Beer Belly bar has been filling guts with LA’s craft beer and crafty food since 2011. Sourcing most of its brews from greater Los Angeles, married owners Jimmy and Yume Han rotate 12 taps daily to include rare sours and barrel-aged specialties at the relaxed bar in LA’s Koreatown. With mosaic …
Since it’s right inside the SF JAZZ building, you might assume you have to be attending a concert to venture in South. But everybody’s welcome at this Hayes Valley cocina for drinks or Mexican fare. Not Mexican as in “The taco truck’s here, you guys hungry?” We’re talking clam ceviche …
Those lucky enough to have gained access to the invite-only Schlitz Bouts tonight, are an in for an entertaining and luxe throwback night. Held at The Hollywood Athletic Club, an early Hollywood social landmark that’s hosted Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, and Clark Gable, the evening will feature four amateur boxing matches. Comic relief will …
With a legendary reputation as one of San Francisco’s original gastropubs, Magnolia Brewing Company has withstood the test of time. Owner Dave McLean opened his brewery/eatery more than 15 years ago when IPAs and Imperial Stouts were foreign to the casual beer drinker. My, how things have changed. Yet Magnolia …
The straightforward menu at Bar Crudo means you know what you’re getting at this go-to bistro on the “it” stretch of Divisadero Street: oysters, raw fish specials, a bowl of chowder. The beer list is more involved, running to some four-dozen varieties, chosen by Tim Silvera who owns the place …
Revitalizing transitional spaces with pop-ups is a San Francisco signature. The latest to make the most of the interim is The Hall, a collection of vendors that opened in the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood, an area the city hopes to bring back to excitement over the next couple of years. In …
Descend below street level to the well-hidden wine cellar where over 50 varietals and grape-based liquers flow freely. The new wine bar burrows deep beneath O Hotel and provides a subdued counterbalance to the disco next door. Grab a glass, and a plate of charcuterie, and hunker down in a …
This place is at the nexus of business and party. Like a mullet. But a hell of a lot sexier. Aside from their contemporary-meets-nature-inspired guest rooms with high tech amenities (thank you tech world), Hotel Zetta also sports chandeliers made from eyeglasses, a DJ booth made from a recycled piano …
The first full weekend of autumn in San Francisco kicked off in festive fashion, as the annual Craft Spirits Carnival returned to Fort Mason Park, with more than 100 spirits brands in participation. Distilled varieties ranging from smoky mescals to anise-laden absinthes flooded the 50,000 square foot Festival Pavilion back-dropped by the …