San Francisco
San Francisco pubs include the heritage Irish pubs on Geary, the dive bars in the Mission, and a serious craft beer scene that has emerged from the Bay Area microbrewery wave.
North Beach · $$
Heritage Beat Generation bar from 1948. Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Cassady drank here. The walls are covered in literary memorabilia. Open daily.
Fisherman s Wharf · $$$
Heritage Italian-American bar from 1919. The interior is preserved. Open daily.
North Beach · $$
Heritage cafe-pub from 1916, famous for inventing the Irish Coffee in America. Tourist crowded but genuinely heritage. Open daily.
Lower Haight · $
Heritage dive bar full of nautical paraphernalia. Cheap beer, weird crowd, atmospheric. Open daily.
Haight · $$
Craft beer specialist with 50 rotating taps. The crowd is committed and the bartenders are knowledgeable. Open daily.
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Microbrewery and pub with a long history. House brewed beers and good food. Open daily.
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Heritage Beat Generation bar from 1948. Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Cassady drank here. The walls are covered in literary memorabilia. Open daily.
Heritage cafe-pub from 1916, famous for inventing the Irish Coffee in America. Tourist crowded but genuinely heritage. Open daily.
Heritage dive bar full of nautical paraphernalia. Cheap beer, weird crowd, atmospheric. Open daily.
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