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These four Bay Area bars are listed on Esquire s 2021 Best Bars in America
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Oakland cocktail bar Viridian made it on Esquire s list of 2021 s Best Bars in America.Jeremy Chiu
On Tuesday, Esquire released its list of 2021 s Best Bars in America, a collection of 27 bars scattered in cities and towns across the country. Four Bay Area bars made the list: Viridian in Oakland, Kona s Street Market in SoMa, Valley Bar + Bottle in Sonoma and Phone Booth in the Mission District.
With three very new bars and one older dive, the selection is a little eclectic but the very trendy Viridian feels at home on the list. The Uptown Oakland cocktail bar had unfortunate timing to start out: It first opened in February 2020, about a month before the first shutdown. For the past year, they’ve pivoted from bottle shop to takeout cocktails to bakery. But as the pandemic peters out in the Bay Area, the stylish, neon-lit space with Asian American-inspired drinks, snacks and dessert