“The Bay Area's best Mexican restaurant”

- Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle

“Bombera features farm fresh flavors and culinary methods that celebrate the chef’s Chicana heritage”

- KQED

“Nosh readers’ favorite restaurant of the year is an ‘inspiration’”

- Tovin Lapan, Nosh

“A Brunch for Both the Living and the Dead”

— Becky Duffett, New York Times

“Bombera Brings the Heart and Soul to Oakland's Cool Culinary Scene”

- Kevin Chau, Michelin Guide

2023 California MICHELIN Bib Gourmand

— MICHELIN Guide

“Fire provides the central motif for this boisterous community staple, from the venue itself (a former fire station) to the name (Spanish for fire woman), all the way to a crackling wood-fired oven that not only animates the kitchen, but also provides ash used to nixtamalize corn for house-made masa. All of this seems perfectly fitting for Chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros, whose passion has helped to shape Oakland's current Mexican restaurant scene, combining a locavore pedigree and fine dining chops with a respect for the generational knowledge of heritage cooking. The single best illustration might be a dish of beautifully rendered duck leg confit, paired with a delightfully complex, nutty mole verde, just-right black beans and handmade blue corn tortillas.”

Michelin Guide 2023

“Best Tacos in the Bay Area”

— Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle

“Top Oakland Restaurants”

— Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle

“Cosecha chef’s anticipated new Oakland restaurant is opening with wood-fired Mexican cooking”

— Ferron Salniker, San Francisco Chronicle

“At Bombera, Oakland’s Chicano cooking heritage is the future.”

— Maggie Hennessy, Salon

“Housemade: Cosecha Cafe’s master class in handmade cooking”

— Ali Bouzari, San Francisco Chronicle

“Top TACOS in the East Bay!

Tacos on hand-pressed tortillas served in an upscale setting.”

— Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle

“Female Titans of the Bay Area Food Scene Gathered at Cherry Bombe Jubilee”

— Ellen Fort, San Francisco Chronicle