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Best Pub restaurants nearby. Discover the best Pub food in Oakland. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Pub restaurants near you.. Oakland, in the hub of the Bay Area, is both historic and modern. Visitors will find a little bit of everything in this diverse metropolis, from the picturesque waterfront to expansive hills. Explore Oakland's growing arts, entertainment and food scene or enjoy recreational opportunities like hiking, sailing and biking. Root for one of the three professional sports teams or take a tour of a historic landmark. The city is easily accessible through Oakland International Airport, train, automobile, BART, bus and ferry.
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7. Heinold's First and Last Chance
Overall Ratings
4 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Burbgal
Not a restaurant. That's in the airport.This is THE bar of Oakland. First and last stop of merchant marines and other salty dogs for generations.I come for people watching. I bring drinkers. I have a Coke.One day, I'll read every card pinned to the ceiling, and remember every photo on the walls. Who am I kidding? It's too much to take in within a single lifetime.The drinkers say there's great drinking to be had.
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6. Luka's Taproom & Lounge
Overall Ratings
4 based on 92 reviews
Reviewed By bill s
We visited this eatery before the Dobs-Spurs NBA playoff. Old style place. Classic floor, side-booths, reminds one of traditional, historic restaurants. Walls are adorned with antique black/white photos depicting local visual history. Monday, (all day) oysters for $1,00 each. Nice touch!, Before the 530pm tip-off, our 230PM seating allowed us only selections from the off-time bar menu. Corned-beef sliders were fresh, not salty and served on fresh rolls. Called drinks were $10.00, 30% less expensive than San Francisco restaurants. French fries, $7.00 crispy and delicious.Very good value and prices were reasonable. Service was respectful and instant. Worth a return.
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5. Portal Oakland
Overall Ratings
4 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By cybertraveler
We went here as we love "local" hangouts and the Portal fit the bill. The beer menu was nicely curated with something for everyone. The breweries selected were diverse and upper tier. Food was really quite good - we had calamari (excellent), pan seared salmon (good), 1/2 burger (excellent), and Cesar salad (ok). Service was friendly but the timing of delivery of food was a bit off - but I am not terribly concerned about that as it was just me and my husband and I had ordered my entree a few minutes after the initial order - I just figured they would wait a bit on his burger and serve them together. Instead they served his burger first followed by the calamari appetizer and then my entree. The atmosphere is funky and fun - limited indoor seating and large view patio of the lake. It was soooo cold in there, we had to wear our jackets. I saw 2 small space heaters but they were not at all adequate. I almost wondered if sitting outside under the heat lamps would have been a warmer choice. Unisex bathroom was clean, but had the graffiti vibe on the mirrors. You could probably have kids with you on the patio - not sure. Overall - would recommend - just bring a warm coat and hat if it's winter!
4. Brotzeit
Overall Ratings
4 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By 327hw
Enjoyed our sausages on the waterfront. Delicious juicy cooked to perfection sausages with an abundance of sauerkraut and mustard. Also enjoyed fieldwork beer. The German comfort food hit the spot but unfortunately the tables and benches were filthy and sticky. My wife wore white pants and when she stood up to go had a collage on her back side.
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3. alaMar Kitchen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 41 reviews
We are a fast casual eatery with counter service and a full bar, serving exceptional sustainable seafood boils, create-your-own poke bar and one-of-a-kind oyster bar. Order and pay at the counter, grab a table and dig in! History: alaMar is a chef-driven
Reviewed By mygloballife
The Afro-Latino seafood restaurant is the love child of Executive Chef Nelson German. His menu features signature dishes such as the peel ânâ eat shrimp drowned in romesco sauce and the Braised Angus Oxtail derived from his motherâs recipe. The ever changing menu, reflecting locally-sourced and sustainable ingredients, is made to with love to share with friends and family on any given night. This is a must try in Uptown Oakland. Chef just might make you something special off the menu.
2. Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant and Pub
Overall Ratings
4 based on 390 reviews
East Bay Restaurant Wins in 2006 "BEST WINE LISTS IN AMERICA" Competition. Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant was awarded the Grand Prize in the Short List Category by Restaurant Hospitality Magazine. The Judges found Quinn's List "SHORT and SWEETâ with well c
Reviewed By Poppavino
Server was great as was the view and the extensive beer on tap menu. Cioppino was not good. Scallops, mussels and clams were good. Shrimp were tough and likely from cooking all day. Calamari was so tough it was inedible. Broth was ok but lacking any real zing. Tons of seafood, though, and I could not finish even though I skipped some per above. Expensive. Wonât be back.
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1. Drake's Dealership
Overall Ratings
4 based on 125 reviews
Reviewed By Kesslane
We loved this place but the menu was disappointing. Then we found out that they'd had a kitchen fire so weren't at full menu. But the beer was great and the vibe was very "happening" with the best that Oakland can offer....young, old, families, pets, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity. Wonderful!
