And so…the Oasis is no more.

By now you’ve already heard how the 60-year-old Menlo Park eatery closed after a dispute with their landlords.

Full of character (and characters): the Oasis in Menlo Park, prior to its closing this past week. (Photo courtesy of the Menlo Park Alamanac)

And while classic local institutions do sometimes simply reach their end, the shuttering of the Oasis—the low-priced, Budweiser-serving, $8 burger bar—touched a nerve, owing to its devoted following and, maybe, growing paranoia that the Peninsula is increasingly unaffordable not just to people, but to the places people go to feel like people.

Thankfully, the Peninsula is still home to a fascinating cross section of long-running Oasis-like institutions that draw an eclectic mix of locals for burgers and beer in an upbeat environment. But nostalgia doesn’t pay their bills, so if (like us) you really love the legendary locations we’ve listed below, pay a visit in the near future and make some new memories.