1. Elbo Room
647 Valencia St (btwn 17th & 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 151 tips and reviews
Matt Kelmon: Gallaga, pinball, photo booth, music and large cocktails...imuy bueno!
Russell Allen Esmus: Seriously, one of the best happy hour spots in the mission. This place has a cool vibe, a photo booth, arcade games, a dj, and get this… you can get a pint of good beer for $3.50 until 9pm!
Russell Allen Esmus: Best happy hour for beer in San Francisco - and it lasts until 9p. You can beat it. Friendly enough staff. They feature pinball and a photo booth. They project movies on the bak wall. Super cool.
3. Dear Mom
2700 16th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission District · 100 tips and reviews
Bryan Mason: The bartenders here are shitty. If you ask them for water they scowl. If you leave the photo booth blind open they scurry from the light. Horrid people.
Ryan Leggett: I bet you can't enjoy all the whiskey, food, ping-pong, pinball, and photobooth fun that this place has to offer in just one night. We did, but I'm not gonna say it wasn't exhausting.
Julie V.: Great whiskey selection. Plenty of room. Delicious food. Good (local) crowd.
5. Beretta
9.0
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 490 tips and reviews
Lauren Scheller: Cocktails are all amazing. You can't go wrong. SF mixology at its finest.
Mazda: If you like Bon Iver, pizza and hipster chicks, you've found a home.
Bravo: Hip, hip, hip in the Mission District. Hard to get in but easy on the wallet with great cocktails and wine list. -Tim Nugent, Top Chef Just Desserts
6. Four Barrel Coffee
9.0
375 Valencia St (btwn 14th St & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 508 tips and reviews
Kirk Won: Try the water buffalo gelato affogato. Freshest beans and more variety than most.
Ben Ward: enjoy the ambience of a coffee shop that loves coffee, rather than a makeshift internet café. Unplug, unwind, enjoy their music and a damn good latte.
SFBART: It's only a few blocks from the 16th Mission BART Station. Great coffee AND tunes on vinyl - actual LPs on a record-playing machine, old-school! Read more.
7. Tacolicious
8.6
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Mission District · 288 tips and reviews
Lyndsey A: Shockingly delicious tacos- the carnitas and grilled squid were my favorite!
Thrillist: Grab a shot and a tall boy at Tacolicious, to go with their amazing carnitas tacos… the others are good, they just can’t compare. Read more.
Randy Moore: I liked it alot i got the 12 tacos which were four for each of us and they were yummy , plus our drinks :) yea!
9. Public Works
8.6
161 Erie St (at Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Event Space · Mission District · 61 tips and reviews
SFist: Warehouse-y, cool club vibe. The upstairs offers two alternative hangouts to the main floor, including a cool and cozy dancefloor with its own bar. There's ample outdoor space and an art gallery, too. Read more.
SF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST NEW VENUEA combo of nonprofit space, art studio & gallery, along with a two-story main room makes it SF's top venues for live electronic music Read more.
Mo Kudeki: Go to the birdcage upstairs upstairs and make out
10. Taquerias El Farolito
8.5
2950 24th St (at Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 70 tips and reviews
Danielle McIntosh: El pastor, pollo asado, and carne asada burritos are all delicious! Try the salsa verde too. Mmmm...
Kevin Bradley: I live in DC and someone opened my eyes... this place has ruined Chipotle for me, the burritoes are MONEY and less then $5 bucks, WTF
SF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2012 - Reader's Poll - BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT