From Oakland magazine, March 2008:
"Flora, and the crowds it is drawing, is the latest evidence that downtown Oakland is arising from its decades-long decline and dormancy. The restaurant is the long-anticipated new undertaking by Thomas Schnetz and Dona Savitsky, owners of Doña Tomás and Tacubaya. While those eateries specialize in regional Mexican food, Flora is a decidedly American venue and marks a departure for the successful restaurant duo."
Full bar. Serving lunch Tue–Fri, dinner Tue–Sat. Sat brunch 10 am–2:30 pm. Closed Sun–Mon.
San Francisco Chronicle: Top 100 Bay Area Restaurant, 2010
Oakland magazine: Kickingest Cocktails, 2010 readers' poll
East Bay Express: Best Cocktails, 2010 readers' poll
"While Flora has a strong neighborhood vibe, the area is clearly in transition. This pioneering restaurant could become a symbolic anchor, much like San Francisco's Zuni Cafe did when it opened more than 25 years ago on what was then a depressing stretch of Market Street."
— Michael Bauer, the San Francisco Chronicle (three stars), Feb 24, 2008
From Oakland magazine, March 2008:
"Flora, and the crowds it is drawing, is the latest evidence that downtown Oakland is arising from its decades-long decline and dormancy. The restaurant is the long-anticipated new undertaking by Thomas Schnetz and Dona Savitsky, owners of Doña Tomás and Tacubaya. While those eateries specialize in regional Mexican food, Flora is a decidedly American venue and marks a departure for the successful restaurant duo."
Full bar. Serving lunch Tue–Fri, dinner Tue–Sat. Sat brunch 10 am–2:30 pm. Closed Sun–Mon.
San Francisco Chronicle: Top 100 Bay Area Restaurant, 2010
Oakland magazine: Kickingest Cocktails, 2010 readers' poll
East Bay Express: Best Cocktails, 2010 readers' poll
"While Flora has a strong neighborhood vibe, the area is clearly in transition. This pioneering restaurant could become a symbolic anchor, much like San Francisco's Zuni Cafe did when it opened more than 25 years ago on what was then a depressing stretch of Market Street."
— Michael Bauer, the San Francisco Chronicle (three stars), Feb 24, 2008