Oakland Neighborhood Favorite, Sidebar, Is Getting an Update From the Couple Behind Bardo Lounge - Eater SF

"Sidebar owners Mark Drazek and Barbara Mulas are retiring and leaving their lakeside restaurant to Seth and Jenni Bregman of Bardo Lounge & Supper Club. The Bregmans own nearby Bardo Lounge & Supper Club, and Sidebar became their neighborhood spot, the place where they spent nights eating and drinking and chatting with neighbors; they wanted to preserve it, the couple says. And so with Drazek and Mulas’s help, the lakeside spot is changing hands and debuts Thursday, October 20 under the Bregmans’ helm. The majority of the staff will stay even as Bardo chef Amol Thanky and bar director Ben Dimond make some new additions to the food and drink menu, all while trying to maintain the neighborhood goodwill that Sidebar has built up since its debut in 2009." - Dianne de Guzman