The Best Bars in Northgate & around
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The awards
- Food & Wine Food & Wine: Les Eggs · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar Program
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Restaurants In Oakland
- Food & Wine Les Eggs · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar Program
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Restaurants In Oakland
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Rank 2. Viridian
Cocktail Bar
Cocktail bar in Oakland's uptown neighborhood, Viridian takes its interior cues from Hong Kong cinema and 90s album covers, which sounds like a mood board disaster but lands as something genuinely electric. The bar director comes from Lazy Bear, and the cocktails lean savory and seasonal with a pull toward Asian flavors. A Top 10 Nominee for a Spirited Award and a 50 Discovery listing round out a résumé that the room feels like it earned.
The awards
- Punch Punch: Best New Bartenders · Kat Parsons
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Punch Best New Bartenders · Kat Parsons
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- The 50 The 50 Discovery