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The city’s growing culinary chopds havebeen documented; now city denizens have equally destination-worthgy spots to sip or swill. New spotsz to open in the Uptown district in recent monthsinclude Somar, Den at the Fox and 2022 Restaurant and Lounge. Era, Mimosa, The Town Hall of and others are onthe way. The 10,0090 new Oakland residents that former Mayor Jerry Brown hopes to attract with new condos all need somethinvto do, said Michael Orange, who works in real estatr in Oakland and also does nightlifre marketing and promotions as Top Ten Social Club. “San Francisco already has a lot of restaurantsdand bars. Here, we need them to Entrepreneurs are rushing to satisfythat need.
Alfons o Dominguez, Kevin Best and Gairy Jacquee willopen Era, a 4,500-square-foot art bar and at Broadway and Grand Avenue in two months. They hope to appeal to the art crowdf that attends First when art galleries stayopen late. “To have an opportunitty to keep these people here and have a bit ofnightlifee after, that’s where the art bar idea came said Dominguez. The trio also knows Oakland. Best owns two San Franciscio restaurants and Bin Oakland. Jacques has Air, anothet Oakland nightclub, and Dominguez owns a host of design andhospitality offerings, including FIVEten Studio and Tamarindop Restaurant.
Despite these newcomers, many see Oaklande as a land of relative opportunity with lowe barriers to entry than San Francisc o and lower rents andlabor “There’s so much potential here,” said Nichelle who will open Mimosa, a 2,200-square-foot raw and dessert bar, at 24th Streer and Broadway. In some cases, the bad economy is making these newbars possible. Last year, Armandp Ramos and his dad losttheifr jobs. Now they and Ramos’ mom and cousin own the 2,000-square-fooy Somar at 1727 Telegraph Ave. “Fromk my point of view, I can go chasew after the next job, or I can take a chancre with these people I know and trust and just do Ramos said.
Raising money has been difficult, these owners all say, but through family, investors, rent reductions or generous tenantimprovementg allowances, all have made it happen. Developerw have long viewed Uptown as ripefor revitalization, and bars and restaurantds were always seen as part of the mix. That all this activity should take place in the midsyt of adeep recession, and in Oakland, is noteworthy and speakse to the perceived opportunity, particularly now that the Fox Theatere is open and shows are selling out.
Otherx believe that density is more important tothe area’s ultimate success than the large Michael O’Connor, who owns the Independent in San will open The Town Hall of Oakland, a live musivc venue, by mid-July one block from the Fox “The only way to successfully revitalize an area is through a criticak mass of small businesses,” he said.
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