This cavernous and historic bar, ballroom, and events space has gotten a big revamp, with a full food menu and an offering of cocktails like the Nola Derby, with rum, citrus, and coffee liqueur. Read more.
The new Uptown Oakland spot from Ali Tahsini features a huge patio outside and concoctions include a namesake drink with Old Tom gin, rye, lime, and raspberry, and a clarified-grapefruit Paloma. Read more.
The latest offering from Bar Dogwood's Alexeis Filipello, located right next door, has a soda-fountain theme, complete with housemade soda concoctions, phosphates, and lactarts in many of the drinks. Read more.