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Oakland International Airport - Terminal 2
1 Airport Dr
Oakland, CA 94620

Drue C. writes: When you are already half drunk because you met one of your Vegas plane companions at a bar for a liquid lunch before heading off to the airport then just remember to pour on the charm!

If you happen to stop at the first bar inside the gates to meet…

Artisan Wine Lounge & Cafe

1633 Bonanza St
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

kevo m. writes: As some of you may or may not know, Kevo doesn't often travel to the Far East Bay except under the cover of darkness and/or incognito lest she-who-shall-remain-name less rear her ugly head. Fear not, for last night Kevo enjoyed Creaky Walnuts with…

A Beautiful Violin

63 Bovet Rd
PMB 342
San Mateo, CA 94402

P S. writes: A Beautiful Violin is a very talented duo consisting of violinist, Tibor, and pianist, Yelena. I am so glad that we hired them for our wedding. Tibor and Yelena were musicians for our ceremony and Tibor was the DJ/MC for our reception. His crowd…

Velvet
Neighborhood: Lower Hills

3411 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94602

xo s. writes: [background: oakland is pretty new to me, and as i walk down her streets i still feel myself walking to a brooklyn beat.]

so it was christmas night and the shady political undertones of my friend's family dinner had left me with a strange feeling of…

Prime Spot Bar and Grill
Neighborhood: Grand Lake, Lower Hills

3417 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

euge l. writes: what the hizzy? euge is in the five and dime?

1) faffy, joe, jeff, tiff, aaron, jason..... not only is this place decorated in a warriors theme, nellie eats here often as does baron and jackson.

2) the last few places ive had prime rib have been…

McCovey Cove Parking Lot
Neighborhood: SOMA

3rd St & Terry at Francois St
San Francisco, CA 94158

Marcella N. writes: Of all the live shows I've seen this summer, Rock The Bells was my second favorite.  We were expecting "thug fest" but it was much more like "white boy frat fest " .  
Which was a lot of  fun and I'm not complaining : )

Fortunately we arrived in time…

The Wine Bar
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

2032 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Suzanne B. writes: I'm hesitating even as I write this review.  Maiden voyages should, in theory, be sacred.  Nobody to watch or judge - just the event itself and the completion.  But some end up like the Titanic - dashed against tons of frozen water and overblown…

Oak Plaza Bar & Grill
Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland

200 Frank H Ogawa Plz
Oakland, CA 94612

Rob M. writes: Not bad, the bar is pretty good and they have a good variety of beers, wines, and liquor.  Went here for lunch once too and that was nice, decent italian dishes.  Given it's location, unlikely to have much going on after 5pm.

Eastside West Restaurant & Raw Bar
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

3154 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

Princess Buttercup C. writes: This.  I can't quite describe it.  It's like The Chodes vs. Bridge & Tunnel, Grudge Match.  I just... am confused.  I wasn't sure if I should go there next time with a teardrop tattoo, and black lip liner, or a tiny cardigan and flip my hair.

I…

Port-Lite Cocktails
Neighborhood: West Oakland

229 Brush St
Oakland, CA 94607

Tracy A. writes: I used to go here A LOT.  That was awhile ago when Emmett was booking all the shows.  I loved just showing up and seeing a new-to-me local band while drinking some beer after a long hard day of work around the corner at Birdsall.  That was back in my…

Scoma's of Sausalito

588 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA 94965

Katherine N. writes: Scomas in Sausalito is a great little secret if you want to dine outside with your lover in the sun !

They  offer a few tables on the side of the restaurant that face the water.  You see and  hear the water splashing and see people walking up and down…

S.N.O.B. Wine Bar
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

1327 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

Kristina R. writes: I'm not going to write any C.L.E.V.E.R. comments about S.N.O.B. because I just K.N.O.W. that people will think that I'm just T.R.Y.I.N.G. too hard to I.M.P.R.E.S.S. with my N.E.A.T. writing tricks.  

However, I will say that S.N.O.B. was quite a…

Baltic Square Pub

135 Park Pl
Richmond, CA 94875

Crys R. writes: Well, there isn't much of a choice in places to grab a drink in Point Richmond besides the Baltic Square, Hotel Mac, or the one really sketchy place on the corner that shares a door with the liquor store. The Hotel Mac is too rich for my blood, and I…

Club Groove

1411 Locust Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Meg T. writes: Ha! Okay I had to review this cause it was the first bar I ever went to after turning 21.

Unfortunetly they were having some sort of Bank of the West shindig or the like. My friend and I met this drunk chick in the front who promptly decided we were…

Men of Exotica
Neighborhood: Lower Hills

68 Pearl St
Oakland, CA 94611

Irene S. writes: in high school, i did a lot of stupid things.

one of many was that i hung around with and smoked the weed of this old guy named bill.

i could probably tell you how i came to know bill, vaguely, but suffice it to say that he lived down the street from…

Croagan's Bar

Oakland, CA 94107

Jen r. writes: Croagan's Bar is a nice place to go in Oakland. If you are white, over 50 and drunk-it is actually amazing. They serve good food, strong drinks, and have fairly decent service. The trouble is that I am only one of the above (white) and I only go…

The Waterfront

13 Pacific Ave
Hercules, CA 94572

Lea S. writes: The Waterfront is a Restaurant as well as a bar...but I'm only reveiwing the bar side.

On Friday's they have karaoke and saturday nights they have a band...the band is a cover band and not bad but my favorite night to go is friday....nothing like…

Harding Park Clubhouse

99 Harding Rd
San Francisco, CA 94132

Matthew R. writes: One of the best bloody mary's I've had in the city.

