Viridian is a nightlife spot in Uptown, Oakland.
Viridian on Broadway in Uptown Oakland is the cocktail bar that replaced Daniel Patterson's Plum Bar. Pan-Asian small plates and a quiet cocktail program.
Tip: Friday and Saturday reservations recommended; the back bar runs the strongest classic cocktails.
Address: 2216 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Sobre Mesa is Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail lounge in Uptown Oakland. Rum-led cocktails, Dominican small plates, weekend DJs after 10 pm.
Tip: Friday and Saturday close at 12:30 a.m. with up-tempo music after 10. Reservations recommended.
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.
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.
Sobre Mesa is Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail lounge in Uptown Oakland. Rum-led cocktails, Dominican small plates, weekend DJs after 10 pm.
Tip: Friday and Saturday close at 12:30 a.m. with up-tempo music after 10. Reservations recommended.
White Horse Inn on Telegraph in North Oakland has run as a gay bar since 1933, making it one of the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ bars in the United States. Drag, queeraoke and DJ nights weekly.
Tip: Queeraoke runs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 pm; weekend DJ nights from 10. Cash and card both accepted.
Summer Bar and Lounge opened in Old Oakland in 2021 as the city's queer night room. Karaoke, drag, go-go dancers and a weekly performance lineup.
Tip: Tuesday through Saturday only; weekend close at 2 a.m. with DJs Friday and Saturday.
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.
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.
