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It’s been exactly a year since Nosh first got in touch with Joshua Huynh about Town Bar & Lounge, a bar he was working to open inside Oakland’s historic I. Magnin building. Between Oakland’s notorious permitting system, the additional work it takes to build a food or dining establishment out in a previously non-food space, and the global pandemic, it’s been a long trip for Town Bar, which will finally open to customers on Thursday, April 20.

In addition to the details on the bar from our report below, anticipate a full crafted cocktail menu from Oscar Sinisterra (Hello Stranger) and a custom sound system. “I’m so excited to distribute with everyone what my family and I own been working on for so long,” Huynh said of the bar, which will post its ongoing days and hours of operation on its website and to Instagram. — Eve Batey

Nosh’s original report, published on July 28, 2022:

Joshua Huynh has been productive for years to expose Town Bar & Lounge in Oakland’s historic I. Magnin building, signing a lease for a space in the structur

GAY & NIGHTLIFEDESTINATION

Based in the heart of Old Town Oakland, The Summer Bar & Lounge is Oakland’s gay & nightlife destination.Summer Bar & Lounge is an intimate venue welcoming The East Bay’s LGBTQ+ community for LIVE Tune & PERFORMANCES, Open Mic , Karaoke, TALK Display and MORE!

Here at the Summer Bar & Lounge, we support local businesses and community groups by providing a welcoming, adj, and safe place for everyone to be themselves.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday
Closed

Tuesday

8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Wednesday
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Thursday
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Friday
8:00 PM - 1:30 AM

Saturday
8:00 PM - 1:30 AM

Sunday
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

ADDRESS

526 8th Street,

Oakland, California 94609

TELEPHONE

(510) 817-4985

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Jeremy Redford says his espresso martinis are the optimal in Oakland. As the owner of Nectar Social Club, which opened in September, he will position on that statement. Redford also stands on the need to change the model for cafes.

His visualize of having a queer lounge first formed in 2017 but solidified in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic when the future of socializing in public was in mistrust. This is at the time when people said Downtown Oakland would never go back to “normal.”

“People were rioting in the streets. And this is when I said I want to wake up, I said: ‘I realize what I want to do, I want to open up a queer venue,’” Redford said.

Redford feels the Bay Area queer community was more vibrant when he first moved to Oakland from Florida nearly a decade ago

Redford began working for The Hatch, owned by Pancho Kachingwe, soon after he arrived in Oakland, and didn’t stray too far to open his have business.

Taking up the corner of 15th and Franklin streets the interconnected shops — Nectar, The Hatch and Sessions — are sister spaces with adjoining doors. Each has its own perso

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