The Lush

As we noted back in March, the former Yong San Lounge in Lower Nob Hill/Union Square was being taken over by the Duncan Ley/Benjamin Bleiman crew (Bullitt, Tonic, Dr. Teeth, Lightning Tavern, and more). The new bar is ROYAL TUG YACHT CLUB (now the third “yacht club” business…

Tomorrow, Wednesday July 31st, catch a tasting of wines from the Veneto region of Italy at ~WILLIAM CROSS WINE MERCHANTS~. From 6pm-9pm they’ll be pouring six tastes from the region, including Prosecco and rosé. A flight of all six costs $15. On Thursday August 1st, head to NECTAR WINE…

Don’t miss this chance to get crafty and try your hand at a year of free Negronis at ~JASPER’S CORNER TAP~ on Sunday August 4th from 3:30pm-5:30pm. Here’s how it works: bring a pimped-out chalice to the competition (past entries have included unicorns, Legos, and,…

As previously reported on tablehopper, DOGPATCH SALOON is getting a new team of owners and a remodel. Well, the dust has settled and Eater reports that they are now open for business. They opened last night, with a list of craft cocktails and 10 beers on tap. They’re open…

Here are two words that are great together: pie and cocktails. Get them both on Thursday July 25th at the BURRITT ROOM when Three Babes Bakeshop will be serving their exceptional pies paired with special cocktails from 8pm-12am. The Babes’ salty honey walnut pie will be paired with the Mark…

Beer lovers, here are a few things to add to your suds radar: The ~PRESS CLUB~ just kicked off its annual Summer of Saison, with six top breweries (like Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Evil Twin Brewing, Brasserie Dupont, and Brasserie Trois Dames) and their finest saisons showcased through Sunday July 28th.…

On Friday August 2nd, catch a wave of pinot at 903 with wine critic Alder Yarrow of Vinography.com at the first dinner in a series of Taste of Bernal Heights events. The evening includes five courses prepared in partnership with Mutsumi Takehara of Sandbox Bakery, and four pinot noir…

Now open in the heart of Union Square is the GOLDEN GATE TAP ROOM that is one part beer hall and one part game room on the second floor of the historic Press Club building (it dates back to 1913, and used to be a clubhouse for newspaper and literary…

Now open in SoMa is DRIFTWOOD (as we mentioned earlier, the bar was opening in the former Kok Bar/My Place). To recap, the project is from surfer friends Shawn Magee (owner of Amnesia) and Chris Milstead (who has been behind the bar at Bistro Aix for the past 20…

On Monday July 22nd, join ~BAR AGRICOLE~ for a winemaker dinner with Hank Beckmeyer, winemaker at La Clarine Farm. The farm is located in the Sierra Foothills, and Beckmeyer and his wife, Caroline Hoel, farm according to the principles of Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka. The technique involves minimal…