Diwali 2026 Dinner in Oakland (Sunday, 8 November): Biryani, Curries and Gulab Jamun from Royal Kitchen
Diwali is Sun 8 Nov 2026: goat, lamb, chicken or vegan biryani, curries and Gulab Jamun from Royal Kitchen on 98th Ave, Oakland.
Halloween 2026 in East Oakland: A Halal Indian Party Spread of Samosas, Tandoori and Curries
Halloween is Sat 31 Oct 2026: samosas, tandoori kebabs, curries and vegan dishes from Royal Kitchen on 98th Ave, East Oakland.
Which To Go Combo Box Should You Order? A Guide to Indian Takeout at Royal Kitchen in Oakland
Indian restaurant menus are long, and a first order can mean choosing a curry, a rice, a bread and a side one at a time. Royal Kitchen in Oakland has a category built to shorten that: the To Go Combo Box. It lists seven boxes, each packed in a three-compartment container with rice, naan bread […]
Diwali 2026 Dinner in East Oakland: A Halal Indian Family Feast to Order for Pickup or Delivery
Diwali is on Sunday, 8 November 2026, and it lands at the end of a weekend, which means the evening meal is the centre of the day for most families. If the plan is to light the diyas, see relatives and not spend the afternoon over a stove, this is the guide: a Diwali dinner […]
Vegan & Vegetarian Halal Indian Food in Oakland: The Full Royal Kitchen Guide
Ask most Indian restaurants for their vegan menu and you’ll get a shrug — maybe two curries, minus the butter, if the kitchen remembers to ask. Royal Kitchen in East Oakland runs it differently: an All Vegan section with more than 30 dishes, built without dairy from the ground up, sitting alongside a full vegetarian […]
Back-to-School Halal Family Dinners in Oakland — Royal Kitchen
The first few weeks back at school are when weeknight dinner planning falls apart the fastest — earlier alarms, homework, practice schedules, and suddenly nobody has 45 minutes to cook a full meal from scratch. Royal Kitchen’s Quick Combo menu and Wraps section were already built for exactly this kind of night, halal by default, […]
Halal Office Catering for Downtown Oakland Teams — Royal Kitchen
Ordering lunch for a mixed office is rarely simple — someone’s vegetarian, someone else keeps halal, and somebody just wants whatever’s easiest to eat at their desk. Royal Kitchen’s catering program, built around a 100% halal kitchen and individually packaged combo boxes, is set up to solve that exact problem for Downtown Oakland offices without […]
What Is Butter Chicken? Oakland’s Most-Ordered Halal Curry, Explained
If you’re new to Indian food, or you’re bringing someone who is, Butter Chicken is the dish that usually gets ordered first — and for good reason. At Royal Kitchen in East Oakland, it’s a halal-certified, tandoor-to-sauce classic that works as both an easy entry point for first-timers and a reliable go-to for regulars who […]
100% Halal Certified Indian Food in Oakland: The Complete Royal Kitchen Guide
Search “halal Indian food near me” in East Oakland and you’ll get a list of restaurants that say they serve halal. Royal Kitchen, 175 98th Ave — five minutes from Oakland International Airport — is fully halal certified, meaning every protein on the menu, from tandoori chicken to lamb korma to shrimp biryani, is sourced […]
Halal Indian Food Near Oakland Coliseum & Oakland Arena
If you’re heading to a game, concert, or event at Oakland Coliseum or Oakland Arena, the food options right at the venue are exactly what you’d expect — fine in a pinch, but not the meal you actually want before a big night out. Royal Kitchen sits a short drive away on 98th Avenue, making […]