The Night Light lives up to its name. The brand new watering hole, which opened its doors on Broadway in Jack London Square about two weeks ago, is a bright spot when the sun goes...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's The White Horse Inn, on Telegraph, what is said to be the longest-running gay bar in the...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's Lounge 3411, a "pub club" in the Laurel/Diamond District.
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week it's Baggy's By the Lake, one of the oldest bars in Oakland--with a facade much like the one...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's Luka's Taproom, which was one of the only bars in Uptown when it opened in 2004.
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's Disco Volante, a "supper club" in downtown Oakland that has live music acts, a long list of...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's The Ruby Room, a dimly-lit rocker bar across the street from the downtown Oakland library. Owner Trevor...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week it’s The Layover, a bar and music lounge on Franklin Street at 15th Street in downtown Oakland.
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's The Avenue, a Temescal dive bar that pretty much turns into a haunted house every Halloween.
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's Bar Three Fifty-Five in downtown Oakland, run by Travis Dutton and Patrick Lynch, two rockers-turned-entrepreneur.
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. Eli's Mile High Club has a colorful history and was once a lively musical venue, but neighbor complaints kept it...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's George Kaye's. It first opened in 1934, right after Prohibition ended, serving drinks to neighborhood folks in...
The Nightcap is a series that features a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's Make Westing, the newest bar to open in Uptown.
The Nightcap is a new series that will feature a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it's Kim's Backyard. Kim Okwa Janke opened up Kim’s Backyard, a bar on Telegraph at 24th...
Meet the next watering hole in our new bar series, The Nightcap: The Trappist is owned by a couple guys who fell in love with Belgian beer while travelling through Europe, and wanted to bring...
Meet the next watering hole in our new bar series, The Nightcap: Room 389 opened last year on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt, and its laid-back atmosphere and good music has helped its popularity steadily...
This Weekend in Oakland
Looking for something fun to do? Community events and activities for the weekend of May 17-19, 2013.