George Kaye's · also known as · Geo Kaye's

Not a dive — a neighborhood bar since 1933

A wood-paneled corner room at 4044 Broadway, Oakland, CA. Stiff drinks, a loud jukebox, and ninety-odd years of regulars. Pull up a stool — become one.

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Tonight's Pours

PBR + Well Whiskey Shot $8 all day, every day

  • Well Drinks$9
  • Draft Pint$7
  • Cool Cosmos$9

Cash only. Ask the bartender what's pouring tonight.

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  • Sun12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed3:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Thu3:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Fri3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
  • Sat3:00 PM – 2:00 AM
  • Hours drift — confirm with the bar before a special trip.
The lit GEO KAYE'S marquee sign glowing in the bar window — established 1933
If the sign's lit, come inside.

Find Us

4044 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611

  • ◆A 6-minute walk from MacArthur BART.
  • ◆Free street parking on Broadway & the side streets after 6pm.
  • ◆On the corner — look for the red marquee.
  • ◆Cash only — bring bills.
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Inside the bar

Low light, long bar

The dim wood-paneled interior of George Kaye's with the long original bar
The original wood bar
The red marquee storefront of George Kaye's on Broadway at dusk
Broadway storefront
A stiff well cocktail and a tallboy on the bar
Stiff, honest pours
The bar's AMI jukebox — download the AMI Music app to pick songs from your phone
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Two names, one corner

George Kaye's

a.k.a. Geo Kaye's

As the story goes, the room was already pouring on this corner before Prohibition ended — and went legit in 1933. The Kaye family ran it for sixty-odd years. The wood bar and the icebox behind it are still the originals.

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Word on the street

What people say

"A real neighborhood bar — stiff drinks, no attitude, and a jukebox that actually rips."

— Yelp reviewer

"The corner bar every neighborhood wishes it still had. Unpretentious and welcoming."

— Google review

"Been coming for years. The drinks are stiff and the regulars are the show."

— Yelp reviewer

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Shirts, pints, and koozies with the marquee.

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