Cafe Van Kleef is a nightlife spot in Uptown, Oakland.
Cafe Van Kleef on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland is the eccentric cocktail dive that helped revive the corridor in the 2000s. Late-night Friday and Saturday.
Tip: Greyhound with fresh grapefruit is the famous call; cash is faster than card.
Address: 1621 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
The New Parish on San Pablo in Uptown Oakland is the city's hardest-working independent music room. Hip-hop, soul, indie and world acts with a dance floor.
Tip: Ticketed by show; check the calendar a week ahead for headline acts. Two-tier room with bar service upstairs.
Fox Theater on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland is the 2,800-seat former movie palace turned flagship Bay Area concert hall. Another Planet's headline room.
Tip: Tickets via Ticketmaster or Another Planet; the balcony has the best sound.
Drake's Dealership in Uptown Oakland anchors the city's open-air drinking with fire pits, 32 taps and a wood-fired pizza counter. Adirondack seating for 200.
Tip: Fire pits help against the marine layer; the beer garden runs latest Friday and Saturday.
Heinold's First and Last Chance has poured since 1883 at Jack London Square. The leaning saloon serves up the city's most historic late-evening whiskey neat.
Tip: Cash only; the building still leans from the 1906 quake.
The New Parish on San Pablo in Uptown Oakland is the city's hardest-working independent music room. Hip-hop, soul, indie and world acts with a dance floor.
Tip: Ticketed by show; check the calendar a week ahead for headline acts. Two-tier room with bar service upstairs.
Yoshi's on the Embarcadero in Jack London Square is Oakland's flagship jazz club and Japanese restaurant. A 310-seat live performance room with full kitchen.
Tip: Dinner reservations get the best seating; the late show usually starts at 9:30 pm.
Fox Theater on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland is the 2,800-seat former movie palace turned flagship Bay Area concert hall. Another Planet's headline room.
Tip: Tickets via Ticketmaster or Another Planet; the balcony has the best sound.
Eli's Mile High Club has booked Bay Area blues, rock and DJ nights on MLK Way since the 1970s. Dive bar with a stage that runs Friday and Saturday to 2 a.m.
Tip: Cover most weekend nights; cash is fastest at the bar.
Drake's Dealership in Uptown Oakland anchors the city's open-air drinking with fire pits, 32 taps and a wood-fired pizza counter. Adirondack seating for 200.
Tip: Fire pits help against the marine layer; the beer garden runs latest Friday and Saturday.
