Yoshi's is a nightlife spot in Jack London District, Oakland.
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.
Address: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
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.
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.
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.
