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Oakland Nightlife
Cato's Ale House
 Bring a date or some friends to Cato's Ale House and all of their preconcieved notions about you will instantly change because this local bar has that undiscovered, low-key hipster vibe that you've sought all your life.
Conga Lounge
 The Conga Lounge embodies the essence of retro cool. A local bar that breaks away from the average hum-drum of our digitized world with kitschy lounge music, 50's decor, old movies and great island cocktails.
George Kaye's
 What makes dive bars so unique and fun to get sauced in is not only the seamy cast of regulars, but the music, and George Kaye's is no exception. Hands down one of the best dive bars in Oakland.
Hotsy Totsy Club
 We'll take local dive bars over a sleek club any day of the week, mostly because the low-key, unpretensious atmosphere and heavy pours mask our true alcoholic nature.
Jupiter
 A microbrew heaven for those with discerning palates, Jupiter features thirty beers on tap, ranging from their own well-crafted brews to an A-list of local suds. Also, the food at Jupiter isn't your typical local bar fare:
Kingman's Lucky Lounge
 Kingman's Lucky Lounge is a pioneer of the "ultra-lounge" trend, sporting an urban chic decor and an upscale, hipster atmosphere. However, unlike more pretentious establishments, Kingman's Lucky Lounge.
Luka's Taproom and Lounge
 Luka's gets everything right, from their unique selection of beers and cocktails, to their diverse selection of California brassiere food, to the funky vibe with displayed works by local artists and funkier music provided by resident premier DJs.
The Ivy Room
 The Ivy Room embodies a classic dive bar feel and plays host to some of the best of the Bay Area's live music acts. The emphasis is on rock & roll, alt-country and power-pop, with some East Bay punk and rockabilly thrown in for flavor.
The Mallard
 A highly touted local bar that has more games than a Milton-Bradley convention, The Mallard has a surefire hipster attitude and enough flair for three joints. Downstairs, this two-tiered palace of fine libations is your basic, local dive bar.
The Ruby Room
 A great local bar with cosmopolitan style, The Ruby Room gives you the feeling that you've been there a million times even if it's your first visit. The Ruby Room is dimly lit (in red, of course), with DJs spinning eclectic mixes.
The Saddle Rack
 This legendary dance club specializes in catering to country-loving patrons that can't make it to the south. The Saddle Rack is a massive structure, continually packed with two-steppin' cowpokes and bull riders.
Blakes on Telegraph
 Blakes on Telegraph is a three tiered, all in one, local bar and hangout spot for Cal students while being completely welcoming to the diverse Berkeley crowd. The live music club floor is really a basement.
Shattuck Avenue Spats
 A local bar favorite of the Berkeley set, sporting cool shabby-chic decor and serving a decent selection of libations, Shattuck Avenue Spats is perfect for catching up with old or new friends while catching a buzz.
Pasand Lounge
 Finally, a super chill local bar lounge without that annoying drive over the Bay: Pasand Lounge caters to an older crowd (mostly in their thirties) who prefer sipping a good cocktail to a beer bong.
Radio Bar
 For a hip local bar with a dive bar flavor, it's hard to beat the up-and-coming Radio Bar, an establishment that's breathing new life into the Oakland bar scene. Equipped with a DJ booth that has a commanding view of the floor.
Stork Club
 Gosh, where to go to hear up to three hard rocking punk bands a night, get heavy drinks that won't bust the wallet and Christmas year round? Try The Stork Club, a phenomenal place to catch all of Oakland's live punk music.
Heinold's First & Last
 That tipsy feeling you get at Heinold's First & Last isn't necessarily from the booze. This local bar fave was damaged in the "Big One" (that's right, it's been here that long). Still decorated like a creepy old fisherman's cabin mixed.
McNally's
 Oakland's oldest Irish pub, situated in the Rockridge district, McNally's is the quintessential neighborhood bar. A large stone fireplace that burns real logs (environmentalists be damned) dominates the middle of the room.
Ben N' Nick's Bar & Grill
 Ben N' Nick's prides itself on an ever rotating selection of draft beers—domestics, imports, and microbrews—that perfectly reflect the season, but that's not all that's attractive about this neighborhood bar in Rockridge.
The Graduate
 A no-frills neighborhood bar that serves up stiff drinks at reasonable prices, The Graduate doesn't try to be anything more than it is; and that's refreshing. The bar's name suits it perfectly—you're likely to find patrons older than your typical college bar crowd.
Smitty's Cocktails
 Smitty's is a quintessential neighborhood bar that refuses to get sucked into the modern era, but that's the reason to frequent it. Seriously cheap cocktails (try around four bucks for top shelf booze) are the norm.
Egbert Souse's
 A classic corner neighborhood bar, Egbert Souse's pays homage to the late comedian W.C. Fields, my little chickadee, and the prices seem almost stuck in that bygone era. You can get a heavy pour on mixed drinks for about three bucks.
Dorsey's Locker
 Down home soul cooking blend with the extremely well made cocktails at Dorsey's Locker to keeep customers smiling and coming back. Seriously, how often can you find a neighborhood bar with food this great?
Barclay's
 Do you like beer? We like beer and can muse for hours on it, but let us tell you this: Barclay's, a friendly neighborhood bar and grill is a beer drinking paradise. With about thirty of the frothy libations on tap and located just below street level.
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