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New restaurants bring more options and more boba to Oakland

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer • September 5, 2025

From Mediterranean-inspired food at CAVA to a “balanced” coffee from La Prima Espresso Company, there are new options for everyone on campus this semester.

Fifth Avenue welcomes a new boba shop, TAPILAB, to Oakland

By Sarah George, Staff Writer • January 21, 2025

The newest addition to Oakland’s storefronts is a boba shop called TAPILAB, which moved into the previous location of Gussy’s Bagels on Fifth Avenue.

Out with the old, in with the bowl: Crave-a-bowl opens in Oakland

By Derek Wagner | For The Pitt News • April 10, 2018

After Qdoba’s sudden and disappointing closing, a new restaurant quickly popped up in its place. Crave-A-Bowl, the ambiguously named newcomer to the Oakland food scene, opened just over a week ago...

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New restaurants bring more options and more boba to Oakland

Fifth Avenue welcomes a new boba shop, TAPILAB, to Oakland

Out with the old, in with the bowl: Crave-a-bowl opens in Oakland

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