Hog & Rocks' Rhubuddha Mint Coolha
Pisco Latin Lounge's Pisco Punch
La Mar Cebicheria Peruana's Pisco Sour
Bar Agricole's Presidente
DOSA on Fillmore's Bengali Gimlet
The Alembic's Blood and Sand
Zeitgeist's Bloody Mary
Clock Bar's Chartreuse Swizzle
Comstock Saloon's Cherry Bounce
Li Po Lounge's Chinese Whiskey
Bourbon & Branch's Frank Lloyd Wright
Cliff House's French 77
Presidio Social Club's Gin Fizz
Heaven's Dog's Gin Fizz Tropical
Absinthe's Ginger Rogers
Persian Aub Zam Zam's Gin Martini
The Hideout at Dalva's Grapefruit Soda
Twin Peaks Tavern's Grasshopper
Balboa Cafe's Herb Caen's Vitamin V
Tosca Cafe's House Cappuccino
Hobson's Choice's House Punch
Buena Vista Cafe's Irish Coffee
Rickhouse's Kentucky Buck
Starlight Room's La Perla
Lion Pub's Lemon Drop
The Lone Palm's Manhattan
Jasper's Corner Tap & Kitchen's Negroni on Tap
Nihon Whisky Lounge's Peaty Old Fashioned
15 Romolo's Pimm's Cup
Wo Hing General Store's Piña Colada
Tonga Room's Pineapple Royal
Cha Cha Cha's Sangria
Trad'r Sam's Scorpion Bowl
The Ramp's Shandy
Park Chalet's Sherry Cobbler
Smuggler's Cove's Smuggler's Rum Barrel
Tommy's Mexican Restaurant's Margarita
Ice Cream Bar's (alcohol-free) Touch of Grey
The Slanted Door's Whiskey Cocktail
SF is one of the best cocktail cities in the world—and not just according to us locals. To drink the top cocktails in the most interesting places, you’ll need to visit hotel penthouse bars and seaside dives, restaurants and beer gardens, tiki lounges and neighborhood watering holes. Quality ingredients and mixology techniques certainly influence the flavor of a cocktail, but so do the vibe of the place and the people behind the bar. We give you our list of 50 drinks to try before you die. Please, pace yourselves.
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