Viridian ★ 4.2
Viridian on Broadway in Uptown Oakland is a cocktail bar with Pan-Asian small plates. The room replaced Daniel Patterson's Plum Bar in 2020.
Signature drink: Pan-Asian cocktail program
Food: Asian American small plates
Ramen Shop Bar is a bar in Rockridge, Oakland.
Ramen Shop's College Avenue cocktail bar runs original cocktails and highballs with the East Bay's tightest spirit selection from St. George Distillery.
Food program: Ramen, izakaya small plates
Address: 5812 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
Viridian on Broadway in Uptown Oakland is a cocktail bar with Pan-Asian small plates. The room replaced Daniel Patterson's Plum Bar in 2020.
Signature drink: Pan-Asian cocktail program
Food: Asian American small plates
Ghost Town's Adeline taproom in West Oakland is one of the best craft beer rooms in the East Bay. Hop-forward beers, dog-friendly, with rotating food trucks.
Signature drink: Ghost Town IPA
Food: Snacks, food trucks
Mua on Webster Street in Uptown Oakland is the long-running First Friday cocktail and supper room. Industrial warehouse lounge, steak frites, late drink.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails and whiskey
Food: Steak frites, lamb chops, late dinner
Telegraph on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland runs an all-day beer garden and cafe with a vast street-art patio. Burgers, sausages and a deep draft list.
Signature drink: Rotating draft IPAs
Food: Burgers and bagels
Temescal Brewing's beer garden on Telegraph runs a sun-filled patio and a rotating tap list of crisp lagers and IPAs. Kid and dog friendly daily.
Signature drink: Helles lager from the cellar
Food: Rotating food trucks
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in Oakland has poured since 1883 at Jack London Square. The building leans from the 1906 quake; original gas lighting.
Signature drink: Whiskey neat
Food: Bar snacks