The menu changes nightly, but spaghetti and housemade meat dishes are continual hits. [Eater 38 Member]
Best on weekdays, this place is kind of like bar meets adult game room with a shuffle board, darts, a pool table, & a hoop shot game that's fun as hell. Read more.
Coolest little bar in Chinatown, where tired regulars, hip locals & confused tourists meet. Tip: Get a shot of the magical Chinese elixir pronounced “in-gah-pay” in the clay bottle behind the bar.
The oldest bar in the Lower Haight. Even people who have been visiting for years always find something new. Happy hour on weekdays & after midnight on weekends is definitely the witching hour here. Read more.
Touted as the oldest blues club this side of the Mississippi, the Boom Boom Room was once owned by musical legend John Lee Hooker. Friendly & funky, is a mustsee for anyone who's serious about music. Read more.
From the crew that brought you Double Dutch & Bloodhound, inside you’ll find ten beers on tap, a pool table, a jukebox, and what promises to be a solid cocktail lineup.
Must-tastes: The locally-made Charbay vodka, Pritchard’s rum from Tennessee, and the St. George single malt. Read more.
7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the pickled egg (and maybe a manhattan) is delicious. Yum!
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PUNK ROCK JUKEBOXWith its low-key vibe, cheap booze, and dingy interior, Molotov's in the Lower Haight is already the city's go-to… Read more.
Go to 21A and drink the watermelon wheat. Try not to have 15 of them.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST REASON TO STAY IN A HOTELReinvented seasonal & classic cocktails like Kerouac served in a dark-brick & exposed-wood-beam room are the best bet Read more.
Artisan cocktails, lodge-like interior, pool table, Buck Hunter. What more could you ask for? Read more.
The drinks are strong and the service, mainly from a married couple, is awesome. And, there are lots of low-slung white couches where many a friend has been made. Read more.
This is the best karaoke joint in SF! Karaoke 365 days/year, friendly staff, reasonable drinks, giant songbook and a supportive crowd.
Quintessential San Francisco spot: located above an iconic massage parlor/brothel, at the bottom of a huge hill, and way cooler inside than the outside would ever promise.
The space inside the Phoenix Hotel formerly occupied by Bambhudda Lounge, it’s decorated kind of like a cool ex-goth with gobs of good taste and cash got to have her way with the interior
With only 24 seats, it's an intimate room, offering a selection of simple, but craveable cocktails like The Barrel, with Eagle Rare bourbon, passion fruit, and burnt sugar. Read more.
Good selection of wine, tasty food, good variety of cheese... Friendly & competent staff. It's one of the very few places that has decent bresaola!
