Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nightlife
Best Bets
Best
Irish Coffee
★
The Buena Vista Café,
2765 Hyde
St. (p 121)
Best
Singles Scene
Matrix Fillmore,
3138 Fillmore St.
(p 123)
Best
Happy Hour Food
★
The Tonga Room & Hurricane
Bar, Fairmont Hotel,
950 Mason St.
(p 122)
Best Place to
Spot a Local
Celebrity
★
Tosca,
242 Columbus Ave. (p 122)
Best
Beer Selection
★
Toronado Pub,
547 Haight St.
(p 127)
Best
View
★★
The Top of the Mark, Inter-
Continental Mark Hopkins,
1 Nob
Hill (p 124)
Best
Cabaret Lounge
★★
Empire Plush Room,
940 Sutter
St. (p 125)
Best
Place to Watch European
Soccer
★★
Mad Dog in the Fog,
530 Haight St. (p 127)
Best
Old-Time Bar
Perry's,
1944 Union St. (p 121)
Best
Neighborhood for
Barhopping
The Mission, various venues (see
p 128 for minitour)
Best
Karaoke
★
The Mint Karaoke Lounge,
1942 Market St. (p 126)
Best
Blues Bar
★★
The Boom Boom Room,
1601 Fillmore St. (p 122)
Best
Sports Bar
★
Greens Sports Bar,
2239 Polk St.
(p 126)
Best
Champagne Bar
★
The Bubble Lounge,
714 Mont-
gomery St. (p 123)
Best
Martini
★
Blondie's,
540 Valencia St. (p 128)
Best
Rock Club
★★★
Fillmore Auditorium,
1805
Geary Blvd. (p 127)
Best
Beatnik Bar
★
Vesuvio,
225 Columbus Ave.
(p 122)
Best
Dive Bar
★
Hemlock,
1131 Polk St. (p 121)
;
and 500 Club,
500 Guerrero (p 128)
Best
Gay Bar
★
Moby Dick,
4049 18th St. (p 125)
Best
Dance Club
★★
The EndUp,
401 6th St. (p 124)
Best
SF Jazz Club
★★
Rasselas,
1534 Fillmore St.
(p 126)
Vesuvio, City Lights Bookstore's neighbor
and Jack Kerouac's old haunt, attracts a
diverse clientele.
