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Best Drinks in SF

Best Drinks in SF

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Created by Matt Stein • Updated On: June 7, 2013

Some of the more well known places to get a well crafted drink and then some others I threw in for good measure.

Rickhouse is one of Best Drinks in SF.

1. Rickhouse

8.4
246 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
Nopa is one of Best Drinks in SF.

2. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
Rye is one of Best Drinks in SF.

3. Rye

8.3
688 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 140 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Best Drinks in SF.

4. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of Best Drinks in SF.

5. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of Best Drinks in SF.

6. Smuggler's Cove

8.8
650 Gough St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Civic Center · 328 tips and reviews
Blondie's Bar is one of Best Drinks in SF.

7. Blondie's Bar

7.5
540 Valencia St (at 16th St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Mission Dolores · 62 tips and reviews

Matt S.Matt Stein: 16 oz. Martini. Enough said.

Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of Best Drinks in SF.

8. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

8.5
398 Hayes St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 252 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of Best Drinks in SF.

9. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Bloodhound is one of Best Drinks in SF.

10. Bloodhound

1145 Folsom St (at Langton St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 186 tips and reviews
Pacific Cocktail Haven is one of Best Drinks in SF.

11. Pacific Cocktail Haven

8.6
580 Sutter St (btwn Mason St & Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 129 tips and reviews
Tradition is one of Best Drinks in SF.

12. Tradition

441 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 91 tips and reviews
Rich Table is one of Best Drinks in SF.

13. Rich Table

8.9
199 Gough St (at Oak St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 189 tips and reviews
Local Edition is one of Best Drinks in SF.

14. Local Edition

8.6
691 Market St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 267 tips and reviews
Churchill is one of Best Drinks in SF.

15. Churchill

8.1
198 Church St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 115 tips and reviews