Exploring Alameda’s dining scene

Alameda offers a lively dining scene with everything from Italian to dim sum to hotdogs. Here’s a sampling of 10 Alameda restaurants:

Asena: Mediterrenean, 2508 Santa Clara Ave., (510) 521-4100, www. asenarestaurant.com. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Dinner 5-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Doggy Style Hotdogs: 1234 Park St., (510) 521-5555, www.doggy-style hotdogs.com. 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. MondaySaturday, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.

East Ocean Seafood: Chinese, dim sum, 1713 Webster St., (510) 8653381, www.eastocean seafoodrestaurant.com. Lunch and dim sum 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Dinner 5-9:30 p.m. daily.

Lola’s Chicken Shack: 1417 Park St., (510) 5214488. www.lolaschicken shack.com. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday.

Julies Coffee & Tea Garden: 1223 Park St., (510) 865-2385, www.juliestea.com. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-

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Pappo: New American, 2320 Central Ave., (510) 337-9100, www.papporestaurant. com. Opens at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday

Speisekammer: German, 2424 Lincoln Ave., (510) 552-1300. www.speisekammer.com, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.

Scolari’s Good Eats: Hamburgers, Scolari’s Park Street: 1303 Park St., (510) 521-2400, www.scolarisgoodeats .com. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-midnight, Thursday-Saturday. Other location: Scolari’s at the Point, 2301 Monarch St., (510) 521-3287, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. MondayFriday, Noon-5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Sidestreet Pho: Vietnamese, 2304 Encinal Ave., (510) 808-5298, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, closed Wednesdays

Trabocco Kitchen and

Cocktails: Italian, 2213 S. Shore Center,, (510) 521-1152, www.trabocco .com, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.