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The Bay Area hosts a multitude of historic bars, from the Elixir in San Fran to the First and Last Chance in Oakland, there is a bar here to suite everyone.
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 95 tips and reviews
Drunken History: A must see if you are in San Fran, their Bloody Elixir is #4 on GQ's top 20 cocktails list. Stop by on Sunday for the make your own Bloody Mary, a perfect end to a long weekend.
Dive Bar · Jack London Square · 58 tips and reviews
Drunken History: Step "down" into a bar that has more historical items than some museums, sit at the table Jack London wrote literary legend "Call of the Wild" and do it all while enjoying a cold beer or a cocktail.