Churchill
Above all, Churchill is a neighborhood bar that happens to make solid cocktails. There's no rocket science here, just good bartenders, simple drinks and a comfortable room. A ton of…
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Comstock Saloon
Comstock Saloon sits on some old foundations; it was formerly a real Western saloon, and one that still includes the pisser trough from a different century. Maybe more notably, though,…
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Holy Water
Neighborhood bars were never trendy until classic cocktails came back. Now, it's easier than ever for a corner bar in an urbane hood to become the next best drink joint.…
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Hotsy Totsy Club
A rare place that slings great drinks and history needn't be mimicked with ephemera from another era, the Hotsy Totsy Club has been going strong since 1939. Bartenders mix classics and newfangled drinks…
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Prizefighter
In the nether regions of the East Bay is Prizefighter, a lone cowboy of a bar that has zero pretension, but makes some of the best drinks in all of…
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Rickhouse
Though it's massive and often crowded, Rickhouse seems to turn out dozens upon dozens of drinks each night without breaking a sweat. The bar's name is a reference to the buildings…
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Smuggler’s Cove
A modern day tiki kingdom, Smuggler's Cove has all the trappings of Polynesian paradise: a babbling brook, cocktails in skulls and rum, lots of rum. Martin Cate's tropical paradise is…
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The Interval at Long Now
Long Now is a foundation that encourages thinking about the world in lengthened terms as a counterpoint to today's fast-paced culture. And The Interval—the foundation's equally nerdy bar—is a good…
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Trick Dog
The superstar of San Francisco's cocktail scene, Trick Dog is a cocktail bar, neighborhood joint and solid kitchen all in the same two-story building. Each season the menu concept changes with…
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Trou Normand
From the team behind Bar Agricole, Trou Normand is a mecca for French spirits and housemade charcuterie. And the name is a reference to the calvados drunk in between courses or…
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