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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
Dive Bar and Café$$$$
North Beach, San Francisco
"Get the cheese and crackers basket for $6."(4 Tips)
"Possibly the best dive bar in San Francisco."(2 Tips)
"The best bar in North Beach....Bar none."(2 Tips)
"Great taxidermy and eclectic nonsense."(2 Tips)
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One of the a few places in north beach with an eclectic crowd of locals and maybe some tourist. Definitely a great little dive with a big soul.
heatJuly 19, 2013Right next to Tosca, this is truly opposite to that experience. A very low-frills, cash-only bar with an equally low-key atmosphere for getting away from the daily grind. Divey. Beaty. Grimy. Lovey.
Lindsay EyinkAugust 14, 2014There is some pretty amazing taxidermy in this place as well as board games and newspapers in the back.
Anton GaddiJanuary 11, 2019One of the legacy bars in North Beach that has a charm all its own. Also a good place if you want to have a conversation with your friends or other people in the bar.- Nichanan KesonpatSeptember 6, 2016Get the cheese and crackers basket for $6. The cheese is absolutely huge and they do cracker refills for free.
- Katherine M.July 16, 2014Possibly the best dive bar in San Francisco. Great for reading. Tons of historical paraphernalia on the walls.
Kimberly MarOctober 21, 2017Lowkey, chill, and not too crowded. All the things needed to be a great dive.
ChrisAugust 20, 2017Check out the expansive post card collection at the front bar to see world wide love letters to this North Beach hideaway.
Cheap drinks, great towny bar. Read all the stuff on the walls, some interesting artifacts there.
Contemporary Jewish MuseumAugust 12, 2013SF Chronicle columnist Herb Caen coined the term “Beatnik” in print, but it it is said that this is where he overhead the words “Beat” and “Sputnik” used in close succession.
ShinaDecember 6, 2016You'll get the full "dive bar" experience. Insanely crowded so prepare to wait for drinks.
Edward KMay 25, 2015Easy for passerby's to miss this place. But it's truly a microculture-defining bar of north beach!
Alyssa WFebruary 2, 2016one of the most authentic, diehard hideaways left in San Francisco. it feels like home.
Ask what a "ooisk" is..... Heh! :) and have the tender show it to you... It's on the wall behind the bar.
Carmen MyersApril 10, 2013One of the original beatnik bars You may see someone who is sitting in their same seat from the 50's
Guillaume FlandreNovember 4, 2014Such a weird place, on a good way. People and decoration there are worth the stop.
SFGate ManagerJuly 16, 2012A piano man plays regularly, and there's often complimentary cheese and crackers lying around.
max dAugust 10, 2012My experiences here mainly involve heavy-drinking (or sober) seasonal Alaskan fishermen
Eli HickoxMay 5, 2019Slow service. Simple bar. Fun knickknacks inside. Very much a dive amongst fancy north beach bars, but the prices are high for a dive
MuseumNerdJanuary 3, 2014When Vesuvio's is too loud and crowded, come over here in the alley across the street. Its rad.
wheat kneeApril 22, 2011Anchor steam and a block of cheese, good to go! Lucy the bartender is great too!
The Bold ItalicMarch 10, 2011One of Herb Caen's old haunts. Order the "martinus (singular)" as Caen would say. Read more
Without a doubt one I my favorite bars in the world.
OH: are you sure you want to get red wine at a place like... This?
Note the Mongoose and Cobra over the piano... among other oddities.
Brittany SübersJune 18, 2018If I was middle aged writer and liked to read a newspaper at the bar surrounded by taxidermy I’d go here... but I’m not... Here’s a tip - buy beer, go home, read on couch if that’s what you’re in to.
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
12 William Saroyan Pl (Columbus Avenue)
San Francisco, CA 94133
United States
San Francisco, CA 94133
United States
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- 5:00 PM–2:00 AM
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- 5:00 PM–2:00 AM
- Sun
- 5:00 PM–Midnight
- Mon
- 5:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Tue–Wed
- 5:00 PM–Midnight
- Thu
- 5:00 PM–1:00 AM
(415) 421-4112
Features
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No
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi
No
Outdoor Seating
No
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- 6.1
"Small little bar with some helpful bartenders. A great stop in a bar hop or a great place to just have beers through the night"
Kevin Ripper - 8.7
"Great bar with a lot of history. One of my favorite places to get a Pimm’s cup"
Eli Hickox - 7.9
"One of my favorite spots in all of SF. Can’t imagine you can get a better mai tai!"
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