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.
