SCENE By Amy Sherman
The Bleeding Monarch (left), is a mix of Bourbon, Campari, orgeat, passion fruit and balsamico amaro. Honor Bar also serves Short-Rib Sliders (above).
Quirky meets comfortable just outside San Francisco. Honor Bar
just on the other side of the bridge from San Francisco. While the population probably hovers around ten thousand, the number of workers and shoppers at the local malls and big box stores—including IKEA—in the area during the day is much higher. Yet there hasn't been much to speak of in the neighborhood when it comes drinking and dining. Honor Bar has a unique and appealing under-the-radar feel, which starts with the fact that the location is practically unmarked. Th e freestanding building was
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onor Bar opened six months ago and has quickly been embraced as the premiere after-work hangout in Emeryville, an East Bay town just outside of San Francisco. Tucked between Berkeley and Oakland, Emeryville is
previously a sushi restaurant and the sushi boat conveyor belt has been converted into the focal point of the space, namely the bar. Refl ecting the name Honor Bar, a bucket of iced beer greets guests at the door. Patrons can pick a beer, then let the bartender know what they chose, paying on the honor system. While you might expect bluesy music, what you get is rock and roll including thrash, punk
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