"Lea Redmond, Anna Villalobos, and Sandra Davis are behind Oeste, where the drinks are fine and the chicken wings leave the proper film of insulating fats in your system, but it’s the upstairs setting you want to seek out. Rooftop bars are rare in Oakland (I can think of only one other, at Mad Oak Bar), and Oeste — though it’s just one story above the street — is a beauty, especially at sunset, when everybody seated on the outdoor sofas appears washed in gold. [$$]" - John Birdsall