All Nightlife in Oakland

Oakland's local bars are all about promoting this great city in the East Bay. Visitors who want a little slice of life as an Oakland native should be sure to spend some time hanging out in local bars. Have a few drinks and pretty soon the social lubricant will kick in, giving you a chance to chat it up with some interesting locals. Heinold's First & Last is a great starting point for a local bar crawl—it's oozing with local flavor and is located right on the Bay. Continue the journey on to Smitty's Cocktails, known for its cheap drinks, or Dorsey's Locker, possibly the best place to munch on some down-home pub grub. For those who love beer and the local bar scene, Barclay's has about thirty on tap to choose from—plenty to become good and socially lubricated.

Freight and Salvage

1111 Addison St Berkeley CA 94702

(510) 548-1761

A holdover from the Berkeley hippie era when all you needed was an eclectic live show done acoustically, some good coffee, peace, love and happiness to keep you happy. Freight and Salvage, still not serving any booze, remains on the forefront of this sce

The Serenader

504 Lake Park Ave Oakland CA 94610

(510) 832-2644

If you love the blues and aren't claustrophobic, head over to the The Serenader, Oakland's best party spot. This live music club is tiny and always full, but everyone is riding a phenomenal feel good vibe that doesn't end even at 2am. At The Serenader,

End Zone

1466 High St Oakland CA 94601

(510) 536-9332

Bust out your Silver and Black and take in the End Zone, a sports bar shrine to all things Raiders. But, that's not the only thing this haven for sports fans has going for it. End Zone also has a bumpin' singles scene with choice hip-hop DJs presiding ov

King's X Bar

4401 Piedmont Ave Oakland CA 94611

(510) 653-4200

Stiff drinks and an everybody knows your name atmosphere prevail at King's X Bar, a long standing neighborhood establishment. Many an after work patron call this watering hole home and that crowd gives way to a younger set later in the evening who bop th

Crosstown Community Coffeehouse

1303 High St Alameda CA 94501

(510) 865-8400

The Noodle Factory

1255 26th St Oakland CA 94607

(510) 595-5526

A cool venue for the urban hip set, The Noodle Factory does two things better than any other dance club. First, they always have Oakland's top DJs spinning deep house, soul, funk, hip-hop, and R&B, keeping this local secret constantly bumping. And secon

ABB RECORDS

2201 Broadway Oakland CA 94612

(510) 986-9412

@ Seventeenth

510 17th St Oakland CA 94612

(510) 860-1166

DJ Elembe

East Bay Oakland CA 94610

(510) 000-0000