Oakland: Chinatown Walking Tour
We'll visit some of the most popular eateries and landmarks in the Oakland Chinatown neighborhood - one of the oldest Chinatowns in the United States!
15 cocktail bar places in Oakland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oakland | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Oakland's cocktail scene splits between historic saloons and a newer wave of design-forward bars, much of it in Uptown and the Jack London district. Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in the Jack London district trades on its age and tilt, while Cafe Van Kleef on Telegraph Avenue and The Hatch keep Uptown lively. Sobre Mesa on Franklin Street works an Afro-Latin angle, Viridian on Broadway leans Asian-inspired, and natural-wine-minded rooms like Ordinaire near Lake Merritt and The Punchdown in Uptown sit alongside them.
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon ★ 4.6
jack-london-district · 48 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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.
Cafe Van Kleef ★ 4.3
uptown · 1621 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
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.
The Hatch ★ 4.1
uptown · 402 15th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
The Hatch on 15th in downtown Oakland pours an East Bay-centric beer list with Rico Tiongco's burger and bacon-dog program. Late-night, no fuss.
Brotzeit Lokal Biergarten ★ 4.3
jack-london-district · 1000 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606
Brotzeit Lokal on the Brooklyn Basin waterfront pours German lagers under string lights, with estuary views. Pretzels, wurst and schnitzel on the menu.
Eli's Mile High Club ★ 4.2
north-oakland · 3629 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
Eli's Mile High Club on MLK Way has been a Bay Area blues bar since the 1970s. Now a dive, a music venue, and a kitchen with daytime fried chicken too.
Drake's Dealership ★ 4.6
uptown · 2325 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Drake's Dealership in Uptown Oakland runs a sprawling beer garden in a converted Dodge dealership. Thirty-two taps, fire pits and wood-fired pizza to match.
Ordinaire ★ 4.8
lake-merritt · 3354 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Ordinaire on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt has poured natural wine since Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013. Bistro plates, daily until 21:00.
The Punchdown ★ 4.5
uptown · 1737 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
The Punchdown on Broadway is Uptown Oakland's natural wine room. Twenty-five glasses rotating weekly, plus a bottle shop for takeaway from the back.
Sobre Mesa ★ 4.5
uptown · 1618 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Sobre Mesa on Franklin in Uptown Oakland is Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail lounge. Dominican rum and Latin cocktails alongside up-tempo music.
Ramen Shop Bar ★ 4.7
rockridge · 5812 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
Ramen Shop's College Avenue cocktail bar runs original cocktails and highballs with the East Bay's tightest spirit selection from St. George Distillery.
Viridian ★ 4.1
uptown · 2216 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
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.
Ghost Town Brewing Taproom ★ 4.7
west-oakland · 1960 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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.
Mua Oakland ★ 4.2
uptown · 2442A Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Mua on Webster Street in Uptown Oakland is the long-running First Friday cocktail and supper room. Industrial warehouse lounge, steak frites, late drink.
Telegraph ★ 4.0
uptown · 2318 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
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.
Temescal Brewing ★ 4.4
temescal · 4115 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
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.
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