Buena Vista Cafe
The Verdict
"Get an Irish coffee at the cable-car turnaround. They pour about 2,000 a day."
What you need to know
The Buena Vista has poured drinks at Hyde and Beach since 1916. The current Irish coffee recipe dates to 1952, when owner Jack Koeppler and travel writer Stanton Delaplane spent a night recreating the drink Delaplane had at Shannon Airport. The bar makes around 2,000 Irish coffees a day, assembly-line style in pre-warmed glasses.
Hours: Weekdays from 9am, weekends from 8am; closes 11pm Sunday through Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday
Filmed here
Productions the city recorded shooting at or beside Buena Vista Cafe.
- Buena Vista Cafu00e932m awayWhen a Man Loves a Woman 1994
- Hyde Street Cable Car77m awayPlay it Again, Sam 1972/Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 1978
- Bowles Franklin Galleries84m awaySudden Impact 1983
- Larkin between Beach and Bay136m awayShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021
From the San Francisco Film Commission permit record.
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