Festivals & Events The Nick Rossi Quartet
The Nick Rossi Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro. San Francisco-based guitarist/bandleader Nick Rossi is now best know for leading one of the West Coast’s most dynamic and popular swing dance combos, but he cut his teeth in the Bay Area playing in a string of great R&B bands. With this quartet, centered around the Hammond organ, Rossi explores a wide-range of repertoire incorporating […]
Eat Nearby in North Beach
All restaurants →Golden Boy Pizza
Square focaccia slices at a North Beach counter since 1978. Slices run $4 to $6, and th…
Sam’s Burgers
Anthony Bourdain ate here on The Layover and called it "top three in the world." plus …
Sotto Mare
North Beach seafood counter on Green Street serving cioppino, fresh oysters, and Dungen…
Liguria Bakery
One product since 1911: focaccia, cut to order and wrapped in white paper tied with str…
Capo’s
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Butter & Crumble
North Beach croissants and cruffins that rotate monthly. Open Thursday through Sunday o…
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All bars →Mr. Bing’s
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The Saloon
San Francisco's oldest bar, on Grant Avenue since 1861, with live blues nightly.
Comstock Saloon
A restored 1907 Barbary Coast saloon with a pre-Prohibition cocktail list.
Tosca Cafe
A 1919 North Beach institution known for its coffee-free house cappuccino.
Vesuvio Cafe
The North Beach bar where the Beats drank, across from City Lights since 1948.
15 Romolo
A North Beach cocktail bar down an alley off Broadway.