Bars

Emeryville’s Honor Bar Gets Some Guardian Love

Virginia Miller pens a love letter to the burgeoning East Bay bar scene this week, saying that the two newest openers, Honor Bar in Emeryville and The New Easy in Grand Lake are “serving cocktails for the geek and casual imbiber alike.” She praises the drink list at Honor for being “more casual [that at owner Alex Smith’s earlier gig, Gitane] but nonetheless sophisticated, easily exhibiting promise at this early date to be among the best cocktails in the East Bay.” And The New Easy, with its Chinese takeout boxes of popcorn, is “decidedly playful, reminiscent of American childhood … but with booze.” [SFBG]

Emeryville’s Honor Bar Gets Some Guardian Love