The Lush

There’s something very cool and refreshing and boozy happening at TARTINE MANUFACTORY, and that would be the launch of their new bar program and cocktail service from their new director of bar operations, Julian Cox. I popped in for lunch recently and enjoyed the Crop Top ($12), with Beefeater…

Two weeks ago, San Francisco sufferered the loss of one of its finest bartenders and beloved characters, Daniel Hyatt. His death by misadventure was entirely unexpected, utterly tragic, and has left so many of us reeling. It’s a terrible, heart-wrenching loss. He was one of the city’s cocktail…

There are three new bar openings to assist with you getting your springtime swerve on, starting with ROOFTOP 25, the new rooftop bar (and you thought I was going to say basement bar!) at ~TWENTY FIVE LUSK~ in SoMa. It has its own upstairs bar, room for 100 guests, and…

Last year, dive bar lovers across the city were worried over the news that the 500 CLUB was up for sale, and now a friend in the Mission let me know that it has been sold (and heard it could possibly be the whole building and business). I reached out…

After getting your swerve on this Wednesday April 18th at Women Movers & Shakers: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market to the Ferry Building (click to my original post for a discount code!), you can follow up with a party with Hangar One in Alameda on Thursday April 19th to…

Some new bars are coming soon, starting with a new pop-up project from Traci Des Jardins, who will be hosting a semipermanent bar in THE PEARL in Dogpatch, Sunday through Wednesday nights. It’s going to be called School Night, and Eater writes that it will open at the end…

Some quick updates on new bars that are coming soon. First up, Justin Lew and Ian Scalzo, the team behind Horsefeather, are getting closer on opening LAST RITES, their new tropical bar that is taking over the former The Residence. They are taking their inspiration from the pulp literature of…

The CUESA and USBG crew are back at it, bringing Women Movers & Shakers: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market to the Ferry Building on Wednesday April 18th. It’s going to be a night of strong drinks and strong women, with an all-women lineup of bartenders (like Jessi Mess,…

A couple of weeks ago, I got a sneak peek of HOWELLS wine bar, which just opened in the former Mezes in the Marina. You’ll recognize Nate Welch behind the bar; he managed the California Wine Merchant for a decade and has now partnered with some other folks on…

With so many high-concept bars opening these days, it makes me happy to see a classic, Deco-inspired bar that has the same kind of feels as Dalva open up, and it has a cheeky name to boot. Meet THE RUMPUS ROOM, newly open in SoMa in the former Matador/Showdown…