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The Alley $$
- 3325 Grand Ave., Oakland (map)
- 510-444-8505
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Rod Dibble plays piano nightly at this Lake Merritt bar, often with vocal accompaniment from local amateur cabaret crooners. Designed like an old saloon with relatively private diner-style booths (where you can order a burger, steak, or fries to go with your drinks), the Alley is characterized by its vintage clotheslines, pink and baby-blue restroom stalls (much cleaner than your average East Bay haunt), and the thousands of marquees and business cards stapled to its walls. In contrast to the swankier Kingman’s Lucky Lounge across the street, the Alley stays true to its namesake, and the cluttered decor makes it seem homey.
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Fiveten Burger $
- Various locations, mobile (map)
- 510-545-3486
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Freehouse $$
- 2700 Bancroft Way, Berkeley (map)
- 510-647-2300
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Lake Chalet $$$$
- 1520 Lakeside Dr., Oakland (map)
- 510-208-5253
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Make Westing $$
- 1741 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (map)
- 510-251-1400
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Uptown's latest and greatest bar: inviting but not desperate; quietly trendy without trying too hard; relaxed but not lazy — a rec room with the metaphorical volume turned up to eleven (the actual volume, by the way, is nicely not too loud). The cocktail list, which was masterminded by Caroline Pagel of Sea Salt, manages to be both decently priced ($6 during happy hour, which runs 4-6 p.m. weekdays, or $8 regularly), and, by and large, unfussy and delicious (try the garden gimlet.) Big bonus: bocce ball!
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Southie $$$
- 6311 College Ave., Oakland (map)
- 510-654-0100
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top dog $
- 2534 Durant Ave., Berkeley (map)
- 510-843-5967
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top dog $
- 2160 Center St., Berkeley (map)
- 510-849-0176
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Trueburger $
- 146 Grand Ave., Oakland (map)
- 510-208-5678
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Up & Under $$$
- 2 West Richmond Ave., Point Richmond (map)
- 510-778-1313
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Venus $-$$$
- 2327 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (map)
- 510-540-5950
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