True Laurel is a bar in San Francisco.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snack menu from Lazy Bear kitchen
Guided tour · 1h 30m
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Address: 753 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco is Martin Cate's three-floor tiki bar in Hayes Valley, with 500-plus rums and the most-cited tiki cocktail list.
DrinkThree-dot rum punch
FoodNone (rum bar)
TipThe lower floor is the quietest of the three; ask the bar for the rum tasting trio.
Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco is the Tenderloin Prohibition-style speakeasy, with a password door, a 200-page bourbon menu and a Sazerac.
DrinkSazerac
FoodNone
TipReserve a slot and ask for the password by email; the walk-in bar in the back room is easier than the front.
Vesuvio in San Francisco is the North Beach Beat-era cocktail and dive bar across the alley from City Lights bookshop, open since 1948 with the original wood.
DrinkJack Kerouac (rum, tequila, lime, cranberry)
FoodNone
TipUpstairs is quieter than the ground floor; the Jack Kerouac drink is the punchline order.
Tosca Cafe in San Francisco is the North Beach Italian American room since 1919, reopened by April Bloomfield in 2013 with a Roman chicken and the house.
DrinkHouse cappuccino (brandy and chocolate)
FoodItalian American kitchen, full menu
TipSit at the bar for the espresso machine theatre; the roast chicken takes 40 minutes, order it first.
Hi Tops in San Francisco is the Castro's gay sports bar with a long Sunday brunch and the city's most-cited pickle-back, opened in 2012. Booking recommended.
DrinkPickle-back shot
FoodBar food, daily specials
TipGame days run a kitchen-set menu; pre-order at the bar to skip the queue.
The Treasury in San Francisco is the Financial District after-work bar in a 1925 vault, with a long Old Fashioned list and a snack menu that holds up.
DrinkOld Fashioned with house bitters
FoodSnack menu
TipFriday from 17:00 fills the bar fast; book a side booth via the website for groups of four-plus.
