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7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers
Heinold's First & Last Chance is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

1. Heinold's First & Last Chance

8.5
48 Webster St (at Embarcadero), Oakland, CA
Dive Bar · Jack London Square · 58 tips and reviews

EaterEater: It's a cultural landmark and a tourist attraction, owing its striking curved floor to a long history of seismic activity since opening. Read more.

Townhouse Bar & Grill is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

2. Townhouse Bar & Grill

7.8
5862 Doyle St (btwn Powell & 59th St), Emeryville, CA
American Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

EaterEater: It's like a dinner club sprung out of the '70s and redecorated in the late '90s, but you can still remember the days when Emeryville was less Ikea and loft apartments, and more rum runners. Read more.

Hotsy Totsy Club is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

3. Hotsy Totsy Club

8.2
601 San Pablo Ave (at Garfield Ave.), Albany, CA
Cocktail Bar · 42 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The happy-hour drinks are cheap, but there’s also a full craft cocktail list, with some elaborate takes on hot chocolate and apple cider, and a taco truck parked outside a few nights a week. Read more.

The Alley is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

4. The Alley

8.0
3325 Grand Ave (btwn Elmwood & Lake Park Ave.), Oakland, CA
Dive Bar · Grand Lake · 47 tips and reviews

EaterEater: People love to stick ticket stubs, money, business cards, and other ephemera to the wall, perhaps after a crazy-cheap steak and a few rounds of songs accompanied by Dibble himself. Read more.

The Kingfish Pub & Cafe is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

5. The Kingfish Pub & Cafe

8.6
5239 Telegraph Ave (at Clarke St), Oakland, CA
Dive Bar · North Oakland · 45 tips and reviews

EaterEater: It’s been serving a steady stream of heavy drinking locals for long and all the random tickets and crap stapled and stuck to the wall and ceiling are like a geological record of filth and drunkenness. Read more.

White Horse Bar is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

6. White Horse Bar

8.3
6551 Telegraph Ave (at 66th St), Oakland, CA
Gay Bar · Bushrod · 9 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The White Horse claims to be America’s longest continuously operating gay bar, with a fuzzy opening date that probably happened during Prohibition. Read more.

The Fat Lady Bar & Restaurant is one of 7 Ancient East Bay Bars for History Lovers.

7. The Fat Lady Bar & Restaurant

8.5
201 Washington St (at 2nd St), Oakland, CA
American Restaurant · Jack London Square · 38 tips and reviews

EaterEater: It's technically a restaurant, but there's a bar for throwing one back, perhaps with a plate of their famous fried zucchini. Read more.