Built in 1911 to rally support for a then new neighborhood, today’s Rockridge Improvement Club bar is a lively gathering place.
Category: Drink
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After years of delays, Oakland’s newest queer bar opens tonight
In the works since 2019, Oakland LGBTQIA+ watering hole Town Bar & Lounge is finally ready to serve its first customers.
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6 hot East Bay cocktails to get you through these cold, wet days
Served at bars across Berkeley, Oakland and beyond, these are our favorite cocktails and mocktails to warm you inside and out.
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6 East Bay bars serving inventive mezcal cocktails
Bars in Berkeley and Oakland are finding cool new ways to use the centuries-old Mexican spirit.
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4 thrilling takes on the mai tai, Oakland’s almost-official cocktail
The mai tai cocktail was invented in Oakland 78 years ago. Here’s how it’s evolved in the years since.
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11 new East Bay bars to try (and 6 more to look forward to)
Pull up a stool at these brand-new, reopened or hotly anticipated bars in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
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8 East Bay restaurants that serve great brunch cocktails
Destinations in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond for Bloody Marys, Mimosas, Kir Royales and more.
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This Oakland-founded group helps Black drinkers consider their cocktails
The six-year-old Black Bourbon Society boasts 30,000 members and events across the country.
