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The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF
Starline Social Club is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

1. Starline Social Club

645 W Grand Ave, Oakland, CA
Night Club · Uptown · 17 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This cavernous and historic bar, ballroom, and events space has gotten a big revamp, with a full food menu and an offering of cocktails like the Nola Derby, with rum, citrus, and coffee liqueur. Read more.

Aatxe is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

2. Aatxe

2170 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 26 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This swank Basque joint has the bonus of The Bon Vivants on drink duty, whipping up concoctions like gin and tonics on tap, Basque cider and Irish whiskey combos, and sherry a-go-go. Read more.

ABV is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

3. ABV

9.2
3174 16th St (btwn Guerrero & Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 149 tips and reviews

EaterEater: All 16 cocktails on the menu (organized by spirit) feel thoughtful and smart. Highlights include Whiskey in Church (smoky scotch, oloroso, maple, smoked pear bitters) and the Sutro Swizzle. Read more.

Al's Place is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

4. Al's Place

1499 Valencia St (at 26th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 78 tips and reviews

EaterEater: It's a hefty tasting menu that won't leave you feeling hungry (or overly indulgent); they've got a robust loophole cocktail program and solid wine list as well. Read more.

Belga is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

5. Belga

2000 Union St (Buchanan St), San Francisco, CA
Belgian Restaurant · Union Street · 40 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The hotspot from Adriano Paganini has touched down in Cow Hollow's former Cafe des Amis space, complete with Belgian-inspired cocktails from Lolinda's Nora Furst, including several beer cocktails. Read more.

Benjamin Cooper is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

6. Benjamin Cooper

398 Geary St (Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 52 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The adventurous drinks are ever-changing, but you may encounter anything from a bottled riff on Zima to a cocktail incorporating rice wine vinegar or salted chili oil. Read more.

Boxing Room is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

7. Boxing Room

399 Grove St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Civic Center · 185 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Boxing Room just got full liquor, which means lots of New Orleans-inspired cocktails from Jonny Raglin, including a milk punch, frozen daiquiri, Pimm's cup, and gin fizz. Read more.

Calavera is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

8. Calavera

2337 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Central Oakland · 32 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Newly opened Calavera has more than just amazing tacos— their bar program is filled with Mexican-inspired cocktails, wines and a huge selection of mezcals. Read more.

Darling's Elixirs is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

9. Darling's Elixirs

1637 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Cocktail Bar · Oaksterdam · 3 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The latest offering from Bar Dogwood's Alexeis Filipello, located right next door, has a soda-fountain theme, complete with housemade soda concoctions, phosphates, and lactarts in many of the drinks. Read more.

Forgery is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

10. Forgery

1525 Mission St (11th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 17 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Former Kimpton higher-ups Jacques Bezuidenhout and Ken Luciano are behind the creative drinks, with combos like cumin-infused vodka and passionfruit, or Irish whiskey and a strawberry-chamomile shrub. Read more.

Pagan Idol is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

11. Pagan Idol

8.2
375 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 101 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Daniel Parks and Justin D’Olier are heading up the project as managers, offering crafty tiki drinks like a mai tai on the rocks, and the “bird of paradise” made with passion fruit whipped cream. Read more.

Stookey's Club Moderne is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

12. Stookey's Club Moderne

8.2
895 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 20 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This post-Prohibition themed bar is fully committed to their concept, with 1930's music, decor and drinks. Classics like the Negroni, Vieux Carre and Aviation. Read more.

The Alembic is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

13. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The Alembic is one of those bars where the drinks take time to make, but they're also hands-down the best in the hood, perhaps in the city.

The Double Standard is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

14. The Double Standard

8.9
2424 Telegraph Ave (at 24th St), Oakland, CA
Cocktail Bar · Central Oakland · 26 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The new Uptown Oakland spot from Ali Tahsini features a huge patio outside and concoctions include a namesake drink with Old Tom gin, rye, lime, and raspberry, and a clarified-grapefruit Paloma. Read more.

The Treasury is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

15. The Treasury

7.6
115 Sansome St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 20 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Arnold Erik Wong (E&O), Phil West (Range, Third Rail) and barman Carlos Yturria (A-16, Range, Absinthe) have delivered a classy, day-to-night bar with upscale snacks, like caviar and oysters. Read more.

Tupper & Reed is one of The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink in SF.

16. Tupper & Reed

8.1
2271 Shattuck Ave (Bancroft), Berkeley, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Berkeley · 20 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Housed in (and named for) a former music shop, it has a cheerfully musical theme and an encyclopedic menu of more than 70 drinks, both classic and freshly devised. Read more.