The Best Places to Drink in Alameda, by the Record
Alameda has sent exactly one place into the record so far: Heinold's First And Last Chance Saloon, honored by Difford's Guide.
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The floor tilts so sharply that the table legs have been sawn down just to keep your drink from sliding off. This ancient saloon, built from whaling ship timbers and barely changed since forever, sits in the middle of a modern plaza like it missed the memo. Jack London drank and wrote here, then name-dropped the place seventeen times in "John Barleycorn." Order something simple and let the lean do the work.