//What Comes Next for Oakland’s Black and Latinx Bar Renaissance?

What Comes Next for Oakland’s Black and Latinx Bar Renaissance?

Before the world turned twice over, Matt Meyer and Daniel Paez were understandably giddy. “The dream has always been there. The idea of like, everyone wants their own spot, you know?” said Meyer, longtime sous chef of Oakland’s Hopscotch, who was on the precipice of realizing that dream when he and Paez spoke to Eater SF in February 2020. Co-owning a venture in Oakland was a “no-brainer” for the longtime friends. “This dude’s a bartender and I’m a chef,” Meyer