San Francisco
Nightlife
it's easy to have a great evening in San Francisco. The first thing is to
make sure you have a MUNI passport transit ticket so you can leave your
car at home, not have to worry about parking and enjoy several great
glasses of wine, beer and/or cocktails. Like most great cities, San
Francisco is a collection of neighborhoods, And each neighborhood
offers a distinct and unique nightlife venue.
For something upscale, Nob Hill's five star
hotels have great piano bars and cocktail lounges. Try the Ritz
Carlton Lobby Lounge, 600 Stockton St. San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 773-6198 , and The wine Bar "The Hidden Vine" 620 Post Street San
Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 674-3567
www.thehiddenvine.com
The
downtown/union square area offers both great hotel piano bars as
well as small intimit and interesting cocktail lounges. For better or
worse, half the people that you will meet in this area are tourists .
An interesting little spot is the Gold Dust Lounge, 247 Powell Street,
San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 397-1695, Offering reasonable price
drinks and entertainment.
San Francisco's North Beach area still offers
neighborhood bars, often with live music. Try The Saloon at 1232 Grant
Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 989-7666 and
Tony Nik's Cafe, 1534 Stockton Street San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 693-0990 989-7666, (a favorite local hangout). another
interesting north beach favored is a liquor store with a great wine
tasting bar, Coit Liquor 585 Columbus Ave San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 986-4036
www.coitliquor.com
This is a great place to enjoy fabulous wines at liquor store prices
surrounded by lots of interesting people and a knowledgeable staff.
Haight Ashbury is a great location for local somewhat bohemian club's
and bars, some with live
music. Try Club Deluxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco,
CA 94117 (415) 552-6949 for some great Jazz.