When I go out, I'm a vodka-soda guy (favorite vodkas: Grey Goose and Effen), but occasionally I'll mix in a caipirinha, a pastis aperitif, or a good single-malt. I should disclose that I'd prefer a dive bar anyday over a trendy cocktail joint, but I can't seem to find any bars with peanut shells on the floor anymore. However, I do dig the retro-drink trend that seems to have caught fire in SF and NYC.
I'm looking for new places to try, so please comment with your own recommendations, but here are my favorite spots for getting a good drink (made by a bartender who knows what s/he is doing) on the way to dinner or after it:
- NOPA*
- Bourbon & Branch
- Absinthe*
- Range*
- Rye
- Spruce*
- Redwood Room
- Americano
- Lion's Den
- Solstice
*denotes that great "bar food" is also available to accompany your favorite cocktail
2 comments:
Have you tried 330 Ritch in SOMA for cocktails?
Also... for bars with peanut shells (yayy!!), head down the Peninsula to Stanford-grad-student-favorite "The Oasis" ("The O") on El Camino... lots of peanut shells.
Love the O and the Goose (Dutch Goose) down there... those were my first dive bars as a kid and may be the only thing I prefer about the peninsula, since I can't find these dive bars up in the swanky city.
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