Buena Suerte Cafe
Neighborhood: Excelsior

4995 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94112

Kevin B. writes: The halo-halo is the best i've ever tasted. And Mitchell's ice cream? How can ice cream get better than that. I haven't tried the breakfast yet - but it's on my to do list. At only $3.50 for 2 eggs, 2 scoops of garlic rice and your choice of meat,…

Club Kristi
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

782 Ofarrell St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Drue C. writes: Ummmm, not a horrible place, not a great place, I guess.

I was told by the bartender at Nite Cap to say hi to the bartender at Club Kristi...seemed harmless enough. I asked who David was and he came out from behind the bar, I gave him the "hello"…

Club 101

815 W Francisco Blvd
San Rafael, CA 94901

Eddie H. writes: Nothing screams "classy Marin" like a stripper pole at one of the handful of "clubs" (I use that term loosely in this case) in the county.

(shakes head)... on with the review.

As one of two real places worth going salsa dancing in Marin (the other is…

Safety Zone Karaoke Box
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

1504 B Fillmore Street
Above Aarang Korean Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94101

Faithy L. writes: This is a spot from my high school archives. Lots of up-to-date Chinese and JPop songs. Don't ask me about their English offerings tho because I was living the fob lifestyle back then. Though I don't doubt that you can go and at least unleash your…

23 Club

23 Visitacion Ave
Brisbane, CA 94005

Emily X. writes: My parents met here.  See, the story goes, mom came here with my Grandma after work one day (they're Southerners, family gets liquored up together), and my dad, gentleman that he was, bought Grandma a drink so he would be in her good graces once he…

Lucita's Place Bar

5163 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94112

Kristina S. writes: Welcome to little Mexico.  I decided to go here on a  Monday night, as well as a collection of other neighborhood bars.  I decided to do the Mexican bar hopping thing or atleast those are the only options in the mission.  So I did play a round of…

Up & Down Club
Neighborhood: SOMA

1151 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Jeff D. writes: I was the PR guy for this place in its heyday - the early nineties, when it was owned by Tim Dale, JJ and Christy Turlington.  JJ was booking the place and that guy had incredible taste in new jazz music - stuff which at that time was being called…

2Lips
Neighborhood: SOMA

1414 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Eric W. writes: I don't care what most people say, this bar is the joint! The bartender is cool the place doesn't fill up and the bathroom is clean! I am only sad that I can never remember where it is.
People who need fancy places to get drunk are not dedicated…

Lucky Star Lounge

2090 Doolittle Drive
San Leandro, CA 94579

Robert M. writes: Okay...first of all the guy that reviewed this place before me has no idea of what Lucky Star Lounge is like...I mean for crying out lound he hasn't even BEEN there ONCE!  

Lucky Star Lounge is a great place with friendly folks!  This is my other home…

Chris's Club

656 Benicia Rd
Vallejo, CA 94592

rhane s. writes: It doesn't look like much from the outside... I was  a little scared actually.. teach me to judge!! Its bigger than it looks,and cooler too... I had a great time, and the folks were very friendly... The drinks were cheap and good but the wings were…

The Swingin Door

106 E 25th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403

Jenny K. writes: Since moving to the bay area, I've kept a mental list of places I really need to try because of something uniquely gimmicky and intriguing about the place.  

I read an article in SF Gate, watched a program on KRON, and heard from multiple friends…

Pizzeria SFO Bar & Grill
Neighborhood: Jack London Square

215 Washington St
Oakland, CA 94607

JeFF T. writes: Pizzeria SFO moved from their Embarcadero West location to the old Kimball's Carnival a block away.  It's now a restaurant/pool hall.  It's a great big space...except they should work on the seating arrangements a little bit more.  They have 3…

Spin Gourmet Pizza

1411 Locust St
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Sarah L. writes: The pizza was great and Tony Gemignani made the pizza personally for us. For $10 the pizza was a bargain, good quality and nice environment.  Might be hard to find because they have no signs up.

Cheers of Pacifica

Linda Mar Shopping Center
1249 Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044

Jared B. writes: It's sad, having to add a bar to Yelp just to point out how bad it is, but there you go.  I was warned about Cheers when I first moved to Pacifica, but determined to go to every bar in P-town (there's 5) I disregarded everyone's warnings and went…

Club 93
Neighborhood: SOMA

93 9th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Julia K. writes: I love this place and its right in my neighborhood. If anyone tells me "i love dive bars, that's why I go to Zeitgeist" I hit them over the head with my beer and then take them here. My friend and I poured our own beers from across the bar one night…

Liquid Sushi Bar

1750 S El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94402

Setareh N. writes: im usually extremely biased but I really likes this place..it was Friday night, a little chilly for august....we walk in and memories of Lyons came back to me except its much much nicer.......i want a sparkley ceiling like that in my bedroom......…

The Dark Room
Neighborhood: SOMA

60 6th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Dan V. writes: Brand new club located immediately next to Club Six (in fact, they share the same address, but it's the door/club closer to Market Street).

On Saturday night, we went for the grand opening of a new ultra-hipster club called Gunclub hosted by DJ Ryan…

Tortilla Heights
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

1750 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Heidi A. writes: Menu: Lethally strong margaritas that rival La Rondalla's for making you lose your effing mind and say and do bad things. Not kidding.

Food is pretty tasty, but suspiciously lardtastic. Lisa B. might have been right about those chips.

Clientele? Well,…

680 Lounge

519 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
Danville, CA 94526

Kim A. writes: This place is about as exciting as a K-Fed release party - about as dead too. My sister and I popped in to check out this place and were completely turned off.  Apparently we were "lucky" to not have to pay the $10 cover...WTF, who do I need to…