Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Mission
Ritual Coffee Roasters
CAFE
415-641-1011;
www.ritualroasters.com
;
1026 Valencia St;
6am-8pm
Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri, 7am-10pm Sat, 7am-8pm Sun; ; 14, 49, 24th St Mission)
Cults wish they inspired the same devotion as Ritual, where devotees queue for house-
roasted espresso drinks and specialty drip coffees with genuinely bizarre flavor profiles -
believe descriptions of beans with cashew and grapefruit-peel notes.
El Rio
CLUB
415-282-3325;
www.elriosf.com
;
3158 Mission St; admission $3-8;
1pm-2am;
12, 14, 27, 49, 24th St Mission)
The DJ mix takes its cue from El Rio regulars: eclectic, funky and internationally sexy, no
matter your orientation. Powerful margaritas get crowds bopping to disco-punk mashups
and flirting shamelessly in the back garden. Come for shuffleboard and free oysters Fri-
days at 5:30pm. Cash only.
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Smuggler's Cove
BAR
415-869-1900;
www.smugglerscovesf.com
; 650 Gough St;
5pm-1:15am;
5, 21, 49, Van Ness)
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum…or perhaps a Dead Reckoning with Angostura bitters, Ni-
caraguan rum, tawny port and vanilla liqueur. Pirates are bedeviled by choice at this ship-
wreck tiki speakeasy - but with 400 rums and 70 cocktails, you won't be dry-docked long.
Toronado
PUB
415-863-2276;
www.toronado.com
;
547 Haight St;
11:30am-2am;
6,
22, 71, N)
Glory hallelujah, beer lovers: your prayers are answered with 50-plus brews on tap and
hundreds more bottled. Bring cash and pair seasonal ales with sausages from
Rosamunde
