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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

THE STARRY PLOUGH RESTAURANT & PUB

3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley • 841-2082

FOOD (see menu):

• sandwiches
• burgers
• pizza
• daily specials (Monday is corned beef and cabbage)

DRINKS (see list):

• bottled beer
• 20 beers on tap (including Guinness, Murphy’s, Bass, Stella, Fat Tire, Redhook, Newcastle and Bud)
• ciders, wine, juice

MUSIC (see listing):

• rock
• local & indie
• Celtic/Irish
• folk
• open mic/poetry slams

STARRY PLOUGH ON MYSPACE:

EVENT PHOTOS & RECORDINGS: Check here to see photos (copyright Chris Bellew) of artists including Pinback and The Black Heart Procession at the Starry Plough. Click here for his list of these and other local shows which can be downloaded FREE from the Internet Live Music Archive.

WEBSITE: The Starry Plough Pub

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McNally’s Irish Pub

The Oldest Irish Pub In Oakland

5352 College Ave, Oakland • 655-6469

FEATURING:

• beer and whiskey
• full bar
• Irish coffee
• billiards
• bar food
• fireplace and patio
• a portrait of JFK who once had a drink here during a campaign stop

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM

PARKING: street

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BLAKE’S ON TELEGRAPH

2637 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley • 848-0886

“eat. drink. rock.”

FOOD:

• burgers and sandwiches (see menu)
• soups, salads, pizza, burritos (see menu)
• bar food and appetizers (see menu)

DRINKS (3 floors, 3 bars):

• beer, wine, specialty drinks, top shelf treats (see list)

LIVE MUSIC (calendar):

• modern rock
• punk
• ska
• jazz
• funk and hip-hop

HOURS: 11-2AM (Mon-Fri) • 12PM-2AM (Sat-Sun)

PARKING: street

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THALASSA

2367 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley • 848-1766

I don’t care that much about pool, but the East Bay Express had this to say about Thallasa’s jukebox (which I do care about): “a jukebox stocked with the Buzzcocks, the Notwist, Le Tigre, Television, Outkast, Johnny Cash, and the Pixies, rotated weekly.”

21 pool tables plus over a dozen beers. Crowded with UC kids on weekends, virtually dead on weekdays.

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM

PARKING: street

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