Bistro (Hayward)

The Bistro in Hayward is a cozy neighborhood bar noted for an excellent beer menu, and major but compact and intimate regional beer festivals throughout the year.

They sponsor the double IPA Festival in February, an IPA Festival in August and the Barrel-Aged Beer festival each November since 2006. Also, as we are kindly reminded by co-owner Cynthia Kralj, they also feature a hop rhizome festival in April (if you want to grow elite varieties of hops on your back porch this is a don’t-miss event). Then they celebrate the harvest with a fresh/wet hopped beer fest in October.

When not in the festival mode, they are a comfortable destination with 12 taps (never short on choices of big-hopped beers) and an extensive collection of bottled Belgian beers. They usually offer a simple food menu with sandwich and soup choices.

Extras: The Bistro features live local music every night (and at festivals). You can also visit an historic brewpub from this station. Just 1 block away is Buffalo Bill’s Brewery for site-seeing purposes.

http://www.the-bistro.com/events.htm

less than a quarter mileWalking from BART: Exit the station towards B Street, and turn right towards the hills. Continue for about three and a half blocks to the corner of B and Main. The Bistro is on your right.

Official Hayward Station Info


View Larger Map from BART to the Bistro. Note the shortcut possible by cutting up behind the City Hall building along a pleasant walkway. There are even fountains along there!

8 Comments on “Bistro (Hayward)”

  1. Cynthia Kralj Says:

    November 30, 2007 at 12:47 pm

    just a couple of items I thought I could correct for you :
    We have a Hop Rhizome Festival in April
    We have a Wet Hop Festival in October
    12 taps on the wall — always an extreme beer by the bottle and also we have live music every night.
    thanks for including us!!
    Cheers,
    Cynthia

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  2. shap Says:

    December 14, 2007 at 12:33 am

    Cynthia,

    Thanks for the update and of course for your great hospitality at the Bistro. I don’t know how we forgot these two festivals. See you soon.

    Cheers,

    Steve

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  3. February is all about strong beer « Beer By BART Says:

    February 16, 2008 at 12:52 am

    [...] February 9: Double IPA: Take BART to The Bistro. [...]

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  4. Gail Ann Williams Says:

    October 7, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Another wonderful festival at The Bistro Saturday. Love those wet hopped harvest beers http://www.flickr.com/photos/gail/2922734703

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  5. There’s no festival like the Bistro’s barrel aged festival « Beer By BART Says:

    November 18, 2008 at 3:48 am

    [...] at The Bistro in Hayward, California, the Barrel Aged Festival arrived like a cherished holiday. What can you say [...]

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  6. Gail Ann Williams Says:

    January 25, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    Of course The Bistro has amazing events lined up for SF BEER WEEK 2009, including the legendary Double IPA Festival that has always made February magic around here.
    We will be there. They also have sensory experimenting, cheese pairing, and more. Trust that they have their events described and listed on their always together website:
    http://www.the-bistro.com/events.htm
    Also, if you come to our beer judging class on the 15th, you might go back over to the Bistro for food or drinks following. It’s easy by BART.

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  7. Beer Keg Refrigerator Says:

    December 18, 2009 at 3:56 am

    Thanks so much for providing the map!!!!

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