Orinda Bars and Nightclubs. Orinda Bars, Pubs, and Night life

Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge: Escape for a cocktail
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’ve already got one definite advantage. You’re just a quick drive away from one of many beautiful destinations overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean. But the Bay waters are cold, and quite often, temperatures here are far from summery. And yet, the opportunities for getting tropical are many. One hidden tropical hot spot is discreetly nestled in Alameda.

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Press Club: No reporters, just fine wines
People have discovered the Press Club in a big way. Since opening in September 2008, it’s been packed on weekend nights with not only the after-work crowd, but later at night with singles who like its contempo vibe. Calling itself an “urban tasting room,” it’s comfortably and uniquely at the halfway point between a wine bar (too sedate) and a nightclub (too rowdy).

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Jupiter: Jammin’ Berkeley Beerhouse
House-brewed beer, live music, a European setting, and a spacious, two-level patio with a fire pit and flower-covered walls make Jupiter one of the most popular spots in Berkeley. Twelve house brews range from the Jupiter Hefeweizen, a wheat beer with a light finish, to the Jupiter Porter, a dark beer and Gold Medal Winner at the Great American Beer Festival. In addition to the house brews, you can choose between 20 regional craft beers to enjoy with delicious wood-fired pizza.

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Yoshi's San Francisco: All that jazz (and sushi too)
Open since 2007, this encore version has also been a hit. And why not? It is, after all, the perfect date: sushi in a romantically dark restaurant followed by a jazz concert under the same roof.

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The Fireside Lounge: The Bar Down the Block
Getting out with friends doesn’t always have to be a complicated and pricey affair, when you leave in your best shoes to pay a cover charge and mark up a tab with expensive drinks. Sometimes, you’re in the mood for something a little more laid back, and The Fireside Lounge is one of those neighborhood hang-outs that hits the mark – the kind of bar you’d like to have at the end of your block.

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