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Where the Bars Are For this Bars and Clubs issue, we listed bars, clubs and coffeehouses by geographical location. Here's how they shook out and where to find them. [ 1-10 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W ] 1-10 #1 Broadway--Los Gatos 4th Street Bowl--SJ Central 840 North First--SJ Central A Agenda Lounge--SJ Central AJ's--SJ 'Burbs Alberto's Mexican Food--SJ 'Burbs Alberto's Nightclub--Mtn. View Alex's 49er Inn--SJ 'Burbs Almaden Feed & Fuel--SJ 'Burbs American Pizza & Sports Bar--SJ 'Burbs Angeleno's Arena Cafe --SJ 'Burbs Antonio's Nut House--Peninsula A.P. Stump's--SJ Central Aruba's Island Grill--Sunnyvale B BackBeat--Santa Clara The Bank--Saratoga The Basin--Saratoga Bathtub Gin and Blues--Sunnyvale Bay 101, The Dolphin Lounge--SJ 'Burbs Bay 101, Sutter's Sports Bar--SJ 'Burbs B-Hive--SJ Central Bean Scene--Sunnyvale Beefy's Cabin--Sunnyvale Bella Mia--SJ Central Big Basin Bistro--Saratoga Big Lil's Cabaret--SJ Central Birk's--Santa Clara Black Watch--Los Gatos Blake's Steakhouse and Bar--SJ Central Blinky's Can't Say--Santa Clara Blinky's Sports Cafe--Santa Clara Blue Chalk Café--Peninsula Blue Rock Shoot--Saratoga Blue Pheasant Bar and Grill--Cupertino La Bodeguita del Medio--Peninsula Body Shop at Club Tropicana--SJ Central Bogart's--Sunnyvale Books Inc.--Mtn. View Boswell's--Campbell Boulevard Tavern--Los Gatos Bourbon One--Sunnyvale Boxseat Sports Grill and Bar--South County Brandon's--SJ 'Burbs Branham Lounge--SJ 'Burbs Brass Rail--Sunnyvale Brittania Arms--SJ 'Burbs Britannia Arms--Cupertino British Bankers Club--Peninsula By-Th-Bucket--Santa Clara C C.B. Hannegan's--Los Gatos Cactus Club--SJ Central Cafe Borrone--Peninsula Cafe Fino--Peninsula Cafe Matisse--SJ Central California Billiards Club--Mtn. View California Cafe--Los Gatos Camelot--South County Camera Cafe--SJ Central Campbell Billiards--Campbell Campbell Coffee Roasting Company--Campbell The Caravan--SJ Central Cardiff Lounge--Campbell Cardinal Lounge--SJ 'Burbs Carry Nation's--Los Gatos The Cats--Los Gatos Chart House--Los Gatos Cinebar--SJ Central Circadia--Peninsula City Bar and Grill--SJ Central City Espresso Roasting Co.--Santa Clara City Lights Espresso--Santa Clara Claddagh Irish Restaurant & Pub--South County The Claran--Santa Clara Clocktower Bar & Grill--Los Gatos Club 369--SJ Central Club Caribe--SJ Central Club Ibex--SJ Central Club Max--SJ 'Burbs Club Miami--SJ Central Coconut Willie's Cocktail Lounge--SJ Central The Coffee Society--Cupertino Coyote Inn--South County D DancePlex--SJ Central Dave & Buster's--SJ 'Burbs The Derby--SJ Central Double D's Sports Grille--Los Gatos The Drying Shed--SJ 'Burbs Duke of Edinburgh--Cupertino The Dutch Goose--Peninsula E Edgie's Billiards--SJ 'Burbs Effie's Restaurant and Bar--Campbell Elephant Bar--Campbell Empire Grill and Tap Room--Peninsula E&O Trading Company--SJ Central The Espresso Garden--SJ 'Burbs Eulipia--SJ Central F Fairmont Lounge--SJ Central Fanny and Alexander's--Peninsula Fibbar McGee's--Sunnyvale Fifth Quarter--SJ 'Burbs Flying Pig Pub--SJ Central The Foxtail--SJ Central Fuel--SJ Central G Garden City--SJ 'Burbs The Garrett--Campbell Gaslighter Theatre--Campbell Gaslighter's Music Hall--South County Gasthaus Steak and Stein--SJ 'Burbs Giuseppe Italian Restaurant--Campbell The Glen--SJ 'Burbs Golden Oak--South County Gooosetown Lounge--SJ 'Burbs Gordon Biersch--Peninsula Gordon Biersch--SJ Central Great Bear Coffee--Los Gatos Grill on the Alley--SJ Central H La Hacienda--Los Gatos Hard Work Cafe--SJ 'Burbs Harry's Hofbrau--SJ Central Hedley Club--SJ Central Henry's World-Famous Hi Life--SJ Central Hiphugger--Sunnyvale The Hut--Santa Clara I The Icon Supperclub--Peninsula Il Fornaio Cafe--Peninsula Il Fornaio--SJ Central International Coffee Exchange--Saratoga The Island--Peninsula J Jack's--SJ Central JJ's Blues--SJ 'Burbs Jungle