15 Romolo

Housed in a building that’s played host to some of San Francisco’s seediest and most colorful characters (it was once a brothel, and then a boarding house called the Basque Hotel), 15 Romolo participates in a cleaner kind of business than its predecessors did. With a solid list of cocktails based on classics as well as a number of playful riffs, the bar has not only established itself as a beloved North Beach neighborhood bar, but one of the most consistent and enduring (the bar recently celebrated its 15th birthday) craft cocktail bars in San Francisco.