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A 1941 Haight Street bar built around a horseshoe counter and a Persian mural, famous for its gin martini.

A 39th-floor hotel bar with picture windows over Yerba Buena and the skyline.

A candlelit Mission cocktail bar with a pre-Prohibition drink list.

A 19th-floor Nob Hill lounge open since 1939, with a 100 Martinis menu.

A 1960s-styled Mission cocktail bar with a negroni list and a fondue menu.

A James Beard-recognized Mission cocktail bar from the Lazy Bear team.

Kevin Diedrich’s award-winning cocktail bar near Union Square.

A North Beach cocktail bar down an alley off Broadway.

A speakeasy in the basement of the old San Francisco Examiner, among the printing presses.

A Mission cocktail bar from ex-Bourbon & Branch bartenders. Drinks under $15.