"The East Bay compatriot of the SFAC, the Athletic Club Oakland might very well be the best catch-all sports bar in the East Bay. It sports all local draft beers, Oakland sports legend-themed cocktails like the Vida Blue (whiskey, lemon, sugar, blue Curaçao) and Don Nelson (Hennessey, rum sugar, and bitters), big booths for groups and a loaded food menu (those crisscut fries and tempura battered cauliflower tho!) The St. Mary’s crowd shows up on Gaels game days and brunch pops off here too, with chicken and waffles to write home about." - Adrian Spinelli