Executive Chef /Owner, Nelson German, is Dominican by heritage and, as an ode to his Latin American roots, German opened the Afro-Latino cocktail lounge, Sobre Mesa. His successful bar program at alaMar spurred a passion for creating art from cocktails and stoked a desire to bring something unique, vibrant and beautiful to his chosen home of Oakland. The term Sobre Mesa (literally “on the table”) refers to what you do after your meal, when drinks continue and meaningful conversation begins.