Santa Barbara
Dave, the owner of Municipal Winemakers, studied the vine arts in Australia and France before applying his knowledge in this industrially decorated…
Must-see nightlife in California
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Warm your cockles with a prim little goblet of bitter-creamy Irish coffee, introduced to America at this destination bar that once served sailors and…
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
Joshua Tree National Park
For local color, toothsome BBQ, cheap beer and kick-ass live music, drop in at this textbook honky-tonk in Pioneertown, a movie set turned living town…
Death Valley National Park
This craft brewery in the middle of nowhere is not a mirage but the pint-sized operation of artist and brewer Jon Zellhoefer in a restored railroad tie…
Santa Barbara
Large glasses of wine and beer and a great grilled cheese make this cozy place, located up an alley off Anacapa (follow the murals), a worthy detour…
Greater Palm Springs
Crimson light bathes even pasty-faced hipsters with a healthy glow, as do the pretty crafted cocktails at this teensy tiki bar with blowfish lamps and…
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company
North Coast & Redwoods
This tiny gem of a brewery has gone through a major expansion thanks to its varied collection of rave-worthy craft ales. The taproom is family-friendly,…
Sacramento
Bustling with activity, this brewpub has 22 rotating taps of excellent draft beer. Playful variations of hoppy IPAs are the specialty, but it does lighter…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Claiming to be the oldest bar in the state (established in 1852 when it served liquor to thirsty miners), the Iron Door is a dusty, atmospheric place,…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Small batch, Californian boutique wines and 16 craft beers are served in a sophisticated, contemporary space. But it's the lovely backyard beer garden…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Find your California mellow at this neighborhood wine lounge in an 1885 Victorian building. After decades as Force of Habit punk-record shop – note the…
San Francisco
Come as you are – pinstripes or leather, gay, straight or whatever – to toast freedom with sublime bubbly after GLBT History Museum visits, or find liquid…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Do the planet a favor and have another drink at SF's first certified green bar, in an actual 1858 Wild West saloon. Elixir blends farm-fresh seasonal…
Oakland
Java gourmands queue at Blue Bottle's original warehouse location for single-origin espressos and what some consider the Bay Area's best coffee. Single…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
This is no tiki bar. The setting is austere and designed to keep patrons focused on the origin and quality of the small-batch rums that the owner…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
The Victorian tin ceilings are hammered, and you could be too unless you sip these potent concoctions slowly – all expertly crafted from 250 specialty…
San Francisco
For a night of exoticism, gluttony, intoxication and utter abandon, look no further than Grand Hot Pot Lounge, the Inner Richmond's gift to spicy-food…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
As kindred spirits will deduce from the name (the abbreviation for 'percent alcohol by volume'), this bar is backed by cocktail crafters who know their…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
There aren't many places around Fisherman's Wharf that can be described 'elegant.' Okay so there's only one...and it's this new wine bar. There's a lovely…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
The Gold Dust is so beloved by San Franciscans that when it lost its lease on the Union Sq building it had occupied since the 1930s, then reopened in 2013…
San Francisco
After zipping around Golden Gate Park and touring a museum or two, relaxing with traditional English afternoon tea ($29 per person) is just the thing…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
SF's best bars are distinguished not just by their drinks but by the conversations they inspire – by both measures Dalva is top-shelf. Over ice-cold mugs…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Don't mock SF's coffee geekery until you've tried the elixir emerging from this back-alley garage-door kiosk. The Bay Area's Blue Bottle built its…
San Francisco
The candy store of Castro clubs, Beaux serves every gay flavor. Highlights include Club Papi Wednesdays, '90s–'00s Throwback Thursdays, go-go Manimal…
North Beach & Chinatown
Strap on your spurs: it's gonna be a wild Western night at this back-alley Basque saloon squeezed between burlesque joints. The strong slay the…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Cults wish they inspired the same devotion as Ritual, where regulars solemnly queue for house-roasted cappuccino with ferns drawn in foam and specialty…
San Francisco
Coconuts are unlikely near blustery Ocean Beach, but here comes Trouble with the 'Build Your Own Damn House' breakfast special: coffee, thick-cut cinnamon…
North Beach & Chinatown
If this sunny flat-iron storefront doesn't lighten your mood, cappuccino with a foam-art heart will. Réveille's coffee is like San Francisco on a good day…
San Francisco
Cults wish they had the devoted following of this Santa Cruz roaster, justifiably worshipped for small-batch, single-origin roasts prepared with pride…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
West Coast coffeehouse culture is staging a comeback at this membership-supported neighborhood cafe, complete with creaky wooden floors and top-notch hot…
San Diego
A superb neighborhood pub, with creative decor like beer cans piled floor to ceiling and longboard skateboards attached to the walls. It sells craft ales…
San Diego
Through a secret doorway, disguised as a refrigerator in the next-door Good Time Poke cafe, you'll step into a lost Hawaiian world with Polynesian wood…
San Francisco
Trashy meets fancy at Hi-Lo, where discerning barflies sip clever cocktails from vintage glassware. This joint resembles a candlelit squat – tarnished-tin…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Riddle me this: how can you ever thank the women in your life? As the Riddler's all-women sommelier-chef-investor team points out, champagne makes a fine…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Slip behind the velvet curtains into the city's top piano bar, where the rainbow spectrum of regulars seems to have memorized the words to every show tune…
San Francisco
Most Castro bars only serve eye candy with well drinks – but Eureka! You've found a class-act lounge that pairs Southern cooking with craft cocktails…
North Beach & Chinatown
Vintage neon points the way to Tony Nik's, keeping North Beach nicely naughty since 1933. This tiny cocktail lounge is co-owned by the original Tony 'Nik'…
San Francisco
Island getaways at this vintage tiki dive will make you forget that Ocean Beach chill. Sailor-strength hot buttered rum will leave you three sheets to the…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Game on, gamers – this former movie palace is an adult playground with full bar, video games, billiards, air hockey and themed pinball. Beat Dirty Harry…
San Francisco
Mysterious tinctures and housemade bitters make creative cocktails with magnetic powers, drawing Castro regulars and straight-friendly after-work crowds…
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