Alhambra Cocktail Lounge

Cool spot with mostly longshoremen and other blue collar people, My buddy had a beer and we looked for his illusive friend here but he wasn’t. They have some cool games here and staff was friendly.

It’s small, but effective. Rachel was very sweet, so Manager Mike is doing a good job there. Says it’s San Pedro’s oldest historical bar? Cool.

You can get a bucket of King Cobra! Getto but rad. Just being the essentials. You know cash, knife, facial tattoo, and an STD. It will feel like home. Just make sure you call your PO and tell him you’ll be late.

This is the dive bar of all dive bars. The sign outside the bar claims that it is the oldest bar in San Pedro. I was driving around looking for a bar that I could picture Bukowski drinking in and I couldn’t have picked a better place.
The highlight of the visit was watching a lady of unknown age talk to herself and play with her flip phone. She had a shirt on that showed her midriff and she was not ashamed to showoff her mad jellyroll. The visit to this bar reached its watershed moment when this lady spent time microwaving and then eating a cup of noodles. She added some secret ingredients that included Doritos, hot sauce, and mayonnaise. I liked the added touch of filling the cup of noodles with water from the sink of the bathroom and microwaving the Styrofoam cup.
In California you are not allowed to smoke, but you can smoke here. We were offered an ashtray within 30 seconds of entering the bar. A couple guys were drinking a tall boy of King Cobra with an empty shot next to it, so that might be some sort of special here. The only beer on tap is Budweiser.
Great dive bar if you want a glimpse at another way of life.

Wanna watch someone get stabbed? Awesome!
I never personally felt threatened, but I was sure there would be bloodshed by the time we finished our beers.
Within 5 minutes of our arrival, some dude was so wasted that he fell off his barstool. After the barmaid helped him up, he ordered another cold one… and they served him. Sweet!
Lots of action in this little dive. If you think you can hang with all the arguing and mumbling goin’ on by the dregs of San Pedro society, come on down! They open @ 6am.
They also have a pretty sweet pinball machine.