{"id":318635,"date":"2026-05-16T08:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T08:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/318635\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T08:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T08:27:11","slug":"beloved-sports-bar-oakland-athletic-club-reopening-in-time-for-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/318635\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved sports bar, Oakland Athletic Club, reopening in time for World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON<\/a>) \u2014 A beloved Oakland sports bar that shut down earlier this year is making a comeback. The Oakland Athletic Club closed back in February, pouring its last drink on Feb. 8, Super Bowl Sunday.<\/p>\n

But on Friday, it was announced that the bar would be reopening next month at its former location, 59 Grand Avenue in Oakland\u2019s Uptown neighborhood. In a social media post Friday, one of the bar\u2019s apparent new owners revealed the news.<\/p>\n

30-day countdown to World Cup begins as Bay Area prepares <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re six Oakland residents who couldn\u2019t watch this block stay dark,\u201d wrote Chris Pastena, chef and former owner of Chop Bar in Oakland. \u201cWhen the Athletic Club Oakland closed on Super Bowl Sunday, we mourned the loss alongside of you. Then we made some calls. Then we made a decision to bet on Oakland.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bar, Pastenas said, would maintain its \u201csports bar soul,\u201d with \u201cthe screens, the sound,\u201d and \u201cthe energy\u201d it\u2019s known for. The reopened bar will still be home to supporters\u2019 groups for the Athletics, Arsenal FC in the English Premier League, and the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/p>\n

Photo: KRON<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the 68s, East Bay Gooners, Dub Nation: your home base is still here,\u201d Pastena said. \u201cThe room where rival fans shared a toast. That doesn\u2019t go away.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reopened bar will also be launching new food and drinks programs, a private event room, and a lounge. A VIP room on the bar\u2019s mezzanine and a merch section repping The Town, Pastena said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a gathering place for all of Oakland \u2014 for the die-hards and the casuals, the regulars and the first-timers, the fans of every team that calls this city home,\u201d Pastena said. \u201cFrom the Roots faithful to Dub Nation to the Valkyries, Storm and Soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although an exact reopening date has not been announced, the post said the bar is set to open sometime in June, by which time the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be underway.<\/p>\n

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