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The Alembic
1725 Haight St.
at Cole St.

$$$$$

1

5

Earlier this week, an old friend came to town, and we planned to meet for a drink at Alembic; she's a bartender and I knew I wanted to take her somewhere with creative drinks and a.. >

The Front Porch
65A 29th St.reet
b/w Mission St. & San Jose Ave.

$$$$$

5

5

We had a pleasant 40-minute wait sitting at the bar enjoying pint-size bottles of St. Peter’s Stout, a small brewery, dark, English ale; my favorite ale of all time. From the outsi.. >

21st Amendment Brewery Cafe
563 2nd St.
b/w Bryant & Brannan St.

$$$$$

3

The food was good, as usual, but the service was uncharacteristically slow. Bacon Cheese Burger $13 This burger is huge and heavy on the bacon. It's also nice to have the choice.. >

Magnolia
1398 Haight St.
b/w Masonic & Central Ave.

$$$$$

2

3

What do you do when a place that you already liked gets a fabulous new chef? In the case of the Magnolia, the answer is start with some beer... >

Gordon Biersch
2 Harrison St.
at The Embarcadero

$$$$$

2

Giao grabbed a gross snack on the way to Portland, OR. Sweet Chili Wings $8 Totally disgusting. Sweet and sticky. .. >

Old Ship Saloon
298 Pacific Ave.
at Battery St.

$$$$$

2

Giao had lunch with a coworker at the Old Ship Saloon, a place with pretty good burgers near our office... >

Royal Exchange
301 Sacramento St.
at Front & California St.

$$$$$

3

2

Giao had a lunch with co-workers at Royal Exchange, a decent pub that's not so great on the food front. Clam Chowder $5 This was actually quite good. Lots of clams. Bacon Chee.. >

Bambuddha Lounge
601 Eddy St.
The Phoenix Hotel, b/w Larkin & Polk St.

$$$$$

1

When I lived in Manhattan, hot restaurants lasted for just a few months before another new one came along and got featured on “Sex and The City.” In San Francisco, the turnover isn.. >

Cigar Bar & Grill
850 Montgomery St.
at Pacific Ave.

$$$$$

1

Grilled Tiger Prawn Skewers ($7).The prawns were standard, and I didn't try the corn cake it is sitting on. I was not too impressed with this dish... >

Dave's
29 3rd St.
b/w Market & Mission St.

$$$$$

1

After some after-work drinking, we decided chili-cheese dogs at the bar were a good idea. They were... >

Elephant & Castle
424 Clay St.
at Battery St.

$$$$$

1

A quick lunch of pub food..... >

Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House
1040 Columbus Ave.
b/w Chestnut & Francisco St.

$$$$$

2.5

1

Try and think of somewhere, in the heart of San Francisco, that you can dine on South Indian specialities like Dosa and Uttapam. Not such an easy question, is it? .. >

Metro City Bar & Tapeo Restaurant
3600 16th St.
at Market St.

$$$$$

1

Change-up in the Castro: due to their lease not getting renewed, the ~METRO BAR~ chaps, Mario Enriquez and Richard Pearson, have taken over the divey Expansion Bar down Market Stre.. >

Olive
743 Larkin St.
at O'Farrell St.

$$$$$

1

Somewhere deep in the Tenderloin you can find a secretive wooden door, sometimes marked by 'Daddi-Dee' waiting to see if you'll bum him a cigarette or slide him a note... >

Pig & Whistle
2801 Geary Blvd
at Wood St.

$$$$$

1

For about a year we religiously went to the Pig and Whistle every Wednesday night for quiz night. Then we went on vacation and got busy and we hadn't been back until tonight in abo.. >

The Napper Tandy
3200 24th St.
at S Van Ness Ave.

$$$$$

1

I just loves me some lunch at a pub, I do I do. To be fair, I love eating at the bar just about anywhere. But a pub lunch is special: a good one is an oasis of calm happiness, and .. >

12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St.
at 22nd St.

$$$$$

Bar None
1980 Union St.
at Buchanan St.

$$$$$

Bayside Sports Bar & Grill
1787 Union St.
b/w Gough & Octavia St.

$$$$$

Bender's Bar & Grill
806 S Van Ness Ave.
at 19th St.

