal pork is also one of our go-tos. You really can't go wrong with anything! Creative, inventive original dishes that are pleasing to both the eye and the palate!

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  3. Robert

    Washington DC2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent food, great service, and nice quiet ambiance. Saturday ..lunch time and full menu.

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  4. Thomas VIP

    San Francisco6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    What a great find in the 510! The food was amazing, and the ambiance is very comfortable.

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  5. mary jude

    Austin2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    super on everything but we had made reservations for inside seating; when we arrived, no room was available inside so we had to dine outside in the cold..one person was elderly with two recent knee replacements, using a walker. it was oh so difficult for her to eat in the cold even though heaters were provided. also. bathroom needs grab bars for folks with disabilities.. we will come backddddddddd - but hope our concerns will be addressed.

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  6. James

    San Francisco79 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 13 April 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    This would have been a 5-star review except for the exceptionally high noise level (inside seating) and the online ordering via the use of the Bar Code displayed prominently on each table. This proved to be very difficult to use for the purpose of ordering our meals. We ended up asking for paper menus.

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  7. Karen VIP

    San Francisco59 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 12 April 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First visit and it won’t be our last. Beautiful, bright restaurant with ample outdoor seating. Order via QR code or waiter. Large drink selection with some creative cocktails. We ordered the Halibut Tartare, Savory Bacon Donuts, Pork Dumplings, Grilled Meat Platter (Lemongrass Pork, Beef Short Rib). Too full for dessert. Everything was tasty and came out at a perfect pace. Would definitely order the Halibut and Pork Dumplings again.

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  8. Carla

    San Diego2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 8 April 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was my first time at Top Hatters and it won’t be the last. The food was excellent. All fresh ingredients and imaginative dishes. I highly recommend.

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  9. Heather VIP

    San Francisco8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 7 April 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I absolutely love coming to Top Hatters whenever I can. I love bringing new people to the restaurant so they can become a fan as well. The food is consistent in flavor and appeal, even when the menu options change. Great spot for date night as well.

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  10. Lee VIP

    San Francisco13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 April 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We went here, a 30-45 minute drive from our home in San Francisco, for my 86th birthday as Vietnamese is my favorite foreign food because it was listed in Michelin Bib Gourmand , which I have found consistently reliable unlike Michelin * (Star) which seems to be about showing the chef's skill in making difficult but not necessarily delicious meals. To my surprise it was not wonderful traditional Vietnamese food but rather Vietnamese derived contemporary innovative dishes. Happily everything, from appetizers to main courses to desert and even coffee, was delicious and the service strikingly personal and pleasing with prices lower than San Francisco. A great birthday experience:)

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FAQs

Top Hatters Kitchen & Bar offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (510) 777-9777.

Top Hatters Kitchen & Bar is rated 4.8 stars by 654 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 30 times today
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855 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
    2. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2022
  • Cross Street
    855 MacArthur Blvd
  • Area
    San Leandro
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Tue–Sun 11:45–14:30 Dinner Tue–Sun 16:45–20:30
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Global, International, Californian, Continental
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street parking is on MacArthur Bvld.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    DanVy Vu
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Delivery & takeout
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