Young KB

One of the first to root in uptown and one of the few still standing during this pandemic. Classic. Known for their greyhounds. Now with outdoor seating. Can phone in a food order from the (filipino?) restaurant across the street to be delivered to your table to go along with your greyhound.

El Rivers

Super kitch and rad bar in Oakland. Amazing barstaff full of sass and booze! They are known for their grapefruit anything and believe me they do a good job of it! Not what I would call expensive for the experience. Moderate prices by the city standards, but the pours are heavy handed making this a bargain. The environment alone is worth the visit. Play eyes spy for hours.

Soknot Young

The pictures I took out from the view from the street this bar seems to be a local bar with a lot of trinkets and figurines and collectibles it seems like a very neat place to go I’m going to have to come back and check it out even more I was captivated by how small and quaint it looks!

Alex Rudd

Classic Oakland establishment. Solid beers on tap and the GREYHOUNDS! What they're known for. Fresh squeezed grapefruits. Be careful, they're more powerful than they taste. And great live music on weekends! I've never been disappointed.

Janeine Lee

What can I say about Van Kleef!!! Loves! The best greyhounds in town! They give you the biggest piece of grapefruit on the glass This place is so cool. The walls are covered in all kinds of funny art from top to bottom. We also love Dave the security guy at the door. This is always the spot to take friends visiting from out of town they love it.

Richard Hicks III

Definitely my favorite Oakland bar. It has a divey look and feel which I prefer. There's a wide variety of people; it's hard to feel over dressed or under dressed. Went with my wife after a wedding dinner and although it was a bit too hot inside to wear my jacket, felt totally comfortable. Perhaps it was also the live jazz band and awesome greyhounds.

Matt Leonard

This place has been around forever. Very bizarre decor but they pull it off. It's a very cool atmosphere. The drinks are great too. One of the most unique bars in Oakland.

Danielle

dive bar vibes. not a bad thing but atmosphere was definitely different from shiru next door which is more my speed so i felt a bit out of place. i wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible. because it was a bit overstimulating. the grapefruit drink was good (and pulpy). $10 drink in n out wasn’t bad but i could have skipped it. i see the appeal but it just wasn’t for me.

G.I. Joe King

I came here for the ambiance. This place sure is eclectic! Some of the other bars in the area feel... well... sterile. But then again, they aren't art bars. I came on a Friday night, and it was quite busy. I kinda wish I came here more, but duty calls (by that, I mean work .😮‍💨) I don't think they offer food here.

Natasha Thomas

Site stated they had live music on Thursdays however once there they didn't. Interesting decore. Friendly bartender. Several different alcohol and mixers not in stock. The bartender stated they would be delivered the next day. He actually had to run to the store for orange and pineapple juice.

Michael Buehler

A long time Oakland favorite, with an ecclectic decor that looks a bit like a flea market exploded. They are well known for their greyhounds and generally stiff drinks.