EAST BAY INSOMNIAC

La Piñata

1440 Park St, Alameda • 769-9110

SERVING:

• Mexican entrees and taco bar (see menu)
• Over 300 100% Agave Tequilas
• Largest collection of Tequila in Northern California

OPEN UNTIL: 3AM

PARKING: street

AWARDS: Best Mexican Restaurant, Best Happy Hour, Best Margarita (all 2007 from Alameda Magazine)

WEBSITE: Alameda La Piñata

REVIEWS: yelp

The Oakland Raiders at La Piñata

LUKA’S TAPROOM & LOUNGE

2221 Broadway, Oakland • 451-4677

FEATURES:

• Limited bar food until 12AM, including dollar oysters (see dinner menu)
• Unique beer assortment. “Five of our sixteen taps are reserved for Belgian Brews and we offer over eight Belgian varieties in bottles.” (see list)
• DJs from “funk to punk, and from bhangra to be-bop and hip-hop and all shades in between.” (see events)
• Art exhibits
• Billiards table

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM (Wed-Sat) • 12AM (Mon-Tues/Sun)

PARKING: street

WEBSITE:  Luka’s Taproom & Lounge

REVIEWS: yelp

ROOSTER’S ROADHOUSE

1700 Clement Ave, Alameda • 337-9190

STUFF:

• goth kids
• rock-n-roll
• pool tables
• Roy’s kitchen

AMBIENCE: young crowd, smack in the middle of the suburbs

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM
PARKING: street, easy
EBI MINI-REVIEW: Roy makes killer garlic fries, and I mean that literally for all the young vampires.

FROM THEIR MYSPACE PAGE: “ROOSTERS ROADHOUSE is the East Bay’s underground live music hideaway. With a 200 person capacity, full bar, full kitchen menu, phenominal sound and lighting system, outdoor smoking area and plenty of parking, Rooster’s is a great place to enjoy live music ranging from local, to national acts. Dedicated to giving the opportunity to upcoming artists from all genres, and providing a hospitable venue for national shows and promotions. Come out and support your local music scene!”

COLONIAL DONUTS

3318 Lakeshore, Oakland • 893-2503

SERVING:

• donuts
• coffee

Here’s a great snippet from “L. Boogie” on yelp: “You gotta love a donut shop that misspells it’s own name! In 2004, they raised a new sign that read “Coloinal Donuts”. Let me count the ways: They’re always open. The donuts are goooooood. Sometimes they put the wrong donut in my bag, but it’s usually an upgrade from whatever I asked for. Thank you Coloinal Donuts for your “upcoming” movie posters that are always 6 months late, your introspective and stoic homeless patrons, your superficially intense college study groups, and your chess-loving curmudgeons who never seem to make a move.”

OPEN UNTIL: 24 HOURS!

PARKING: street

REVIEWS: yelp

L’AMYX

4179 Piedmont, Oakland • 595-8322

3437 Lakeshore, Oakland • 594-8322

SERVING:

• hot tea
• chai tea
• bubble tea

PARKING: street

REVIEWS: yelp