$$$$$

Blue Light
1979 Union St.
b/w Buchanan & Laguna St.

$$$$$

Bruno's
2389 Mission St.
b/w 19th & 20th St.

$$$$$

Butter
354 11th St.
b/w Folsom & Harrison St.

$$$$$

Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market St.
b/w Church & Sanchez St.

$$$$$

Cafe Flore
2298 Market St.
at 16th St.

$$$$$

City Tavern
3200 Fillmore St.
at Greenwich St.

$$$$$

Clement Street Bar & Grill
708 Clement St.
at 8th Ave.

$$$$$

2.5

Connecticut Yankee
100 Connecticut St.
at 17th St.

$$$$$

2

Double Play
2401 16th St.
at Bryant St.

$$$$$

Enoteca Viansa
334 Grant Ave.
b/w Bush & Sutter St.

$$$$$

Fiddler's Green
1333 Columbus Ave.
at Leavenworth & Beach St.

$$$$$

Harry's Bar
2020 Fillmore St.
b/w Pine & California St.

$$$$$

Hidive
Pier 28 1/2
at Bryant St.

$$$$$

Hooters of San Francisco
353 Jefferson St.
b/w Jones & Leavenworth St.

$$$$$

2.5

Il Pirata
2007 16th St.
at Utah St.

$$$$$

Interlude Lounge
50 8th St.
at The Holiday Inn, b/w Market & Mission St.

$$$$$

Jade Bar
650 Gough St.
at McAllister St.

$$$$$

Jelly's
295 Terry Francois St.
at Pier 50

$$$$$

Johnny Foley's
243 O'Farrell St.
b/w Powell & Mason St.

$$$$$

Kells
530 Jackson St.
at Montgomery St.

$$$$$

Kezar Bar & Restaurant
900 Cole St.
at Carl St.

$$$$$

Knuckles Sports Bar
555 N Point St.
at The Hyatt Hotel, b/w Jones & Taylor St.

$$$$$

Laszlo Bar
2526 Mission St.
at 21st St.

$$$$$

Martin Mack's
1568 Haight St.
b/w Clayton & Ashbury St.

$$$$$

MatrixFillmore
3138 Fillmore St.
b/w Greenwich & Filbert St.

$$$$$

Movida Lounge
200 Fillmore St.
at Waller St.

$$$$$

Phoenix Bar & Irish Gathering Place
811 Valencia St.
at 19th St.

$$$$$

Punchline Comedy Club
444 Battery St.
b/w Washington & Clay St.

$$$$$

Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St.
at Van Ness Ave.

$$$$$

Rogue Ales Public House
673 Union St.
at Powell St.

$$$$$

San Francisco Brewing Co
155 Columbus Ave.
b/w Pacific Ave. & Jackson St.

$$$$$

5

Slim's
333 11th St.
b/w Folsom & Harrison St.

$$$$$

Tee Off Bar and Grill
400 32nd Ave.
at Clement St.

$$$$$

3

The Bitter End
441 Clement St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

5

The Buena Vista
2765 Hyde St.
at Beach St.

$$$$$

The Chieftain
198 5th St.,
at Howard St.

$$$$$

5

The Marina Sports Bar & Grill
2400 Lombard St.
at Scott St.

$$$$$

The Pub at Portal One
101 4th St.
at The Metreon, at Mission St.

$$$$$

The Rite Spot Café
2099 Folsom St.
at 17th St.

$$$$$

The Sam Maguire Irish Bar & Grill
2457 Noriega St.
at 32nd Ave.

$$$$$

3

Thee Parkside (and Thai Wagon)
1600 17th St.
at Wisconsin Ave.

$$$$$

Tiernan's
685 Beach St.
b/w Hyde St. & Columbus Ave.

$$$$$

Toronado
547 Haight St.
b/w Steiner & Fillmore St.

$$$$$

Voda Vodka Lounge
56 Belden Pl
b/w Kearny & Montgomery, Pine & Bush

$$$$$

Wilde Oscars
1900 Folsom St.
at 15th St.

$$$$$

Wine
2 Embarcadero Ctr
b/w Sacramento & Clay St.

$$$$$

Woody Zips
1609 Powell St.
at Green St.

$$$$$

Zeke's
600 3rd St.
at Brannan St.

$$$$$