Bar and Restaurant--Sunnyvale K Katie Bloom's--Campbell Katie Bloom's--SJ Central Khartoum--Campbell King's Head Pub and Restaurant--Campbell The Kit Kat Club--Sunnyvale Kleidon's--SJ Central Kubota Restaurant--SJ 'Burbs L Left at Albuquerque--Campbell Left at Albuquerque--Peninsula Left Bank--Peninsula Lido's Nightclub--SJ Central The Lime Light--Mtn. View Lion and Compass--Sunnyvale Los Altos Bar & Grill--Peninsula Los Gatos Bar & Grill--Los Gatos Los Gatos Brewing Company--Los Gatos Los Gatos Lodge--Los Gatos Lou's Village and Shark's Cove Bar--SJ 'Burbs M Mac's Club--SJ Central Mackie's Supper Club--Peninsula Martin's Lounge--Santa Clara Mission Ale House--SJ Central Mission City Coffee Roasting Co.--Santa Clara Miyake--Peninsula Molly Magee's--Mtn. View Mountain Charley's Saloon--Los Gatos Murphy's Law--Sunnyvale N Neza Bar and Grill--Campbell Nola Restaurant & Bar--Peninsula O Oakwood Lounge--South County The Oasis--Peninsula Off the Hook--Campbell The Old Pro--Peninsula Original Joe's--SJ Central P Paolo's--SJ Central Patty's Inn--SJ 'Burbs Paul and Harvey's--Sunnyvale Peacock Lounge--Cupertino Pedro's Cabo Grill--Los Gatos The Peppermill--Cupertino Peppermill Restaurant--Santa Clara Pink Poodle--SJ Central The Plumed Horse--Saratoga Pockets Billiards--Mtn. View Printer's Inc. Cafe--Peninsula Q Q Café and Billiards--Peninsula Quarter Note--Sunnyvale R Red Stag Lounge--SJ 'Burbs Riff's Lounge--SJ 'Burbs The Roadhouse Blues and Rock Café--Sunnyvale Rock Bottom Brewery--Campbell Rooster T. Feathers--Sunnyvale The Rose and Crown--Peninsula Rudy's Pub--Peninsula S Saddle Rack--SJ 'Burbs Sangria Restaurant--SJ 'Burbs Scruffy Murphy's--Sunnyvale Seven Bamboo--SJ 'Burbs The Shark & Rose--SJ Central Sharky's of Willow Glen--SJ 'Burbs Shooters Bar and Grill--Sunnyvale Shoreline Billiards--Mtn. View South First Billiards--SJ Central South Side Cafe--SJ 'Burbs Spiedo Ristorante--SJ Central The Sports Page--Mtn. View Starlite Ballroom--Sunnyvale Steamer's--Los Gatos Stoddard's Brewhouse--Sunnyvale Straits Cafe--Peninsula Stratta Grill and Café--SJ Central T T's Cabaret--SJ 'Burbs Tao Tao Cafe--Sunnyvale Teske's Germania--SJ Central TGI Friday's--Cupertino Three Flames--SJ 'Burbs Tied House--Mtn. View Tied House--SJ Central Tinker's Damn --Santa Clara Toon's--SJ Central Trials Pub--SJ Central U The Usual--SJ Central V Vahl's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge--SJ 'Burbs Valeriano's--Los Gatos Voodoo Lounge--SJ Central W Waves Smokehouse & Saloon--SJ Central Willow Glen Coffee Roasting Company--SJ 'Burbs Wine Galleria--SJ Central Woodham Lounge--Santa Clara Listings by Geographical Location: Campbell | Cupertino | Los Gatos | Mtn. View | Peninsula | Central San Jose | San Jose 'Burbs | Santa Clara | Saratoga | South County | Sunnyvale | South County | Bar and Club Locator Features: Light's On, Door's Open: What makes a bar a favorite hangout the world over? One writer aims to find out. I'll Have What She's Having...: What's new and what's cool when it comes to the latest cocktail twists. Reviews: Senoritas and Margaritas: Left at Albuquerque--blame it all on Route 66. Scene Stealer: All the animals come out at night... to the Camera Cafe. Saddle Up: Sangria Restaurant, where sitting at the bar is a gripping experience. Retro Groovin': At the DancePlex. partygoers relive the '70s, '80s and... this morning! Flash and Dash: Mardi Gras and other surprises at Nola Restaurant and Bar. Knight Dreams: Black Watch--where swords cross and Stoli freezes over. United Nations: Lido's Nightclub, where world beat has a whole new meaning. Taste the Music: The Icon Supperclub is the new incarnation of the Edge. Mineral Wealth: Mining for meaning under the Cinebar's disco ball . In the Pink: All in a dogone day's work at the Pink Poodle. Rod's Roadstop: Britannia Arms at Almaden wears it well. [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ]