Elbo Room Jack London
Bar · Produce and Waterfront ·
Live music venue & bar with DJs, bands, dance floor & happy hour
Live music venue & bar with DJs, bands, dance floor & happy hour
"I saw that Elbo Room — known for live shows, moody lighting, and cheap drinks — is nearing an end as the owners try to sell the Jack London Square bar and will keep it open until a deal is done." - Paolo Bicchieri
"The final East Bay location of the Elbo Room, at 311 Broadway in Oakland, is closing after years as a go-to spot for live shows, moody lighting, and cheap drinks. Owners Matt Shapiro and Erik Cantu—who bought the original Valencia Street bar in 2010, saw that Mission District location close in 2018 after about 30 years, and then opened the Oakland Elbo Room in 2018—say they are ready to move on (Shapiro will relocate to Germany). While there is no buyer lined up and dealmaking could take a while, they plan to keep pouring drinks and throwing shows through the spring of 2023, according to a farewell email from Shapiro." - Paolo Bicchieri
"But after so much uncertainty, they’d already invested elsewhere, opening another Elbo Room in Oakland, and so that duo left the Mission and sold Elbo Room’s liquor license to the Valencia Room." - Caleb Pershan
"Fans of Elbo Room’s quirky selection of shows and parties can head to its newer location in Oakland’s Jack London Square, where business will continue as usual." - Ellen Fort
"After a long run and various starts and stops, I learned that Elbo Room, a dimly lit dive bar and live music venue in San Francisco, will close on January 1, 2019: the building is on the market and the business’s lease was not renewed, according to co-owner Matt Shapiro. Fans had held out hope after the bar received a one-year lease extension in August, when landlords still had not secured permits for condo development, but Curbed SF reports the permits now allow a five-story project with seven residential condos, one commercial condo, and four car parking spaces, and the building has been listed for $4.2 million. Co-owners Erik Cantu and Matt Shapiro bought the bar in 2010 after years working there as manager and booker; they opened a second Elbo Room in Oakland’s Jack London Square earlier this year, which will remain unaffected by San Francisco’s real estate drama. After nearly a decade of looming development threats and years of coverage of its impending closure by Eater SF, head over for one last dimly lit cocktail and a show before 2019." - Ellen Fort