2021 Top 5 Best Bars in Oakland and the East Bay

2021 Top 5 Best Bars in Oakland and the East Bay

Here are the 2021 Top 5 Best Bars as voted for by residents in Oakland and throughout the East Bay:

Heart & Dagger Saloon
504 Lake Park Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

Mad Oak Bar
135 12th St
Oakland, CA 94607

Sidebar
542 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

The Kon-Tiki
347 14th St
Oakland, CA 94612

The Port Bar
2023 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612

The Oakland Magazine Winner in the category of Best Bars in Oakland and the East Bay in 2021 is:

Heart & Dagger Saloon
504 Lake Park Ave
Oakland, CA 94610


About the Winner Best Bars in the 2021 Best of Oakland and the East Bay

Oakland Magazine’s Best of Oakland was born with the idea to give readers in Oakland and throughout the East Bay a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Favorite’ choices for Best Bars and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.

The voting for Best of Oakland Best Bars is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Best Bars taking place. As more and more nominations come in, the most written-in Best Bars become automatically selectable and listed making it easier and easier for people to cast their nominations. And write-in nominations continue to be open until the end of the month.

As the nomination period for Best Bars in the first round comes to a close in mid March, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Best Bars being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of March and April. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Best Bars from among those that are listed.

The final winners are posted in June

We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote in February and again in April!

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