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The Alley

3325 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

(510) 444-8505
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Hours
Tue-Sat 4pm-2am  
Status: Closed  
 

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The Alley has been serving stiff drinks and great food for over 50 years. Voted "Best Place to Sing a Little Night Music" and "Best Dive Bar" by the East Bay Express.

Happy Hour Tues-Sat 5-7pm

Rod Dibble tickles the ivories nightly Tues-Sat from 9pm-1:45am

Live Guitar nightly Tues-Sat from 7-9pm

Oakland's Only Historic Piano Bar

* Nightly Drink Specials
* Piano Bar nightly @ 9pm
* Steak, ... more

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Dinner is served until 10pm and features sirloin steak for less than $10.

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Serious singers show on Thursday nights for karaoke without the machine. The piano player has been holding court for years and adheres to a list of favorites.

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There's no smoking, of course, but the Alley still has a cigarette machine if you want to grab a pack of Camels and step outside.

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In Short The interior is dimly lit with low ceilings and ski-lodge-style shingles, while thousands of business cards cover the walls. The dining room is a maze of tables and booths; the tiny bar room is minimalistic. In the back, an old piano is surrounded by a wooden cover to rest drinks upon. A few nightgowns hang inexplicably on a clothesline. Microphones protrude from the piano bar and ... more

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I mostly only go with my one Eat Bay friend (am a a "stay in the city"type girl), but I enjoy this place. It is usually quiet an divie, just the way I like a bar.

Good for a drink and some chatting with my bestest friend! Not too keen on the rest of the crowd though.

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Everything about this place is funky. The decor is kitschy and decrepit and Rod Dibble has been pounding out the sing-along show tunes here for millenia. A truly Oakland experience.

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The best piano bar in the Bay Area. The decor looks like you are in a NY alley. Ron Dibble, behind the piano, keeps things moving almost every night. A very friendly bar for everyone.

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