![]() ![]() Sometimes you just want to grab a drink without the fuss, somewhere between dive bar and swanky lounge a neighborhood joint with good cocktails, solid food, and a friendly vibe. Order by the glass or bottle from the global wine menu, as well as small plates including charcuterie boards, caviar, and more. The space features soaring ceilings and seats at the bar and high-top tables. Sarkar hopes the bar will serve as a meet-up spot for people from all walks of life. ![]() Longtime Silicon Valley engineer Shubhra Sarkar opened Mili, which means “meeting” Sanskrit, after making a career shift mid-pandemic. The Financial District isn’t quite the same these days, which is why we’re happy to a non-job-related reason to visit. 100 Channel St 17th Floor (Mission Bay), Try the guava colada for a taste of the tropics. The cocktail menu highlights native Latin American ingredients such as purple chicha morada, mole, and purple corn. There are heaters and fire pits, but you can enjoy the view without the chill through floor-to-ceiling windows from the indoor bar. Take the elevator to the 17th floor to be transported into a lively, sky-high party with sweeping bay and city views from the wrap-around deck. Cavaña is a buzzy Latin American cocktail bar with a small but killer food menu atop the Luma Hotel in Mission Bay. Rooftops used to be hard to come by in SF, but with more than a handful opening in recent years, they are now some of the hottest places to drink in the city. The food menu currently only has two options-soft shell crab pineapple bun sliders or tom yum chex mix-with plans to expand in the future. ![]() Try the Bohemian Rhapsody, which pairs Vietnamese gin with chrysanthemum syrup and crème de sassis. Cocktails are playful and colorful, featuring Asian spirits and ingredients. Push a framed photo to open the door marked by a Felix the Cat and, inside, you’ll find a dimly lit lounge with yellow velvet couches, graffitied walls, and neon signs. Recently, the team opened the Felix, a speakeasy in the basement of Bodega. The new, more modern version quickly won over all the cool kids. (Courtesy of The Felix)īodega SF opened in the Tenderloin in 2022 as a rebirth of a Vietnamese family restaurant that had shuttered five years prior. The Felix underground speakeasy features vibrant cocktails and decor. Here are the seven most exciting spots to drink in San Francisco right now. Spread across the city, many hotspots have emerged in the booming Mission Bay neighborhood and, surprisingly, the Financial District (giving us reason to venture to that part of town again after all). We've seen the rise of a pulsating Latin-inspired rooftop bar, a secretive speakeasy hidden beneath a popular Tenderloin restaurant, a free-spirited Marina haunt serving up drinks in unconventional glassware (hint: bongs), as well as several energetic wine bars. The new kids on the nightlife block are a dynamic mix, each adding its own flavor to the city. This is more than welcome news for an industry that has weathered the storm over the past few years and, thankfully, a wave of fresh and exciting watering holes have sprung up to quench our collective thirst. After enduring the agonizing grip of the pandemic, San Franciscans are itching to break free, socialize, and raise a glass. ![]()
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