Heinold's First & Last Chance

Heinold's First & Last Chance is a dive bar Jack London Square Oakland located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (510) 839-6761

  • Website

    heinolds.com

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  • Type

    Dive Bar

Address

48 Webster St (at Embarcadero) Oakland , CA 94607 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar

Comments / 58


Keywords:

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Drunken History

Step "down" into a bar that has more historical items than some museums , sit at the table Jack London wrote literary legend "Call of the Wild" and do it all while enjoying a cold beer or a cocktail .

Alex Tenette

Nice little dive bar with some history. Very friendly bartenders and the bar table is very unique. Great spot for warm days, just get your beer and hangout outside.

Eater

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

SFGate Manager

This place has a back-to-the-past atmosphere where you can order a packaged snack and enjoy a Bloody Mary made with the house mix and a lager from Linden Street, an Oakland microbrewery .

Paula Wirth / Eat Drink Oakland

Selected as one of the 2012 Bay Area 's Top 100 Bars by the SF Chronicle, in the Dives category. http://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/Bay-Area-s-Top-100-Bars-Dives-3674566.php

Kelly

Right next to the port . Great place to go if you're new to the area and want to sample the flavor of Jack London Square.

Ricky Sherrill

Do not let the crooked & uneven floor throw you. This is the perfect spot for some after work drinks with friends & work colleagues..

Peter Bovey

Just the historical aspect is beyond imagination! Gas lighting, slanting floor due to foundation settling, and tiny!!!

Cameron W

Great outdoor seating , good beers on tap and super friendly staff . Definitely check it out.

Joey Combs

So much history here. It's been open since 1883. I'm probably sitting where Jack London wrote Call of the Wild. You have to go here.

Michelle L

The most crooked bar in California! The floor and bar slant downward. The slanting is due to damage from the 1906 quake. They just didn't fix it! This place is small, quiet and intimate .

Brett Johnson

Small and cozy , full of atmosphere from back in the day. Watch out for the floor when you step in! Inside and outside seating , I suggest outside as there are few spots inside due to the size.

Maddie Mae

If you're sitting at the bar , take a look down. Your footrest used to be a complete pipe. It's been worn down to what you see from almost 150 years of feet resting there.

Lucas Gardner

Great place to grab a drink and sit outside on a nice night. Recommended

Stephanie Lockner

Great deinks, amazing bartenders that had us laughing the whole time we were there

Nathan Rhoads

For a bit of history, stop by and grab a drink. Great outdoor seating , too, but have at least one at the historic bar .

Brian Bulkowski

outdoor seating at a great locals bar . atmosphere can't be beat

Kouros Mohit

Bring your dog and sit on the patio or just bring your puppy over for a sip of water at the light post.

Rom Com

So much personality. It's tipped because of an earthquake in the early 20th century.

Alana Post

Few better spots to have a cold beer and sit outside watching the sails .

Amanda Moreland

One of my favorite spots. Nice outdoor seating area .

Greg heimann

This is a very place everyone must check out.

Christy Clark

Great place to sit outside and grab drinks with people

Eileen Mietz Ryan

Tim is awesome! It's a museum with alcohol :)

Paul Vousden

Great for afternoon drinking outside

Potts Chris Potts

Old. hilarious. hole in the wall . Historic. Small. Awesome.

Lovro Ravbar

The nicest people in town !

Biz Traveldude

Very cool bar next to Jack London 's cabin

Erin Kadel

I got stung by a wasp! The bartender took care of me.

Elyse Corwin

The floor is slanted from the 1906 earthquake . Be careful with your drink when sitting at the bar .

Drunken History

Check out the story of Heinold's....<aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSxoE2bM1tE"target="_blank" data-sig="undvbSNSzIj8u2RhzlXgFM+Wjas=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSxoE2bM1tE</a>

Allison

Lots of history here.

Keith

For a change, it's the bar that's crooked instead of the owner.

Ryan

You're not drunk, the bar is crooked! ... Well maybe it's both.

Kelly

And the history continues...

Theron Lewis

Irish coffee ftw.

Colleen Dourney

Best bar ever

Rose Jornales

Awesome Bloody Mary's and beer !

Evan Hamilton

Good place to go if you miss your Amtrak train ...only 4 minutes walk from the station.

Buford Barnes

Basically the McSoreley's of the Bay Area .

Kelly

Great music !

Jonathan Freedman

Don't mind the washroom camera or alligator

Cathy B

ask what kind of special beer they just got. normally yummersz!

Andrew Byrne

#pachakutech better tip for heinold's

Lindsay Eyink

Apparently the oldest bay Area bar ?

Liam Davis

People-watching nonpareil.

Ryan Kersten

Sit outside.

Shauna

The bar is limited and kind of weak.

Matt Salazar

Ask Tim for a joke.

coffeeboss H

They have both Fernet AND Russian Standard.

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