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.
Must order: Whiskey neat at the leaning bar.
Tip: The building leans visibly from the 1906 quake; the floor still slopes. Cash only, photos welcome.
Address: 48 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Drake's Dealership in Oakland's Uptown stays open past 22:00 with 32 taps, fire pits and wood-fired pizza in the old Dodge dealership on Broadway Auto Row.
Order: Drake's IPA flight and a wood-fired pizza.
Tip: The beer garden runs late on weekends; fire pits help against the marine layer. Thirty-two taps on rotation.
Cafe Van Kleef on Telegraph in Uptown Oakland is the long-running cocktail dive that runs until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Greyhound is the call.
Order: Greyhound with fresh grapefruit at 1 a.m.
Tip: Open to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Cash works fastest at the cocktail counter.
Tacos Sinaloa on International Boulevard runs the East Bay's most-loved late-night taco truck. Every night until 1 a.m. Family-run since 1999.
Order: Suadero or adobada tacos at midnight.
Tip: The truck cooks past midnight every night; cash only at the window.
Mua on Webster Street is the family-owned First Friday late-dinner room in Uptown Oakland. Industrial warehouse, classic cocktails, steak frites.
Order: Steak frites and a classic Manhattan.
Tip: Late dinner Fridays and Saturdays; the bar runs after the kitchen closes.
Eli's Mile High Club on MLK Way runs the East Bay's most-loved dive-and-music night until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Fried chicken from the kitchen.
Order: Fried chicken and a shot of bourbon.
Tip: Music and DJs run after 9 p.m.; cover is on most weekend nights.
Sobre Mesa on Franklin in Uptown Oakland runs Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail lounge past midnight Friday and Saturday with DJs.
Order: Rum daiquiri and the croquetas.
Tip: Friday and Saturday close at 12:30 a.m. with up-tempo music after 10.
