Jacques Laurent's Restaurant Reviews

CLASSIC BARS / UPSCALE CLUBS / DIVE BARS
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NORTH BEACH

BIX
Barbary Coast Classic - near North Beach
Nash Bridges style place (they filmed there),
A GREAT BAR!...
Romantic dress-up - cocktails & restaurant
Located in a historic little alley. Live jazz. Lots of bricks.
56 Gold St. @ Jackson
BARBARY COAST
(415) 433-6300

Bubble Lounge Champagne Bar
Barbary Coast - for some reason everyone wears black?
Young crowd, fat club-chairs,
714 Montgomery @ Washington
BARBARY COAST
(415) 434-4204

Hawaii West (North Beach)
For decades, Hawaii West has been a favorite of daytime drinkers in North Beach. There used to be a large contingent of older Italian Americans hanging out with each other to smooze, but times have changed...
729 Vallejo St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 362-3220

Royale (North Beach)
Swinging singles bar. Wine tastings. Popular. Small, fun...
1326 Grant Avenue @ Green St.
(415) 433-4247

Savoy Tivoli (North Beach)
Open since 1907, the Savoy Tivoli is a character dive bar right in the heart of North Beach.
1434 Grant Avenue

San Francisco, CA
(415) 362-7023
Tues - Sat
5:00pm - 2:00am

Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe (North Beach)
The most Bohemian Bar in San Francisco
Hang-out of "beat" poets, alive & dead.
12 Adler St. @ Columbus near Broadway)
(415) 421-4112
Open 7 nights from 5:00pm

Tosca Cafe (North Beach)
Across the street from City Lights Books.
Popular with visiting celebrities. Old line traditional place.
Great Irish coffee. Classic old North Beach ambiance.
Really OLD selections on the JukeBox. Dim light. Wonderful place.
242 Columbus,
(415) 391-1244
Tues - Sun 5:00pm - 2:00am

Vesuvios (North Beach)
Original beatnick bar featuring art exhibits & poetry
Next to City Lights bookstore
don't call - just show up
255 Columbus Avenue @ Jack Kerouac Alley

DOWNTOWN

Gold Dust Lounge (Downtown)
Piano Bar. Very historic, many decades
Live Traditional jazz/next to Union Square on Cable Car line.
Many famous musicians from the Dixieland tradition have played here.
You never know who is sitting in!
247 Powell St.
(415) 397-1695