Created by Top Chef Season 18 Contestant, Chef Nelson German. Sobre Mesa is an Afro-Latino Kitchen featuring lush surroundings, refined cocktails, seasonal cuisine, and up-tempo music. The libations and lively atmosphere take their inspiration from Nelson’s Dominican roots and African ancestry, with influences from Cuba, Puerto Rico and other Latin countries.
You must be 21 or over to enter. We are accepting reservations for indoor dining! We have limited patio seating available for walkins during warm spring/summer nights. We do set aside a limited number of tables for walkins. We offer beautiful handcrafted cocktails and a tapas menu featuring Afro Caribbean cuisine.
Tropical design touches & plants outfit this chic cocktail lounge with Afro-Latino small plates. Based on 282 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
1618 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 858-7544
Website:
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Hours
| Friday |
5 PM–12:30 AM |
| Saturday |
5 PM–12:30 AM |
| Sunday |
5–11 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday |
5–11 PM |
| Wednesday |
5–11 PM |
| Thursday |
5–11 PM |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Jocelyn Hernandez
Ambience: It was great! Aesthetically pleasing. Music was on point. Everywhere looked well organized & clean.
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Khalid
Really dope place! Great vibe and cocktails. The food was okay. Went here for a date night with the Mrs. The drinks were good and some of the tapas were solid, but this place has potential depending on what you go for. I would recommend if you’re looking for a trendy cocktail bar. I would not recommend it for dinner. The only dishes I liked were the empanadas and the chicken dish. The shrimp was decent. I’d pass on everything else that we tried.
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Sunny D
Everyone was super friendly, and the mocktails were amazing! well crafted, not just an after thought. The tapas did not disappoint, we got the butternut squash empanadas, the steak empanadas, the plantain, and a chicken dish. That was good enough for 2!
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Dartise Jones
This is an amazing black owned spot in downtown Oakland. I went to a black tech meet up here a few months ago and I went back yesterday and it was worth it. Our waiter was amazing, the food was great, and the drinks did the trick. We didn’t get to try the bone marrow but just about tried everything else. Will be going back.
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Norma Lissette Galdamez
Great food, drinks, music, and staff were amazing! I was there with girlfriends and we all agreed it’s a great first date spot! Will be there again, highly recommend it.
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Raul Ricano
My friend was celebrating their birthday and decided to check out this place. The vibe was fantastic and the music elevated the feels. We got some delicious food and amazing drinks. If you are looking for a bar with great Latino music to have a chill good time, look no further!
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Catherine Ruggles
A bar should have good drinks and a restaurant should have good food, and sadly this place has neither. Loads of flies, weak execution of off kilter dishes and really unbalanced drinks. Staff were nice, courteous almost to the point of weird- hung out while my friend tried the drink she sent back because the bartender realllly wanted to make sure she liked it. I get it but was a strange way to go about it. I’ve been twice now and won’t be back.
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Nick Angelos
I had a great experience with a bunch of work friends. About 10 of us came to enjoy some drinks and food. We had a nice time. Definitely worth going during or after work. Spend some money in Oakland and at this place. I will go again.
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Tiffany Brown
This lil place definitely a vibe. Good food , great drinks , beautiful art work . Only down fall my car got broke into ! The unfortunate downfall of downtown Oakland . I’ll definitely be back but Uber or Lyft ! Don’t drive your car will get BIPPED.
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Stephen Brown
Loved this place. Drinks were great and our bartender was excellent. The oysters were amazing as were the bone marrow and garlic shrimp. Pork belly was good as well but our least favorite of everything we had.
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