Benchmark Oakland

New sando at lunch: Housemade sourdough bread, thinly sliced pork, aioli, arugula, pickled onions. Super tasty! #panino #pork #sandwich #sourdough

Special tonight: Slow and wood oven roasted braciola of pork with applesauce, arugula, and roasted potatoes. Limited quantity so come try it before we run out! #braciola #porkchop #woodfired

Have you tried our pistachio pizza? Roasted & chopped pistachios, fresh mozzarella, lemon, red onions.... this is a simple but delicious combo. Come and try it! #pistachiopizza #pistachio #woodfiredpizza

Castelveltrano olives. Our favorite! #olives #castelveltrano #smallbites

New sando at lunch: Housemade sourdough bread, thinly sliced pork, aioli, arugula, pickled onions. Super tasty! #panino #pork #sandwich #sourdough

Special tonight: Slow and wood oven roasted braciola of pork with applesauce, arugula, and roasted potatoes. Limited quantity so come try it before we run out! #braciola #porkchop #woodfired

Have you tried our pistachio pizza? Roasted & chopped pistachios, fresh mozzarella, lemon, red onions.... this is a simple but delicious combo. Come and try it! #pistachiopizza #pistachio #woodfiredpizza

Castelveltrano olives. Our favorite! #olives #castelveltrano #smallbites

Housemade rigatoni noodles, naked in photo #1 and dressed in our punchy Sicilian tomato sauce in photo #2. Olivers, capers, chile, oregano, Grana cheese. This is so good! Can be made vegan by omitting the cheese . #pasta #rigatoni #madeinhouse

Bread made in house every morning with our natural starter and the warmth of the wood oven. #bread #naturalstarter #madeinhouse Photo and baking by @taitaniccuisine

New pizza tonight: Tomato, ricotta, Coppa, and kalamata olive. Concoction by our pizza cook Davide!

Aftenoon snack. On lunch & dinner menus! #biscotti #coffee

Benchmark Caesar with Roasted Chicken: a favorite at lunch and dinner! Our Caesar has egg yolk, Calabrian chiles, Grana Padano, and a nice dose of lemon and black pepper. #caesarsalad #chicken #salad

Have you tried this chicken yet, cooked in the wood oven and topped with salsa verde? #woodovencooking #sogood

Our kitchen crew (Trinnhy and Davide pictured here) has the wood fire cranked and the bread baked. We are ready to cook you and your families some delicious food. Open today and through the weekend, closed Thanksgiving Day.

Lots of pasta made here each day! #pasta #spaghetti #fusilli #madeinhouse #byhand #amano #oldoakland #oakland #eastbayeats #berkeleysidenosh

Special treat going on the menu today: 24 month Parmigiano Reggiano, cut straight from the wheel. Drizzling with 15-year traditional balsamic vinegar.