Hold the phone: Chaya's happy hour has gone all-night, every night.

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Oh, St. Patrick’s Day. How we love your lucky leprechaun jigs, green beer and authentic Irish pinching traditions.

Sure, green beer is kinda gross and Irish car bombs are a bit fratastic, but what other day can you go out, down a Guinness and say, “Kiss me, I’m Irish” without getting slapped? The sophisticated amongst us may choose to stay couch-bound Wednesday, but for those who want to revel, there’s no shortage of solid pubs. Here’s where you might find us quaffing a few.

1. The Irish Bank

A civilized St. Patty's starts with an Irish coffee.

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Green beer, car bombs, pinching strangers: St. Patrick's Day, the old-fashioned way, can be plenty of fun. But if your memories of last year's hangover are still painful, or you can't stomach the antics of a holiday bartenders not-so-lovingly refer to as "Amateur Night," there are still plenty of ways to enjoy St.

Oola la: $1 oysters join $5 glasses of wine at Friday happy hour.

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Each week, we bring you our top picks for the best places to booze on the cheap in SF.

Tippling alongside your toddler? Be aware of the ground rules.

San Francisco has plenty of ultra-hip parents these days, and with the encroachment of rock shows and art events for the younger set, a new locale is emerging as the Final Frontier of family fun: the local watering hole. Buoyed by recent memories of their salad days and recession-induced frustration at dropping a boatload of cash on a babysitter, parents are bringing their babies into locales that were once their meat markets.

McTeague's Saloon is one of four competitors in Thrillist's Bar Madness.

The art of running a good sports bar is slightly different from that of running a good bar. As more and more high-class palaces of mixology open in SF, it's important to remember that sports bars, too, deserve love. While sipping on that perfectly balanced $10 martini might make you look good, the best sports bars are all about comfort-- in food, in beverage, in seating, and in neck angle.

5 years in business means $5 glasses of wine at Luella.

Each week, we bring you our top picks for the best places to booze on the cheap in SF.

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