Cocktail barBrewery taproom$$$west-oaklandMon-Thu 15:00-22:00, Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00
Ghost Town's Adeline taproom in West Oakland is one of the best craft beer rooms in the East Bay. Hop-forward beers, dog-friendly, with rotating food trucks.
Signature drink: Ghost Town IPA
Food: Snacks, food trucks
Cocktail barCocktail bar and restaurant$$$uptownTue-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00, Sun 17:00-22:00
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
Cocktail barBeer garden$$$uptownMon-Sun 07:00-22:00
Telegraph on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland runs an all-day beer garden and cafe with a vast street-art patio. Burgers, sausages and a deep draft list.
Signature drink: Rotating draft IPAs
Food: Burgers and bagels
Cocktail barBrewery beer garden$$$temescalMon 17:00-21:00, Tue-Fri 16:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-21:00
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
Cocktail barHistoric saloon$$$jack-london-districtMon 15:00-21:00, Tue-Sun 12:00-21:00
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in Oakland has poured since 1883 at Jack London Square. The building leans from the 1906 quake; original gas lighting.
Signature drink: Whiskey neat
Food: Bar snacks
Cocktail barCocktail dive$$$uptownTue-Thu 18:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00
Cafe Van Kleef on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland is the famously eccentric cocktail dive that helped revive the corridor in the 2000s. Greyhound is the call.
Signature drink: Greyhound with fresh grapefruit
Food: Bar bites