The Lush

After nine years of business, NOIR LOUNGE in Hayes Valley is closing this Saturday April 16th. Taking over the space is Cezar Kusik (Rubicon, Butterfly, 25 Lusk) and Edward Calhoun (Southpaw, Dogpatch Saloon, Peacekeeper, 25 Lusk), who will be opening GAMBIT LOUNGE in a couple months or so. The duo…

A number of exciting things are in the works with the Piccino team in Dogpatch, starting with the upcoming BAR PICCINO, slated to open just before summer begins. This spacious and stylish project is opening in the vacant MAC space in the Yellow Building, just next to the restaurant. It’…

Now open in the Castro is BOTTLE BACCHANAL, a woman-owned boutique bottle shop and the Castro’s only shop focusing specifically on natural wines (along with small-batch artisanal liquors, craft beers, and ciders with a focus on women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ producers). Owner Beth Hughes has been in the industry…

Here are some quick bar, brewpub, and wine bar news updates for you! A bunch of my fellow SF bar lovers and longtime boozehounds dropped their jaws (but never their drink!) over the latest incarnation of DALVA, recently featured in Eater after being closed for the past two years. The…

It has been so great to continue to see some of our classic SF cocktail bars come back from 17 months of hibernation, starting with TRICK DOG, which reopened on Halloween (and yes, that is Jennifer Colliau of the Interval at Long Now and Small Hand Foods who has joined…

Inner Sunset folks have a new craft beer and natural wine bar called THE RED TAIL in the former Inner Fog location. It was designed to be a chill spot for folks to hang out, discover a new wild-fermented wine from Sicily, watch the game, and there’s also a…

Last Friday October 15th, LA PALOMA just opened, the new bar at the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace. Claire Sprouse (Hunky Dory, Buddy) is behind the bar program, with a cocktail menu that heavily showcases women-owned and -made beverage brands like Yola Mezcal, Future Gin, Pueblo Viejo, and Xila. The cocktails…

There’s a new, woman-owned wine bar that just opened on Polk Street: ORA WINE BAR. Owner Sabrina Thillard is an SF native (she grew up in the Sunset and still lives by the beach), and owns Bask in North Beach with her husband Patrick. She is beyond thrilled to…

For the past month, I’ve been watching the ~COMSTOCK SALOON~ team on Facebook prepare for reopening their Barbary Coast saloon! Nothing makes me happier than knowing that big lock is coming off the front doors and a Cherry Bounce is in my near future. (And a boot from Flash.…