Part of Isola, the Island's live guide to eat, drink & do — open-now status, menus and one-tap directions.
Planning a date on the Island? Start with dinner or cocktails, then a sunset walk on the beach, a tiki bar, mini golf or a comedy show. Everything here is date-tested — with hours and live open-now status.
We track 16 spots here, averaging 4.5★. Every listing shows the day's hours, a sample menu with prices, and one-tap call, directions and ordering — plus live "open now" status on the main guide.
On this page: East End, The Park Street Tavern, Alley & Vine, Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge, St. George Spirits, Hobnob, Dashe Cellars, USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pacific Pinball Museum, Alameda Theatre & Cineplex, Subpar Miniature Golf, High Scores Arcade, Robert Crown Memorial State Beach, Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Bay Farm Island Shoreline Loop (Bay Trail) and Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Ferry & Waterfront Promenade.
Park Street favorite slinging native-yeast sourdough wood-fired pizzas since 2011, plus shucked-to-order oysters, craft cocktails and seasonal small plates. Lively, dinner-only.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon closed · Tue 5pm–9pm · Wed 5pm–9pm · Thu 5pm–9pm · Fri 5pm–9:30pm · Sat 5pm–9pm
A warm, quaint Park Street dining room serving Greek- and Italian-influenced Mediterranean plates with house pasta, scaloppini and steaks. Known for its cocktail program.
Hours: Sun 4pm–9pm · Mon 5pm–9pm · Tue 5pm–9pm · Wed 5pm–9pm · Thu 5pm–9pm · Fri 5pm–9pm · Sat 5pm–9pm
A refined farm-to-table Californian kitchen on Park Street with a frequently-changing seasonal menu — Dungeness crab, braised short rib, locally-caught rock cod — and a polished cocktail program.
Hours: Sun 11am–9pm · Mon 11am–9pm · Tue 11am–9pm · Wed 11am–9pm · Thu 11am–9pm · Fri 11am–9pm · Sat 11am–9pm
Legendary tiki temple pouring meticulously crafted exotic cocktails with house-made orgeat and syrups since 2006. Bamboo, pufferfish lamps, and a lush back lanai make it one of the Bay Area's most beloved tropical escapes.
Hours: Sun 2pm–10pm · Mon 4pm–12pm · Tue 4pm–12pm · Wed 4pm–12pm · Thu 4pm–12pm · Fri 4pm–12pm · Sat 2pm–12pm
America's original craft distillery (est. 1982), housed in a 65,000-square-foot former naval hangar with bay views, producing acclaimed gins, whiskeys, absinthe, and brandies. Weekend tours and guided tastings are a bucket-list Bay Area experience.
Hours: Sun 12pm–6pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed 2pm–6pm · Thu 2pm–6pm · Fri 2pm–6pm · Sat 12pm–6pm
Stylish Park Street cocktail bar and New American kitchen known for one of the island's best happy hours — half-off oysters, seasonal craft cocktails, and forward-thinking California comfort food.
Hours: Sun 11am–8pm · Mon 4:30pm–8:30pm · Tue closed · Wed 4:30pm–8:30pm · Thu 4:30pm–8:30pm · Fri 4:30pm–9pm · Sat 11am–9pm
Acclaimed urban winery pouring old-vine Zinfandels and Rhone-style wines inside a historic airplane hangar at Alameda Point, with a patio looking straight across the bay at the San Francisco skyline.
Hours: Sun 12pm–5:30pm · Mon closed · Tue closed · Wed closed · Thu closed · Fri 12pm–5:30pm · Sat 12pm–6:30pm
Historic WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carrier turned floating museum at Alameda Point, famous for recovering the Apollo 11 astronauts. Explore flight decks, restored aircraft, flight simulators, and docent-led tours of the engine room and bridge.
Hours: Sun 10am–5pm · Mon 10am–5pm · Tue closed · Wed closed · Thu 10am–5pm · Fri 10am–5pm · Sat 10am–5pm
Nonprofit museum on Webster Street with 100+ playable pinball machines spanning the 1930s to today, all set to free play with admission. Hand-painted murals and vintage backglass art make it equal parts arcade and art gallery.
Hours: Sun 11am–9pm · Mon closed · Tue 11am–9pm · Wed 11am–9pm · Thu 11am–9pm · Fri 11am–10pm · Sat 11am–10pm
Beautifully restored 1932 Art Deco movie palace anchoring downtown Alameda, showing first-run films in the grand historic auditorium plus seven modern screens, with Alameda Comedy stand-up nights on Wednesdays. The adjacent Cinema Grill delivers food and drinks to your seat.
Hours: Sun 12pm–11pm · Mon 12pm–11pm · Tue 12pm–11pm · Wed 12pm–11pm · Thu 12pm–11pm · Fri 12pm–12pm · Sat 12pm–12pm
Indoor 18-hole miniature golf course on Park Street where every hole is a handcrafted Bay Area landmark, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Lombard Street. Friday and Saturday nights bring blacklight Glow Golf, plus an arcade on site.
Hours: Sun 10am–9pm · Mon 11am–9pm · Tue 11am–9pm · Wed 11am–9pm · Thu 11am–9pm · Fri 10am–11pm · Sat 10am–11pm
Family-owned classic video arcade on Park Street with about 45 vintage cabinets playing 400+ games from the golden age of the 80s — Pac-Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong and deep cuts. Pay one flat rate and everything is set to free play.
Hours: Sun 12:30pm–10pm · Mon 12:30pm–10pm · Tue 12:30pm–10pm · Wed 12:30pm–10pm · Thu 12:30pm–10pm · Fri 12:30pm–12pm · Sat 12:30pm–12pm
Alameda's showpiece 2.5-mile sandy bay beach with warm, shallow water, dunes, picnic lawns, and a paved shoreline trail with San Francisco skyline views. Operated by East Bay Regional Park District; swimming allowed year-round (no lifeguards).
Hours: Sun 5am–10pm · Mon 5am–10pm · Tue 5am–10pm · Wed 5am–10pm · Thu 5am–10pm · Fri 5am–10pm · Sat 5am–10pm
Pickleweed marsh and mudflat preserve at the east end of Crown Beach (Broadway & Shoreline Dr) with a viewing boardwalk — one of the East Bay's best easy-access shorebird spots, especially during fall and spring migration.
Hours: Sun 5am–10pm · Mon 5am–10pm · Tue 5am–10pm · Wed 5am–10pm · Thu 5am–10pm · Fri 5am–10pm · Sat 5am–10pm
A flat, nearly 6-mile San Francisco Bay Trail loop around Bay Farm Island with nonstop water views of the SF skyline and Bay Bridge — paved path for bikes plus a parallel dirt path for walkers, reached via the Bay Farm bike-pedestrian bridge.
Hours: Sun 5am–10pm · Mon 5am–10pm · Tue 5am–10pm · Wed 5am–10pm · Thu 5am–10pm · Fri 5am–10pm · Sat 5am–10pm
Modern ferry terminal on Alameda Point's Seaplane Lagoon with a 20-minute ride to downtown San Francisco — the cheapest 'bay cruise' around — plus a public waterfront promenade, public art, and USS Hornet views along the old Naval Air Station piers.
Hours: Sun closed · Mon 6:30am–8:30pm · Tue 6:30am–8:30pm · Wed 6:30am–8:30pm · Thu 6:30am–8:30pm · Fri 6:30am–8:30pm · Sat closed