Comments on: Ave and Somar: new clubs on Telegraph

By: erkl

erkl — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:17:01 +0000

—–Thank you, Jerry Brown!

By: awoodall

awoodall — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:58:08 +0000

Thanks “Oakland Bars” for the word. I have been so busy with other stories I haven’t had a chance to check the place out thoroughly, but they do indeed appear to be bustling. The owners seemed very nice and here’s a nod to my killer intuition as far as the name Somar goes But something has shifted with the club scene. The place is different and Oakland has rounded a corner in that respect. Hard to explain but I can feel it’s an important step. I just hope the momentum continues and the infill of retail and other entertainment venues happens that links downtown/uptown with Old Oakland and elsewhere. If we can just make up for the blows that last week dealt the city.

By: Oakland bars

Oakland bars — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:38:52 +0000

The Somar Bar now has their sign up and during their happy hour I’ve seen a wide diversity of customers sitting at the bar; from men in suits to nurses in their scrubs, 20 somethings to 50 somethings. The music is also a lot lighter in the early evening. BTW, the name Somar has nothing to do with SoMa. Somar is a family owned bar. It is their last name spelled backwards.

By: A bittersweet morning in Oakland « Living in the O

A bittersweet morning in Oakland « Living in the O — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:02:21 +0000

[...] of the Oakland community. We now have the chance to create new memories at two new bars in Uptown – Ave and Somar. And next week we’ll be able to enjoy the comforts of Southern food with a California twist [...]