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BARTENDER Magazine’s 26 for 26: Sunny Lam

Published: November 4, 2025
Author: BARTENDER Magazine® Editors

About Sunny Lam

Sunny Lam is an Oakland native that has triumphantly returned to The Bay Area after bartending and running bars in San Jose and Los Angeles. With 13 years of bar experience under his belt, you can now catch him riling up crowds and flipping tins at a new Oakland bar!

Lam has been apart of many award-winning programs to this point and does not see his bar career diminishing anytime soon. The exceptional, warm hospitality he exuberates is a cornerstone of his prowess and is consistently compared to and named “One of the best bartenders in The Bay Area”.

Name: Sunny Lam

Location: Oakland, CA

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