EMPLOYEES SAVE JACK LONDON SQUARE’S FAVORITE PUB, SLÁINTE OAKLAND

I’m sure you’d agree that the hallmarks of a great Irish pub include great drinks, a thriving community, authentic Irish food and live music. Sláinte Oakland in Jack London has all of that but its origin story and remarkable revival following the closure in 2023 is what gives this place its heart.

We often write about restaurants and favorite bars that close due to unforeseen circumstances (or sometimes totally predictable reasons) but it’s not often that we get to write about a restaurant that quite literally came back from the dead after shuttering. Sláinte’s story is a heartwarming and inspirational tale of a community who saved a very special place and how its employees have bound together to keep this bar open and thriving for years to come.