Address

1633 Haight St, Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA 94117
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

Best For

cocktail bars, Haight-Ashbury evenings, mid-thirties crowd

Opening Hours

Daily15:00-02:00

Reservations

Recommended

Dress Code

Casual

Price Range

$$ · Cocktails from local pricing

Haight-Ashbury Cocktail Mid-thirties

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Our Take

Zam Zam — Haight-Ashbury

Zam Zam is the legendary Haight-Ashbury Persian-themed dive — a small wood-panelled room with a horseshoe bar, classical music on the speakers and a single drink the regulars order: the gin martini.

The bar serves only classics — gin martinis, Manhattans, daiquiris — with a strict no-modern-cocktails policy. Cash only. The bartenders are famously gruff but the drinks are rigorously made. A proper San Francisco institution since 1941.

Walk-in only. Cash only. Old-fashioned-policy bar.

What to Order

Gin Martini

London dry, dry vermouth, lemon twist. The Zam Zam order.

Cash Only

No cards. ATM nearby. The Zam Zam rule.

Horseshoe Bar

Wood-panelled, Persian-themed. Sit there for the proper experience.

Manhattan

Whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitters. Classic build, stirred properly.