Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in Oakland has poured since 1883 at Jack London Square. The building leans from the 1906 quake; original gas lighting.
Food program: Bar snacks
Address: 48 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Brotzeit Lokal on the Brooklyn Basin waterfront pours German lagers under string lights, with estuary views. Pretzels, wurst and schnitzel on the menu.
Signature drink: Bavarian pilsner from the keg
Food: Pretzels, wurst, schnitzel
Cafe Van Kleef on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland is the famously eccentric cocktail dive that helped revive the corridor in the 2000s. Greyhound is the call.
Signature drink: Greyhound with fresh grapefruit
Food: Bar bites
The Hatch on 15th in downtown Oakland pours an East Bay-centric beer list with Rico Tiongco's burger and bacon-dog program. Late-night, no fuss.
Signature drink: Local IPA on draft
Food: Bacon-wrapped hot dogs and burgers
Brotzeit Lokal on the Brooklyn Basin waterfront pours German lagers under string lights, with estuary views. Pretzels, wurst and schnitzel on the menu.
Signature drink: Bavarian pilsner from the keg
Food: Pretzels, wurst, schnitzel
Eli's Mile High Club on MLK Way has been a Bay Area blues bar since the 1970s. Now a dive, a music venue, and a kitchen with daytime fried chicken too.
Signature drink: Cheap shot and a beer
Food: Fried chicken and bar snacks
Drake's Dealership in Uptown Oakland runs a sprawling beer garden in a converted Dodge dealership. Thirty-two taps, fire pits and wood-fired pizza to match.
Signature drink: Drake's IPA
Food: Wood-fired pizza and snacks
Ordinaire on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt has poured natural wine since Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013. Bistro plates, daily until 21:00.
Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass
Food: Bistro plates, cheese, charcuterie
