Bellocq
Bellocq isn’t outwardly historic. Named after a famed photographer who secretly snapped shots of Storyville madams, it opened in 2011 and sits across a small courtyard from the lobby of…
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Root Squared
Located above the high-concept tasting menu spot Square Root, Root Squared is refined—yet relaxed—with plenty of leather couches for sipping and lounging. The cocktails are experimental and electric, with everything…
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Tosca Cafe
Tosca's House "Cappuccino," an armagnac and bourbon-spiked chocolate milk, has been going strong since 1919. A requisite for regulars and tourists alike, the drink is made beneath the hulking metal coffee…
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The Slanted Door
A classic on the San Francisco restaurant scene, the Slanted Door’s drink menu has always been derived from the classics (and, more specifically, Charles H. Baker classics). For those not…
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Nopa
Now a San Francisco classic, Nopa has one of the most reliable bars in the city, and it's the best bet for getting a seat when the line is out…
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Hard Water
Erik Adkins garnered notoriety at Charles Phan's first restaurant The Slanted Door by mixing Charles H. Baker classics and his own riffs, many of which have become modern classics to…
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Good Times at Davey Wayne’s
You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d wandered onto an old That '70s Show set when you stumble through the vintage refrigerator door that serves as the gateway to Good Times…
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Big Bar at Alcove
The bar side of the popular Los Feliz brunch eatery Alcove has some serious outdoor real estate. One of the larger patios on the east side, Big Bar is home…
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Bar Stella
Café Stella and its cocktail bar counterpart, Bar Stella, are Silver Lake neighborhood favorites. Adjacent to one another, you can dine on the feels-like-I'm-in-Paris cafe patio and finish the night at…
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Honeycut
Don’t be fooled by the LED-lit disco floor and Jameson-Fireball shots on draft; this clubbish subterranean cocktail lounge from the founders of New York’s Death & Co. packs plenty of…
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