4.8
- 4.8Food
- 4.9Service
- 4.7Ambience
- 4.4Value
Noise • Moderate
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From the OpenTable editors: Ever-changing menus take center stage at chef James Syhabout’s intimate Commis, the East Bay’s only two-starred MICHELIN restaurant. Expect dishes that spotlight local ingredients with Southeast Asian influences, like the fan-favorite slow-poached egg yolk with smoked dates and onion cream, all in a modern 12-seat space that feels like you’re eating in someone’s cool living room.
Executive chef: James Syhabout
$100.00 per person
Prepaid
1 - 4 people
$100.00 per person
Prepaid
1 - 4 people
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4.8
Noise • Moderate
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July 31, 2026
Commis is described as Oakland’s only two-Michelin-star restaurant, serving James Syhabout’s precise, multicourse tasting menu. The article highlights dishes including slow-poached egg yolk with dates and alliums, grilled wolffish, and bison tenderloin.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle
June 25, 2026
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June 18, 2026
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November 14, 2025
The Oakland restaurant earns praise for its polished, old-school service and James Syhabout’s 10-course menu, which draws on Southeast Asian flavors. The article calls Commis excellent and highlights dishes featuring pineapple guava, scallop, sudachi lime and perilla flowers.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle
October 7, 2025
Commis is praised for polished fine-dining service, with veteran servers who crumb tables and provide hooks for bags. The article also highlights chef James Syhabout’s vibrant dishes, which often nod to Southeast Asia.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle
September 29, 2025
The article describes Commis as a two-Michelin-star fine-dining restaurant on Piedmont Avenue, led by chef-owner James Syhabout. It praises the precise tasting menu and highlights dishes including a slow-poached egg yolk with dates and alliums.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle
June 12, 2024
Star chef and owner James Syhabout is keeping the fanfare to a minimum and letting his award-winning cooking do the talking as always.
Published by OpenTable
February 9, 2024
The Oakland restaurant turns 15 in June and remains just as popular for chef James Syhabout’s French cooking with Southeast Asian influences.
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Commis feels warm and intimate: a relaxing dining room with glowing glass pendants, dark furniture, bare walnut tables, dim candles and floral arrangements, plus an open kitchen for close-up service.
Business casual is the guide for Commis, aim for neat, polished attire rather than formalwear.
Yes, families do dine here; one family brought a picky 11‑year‑old who was pleasantly surprised and the group enjoyed a celebratory, accommodating evening.
Yes, Commis's dimly lit, intimate dining room, multi-course tasting menu and thoughtful wine pairings make it a popular choice for anniversaries and special evenings.
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