Drexl

Oakland, California

Drexl is a friendly local bar in Oakland's Uptown neighborhood, pouring cocktails alongside beer and wine. Indoor seating and a patio are both open, and the doors stay unlocked from late afternoon until two in the morning, seven days a week. Dealer's choice is the house habit here, so guests name a spirit, a flavor or a mood and the bartenders build the drink from there. The result is a rotating cast of cocktails rather than a fixed list, and the room keeps the unfussy, neighborhood feel of a place people drop into on the way home. Uptown's theaters and restaurants sit a short walk away.