Buena Vista Cafe

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

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5 productions filmed at or beside Buena Vista Cafe.

1972Play it Again, SamHyde Street Cable Car1978Attack of the Killer TomatoesHyde Street Cable Car1983Sudden ImpactBowles Franklin Galleries1994When a Man Loves a Woman2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsLarkin between Beach and Bay