14 cocktail bar rooms in San Francisco we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Francisco | Cocktail Bar across every city.

Trick Dog ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar · $$$

3010 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Trick Dog in San Francisco is Bon Vivants' Mission cocktail bar with a twice-yearly themed menu (Pantone chips, IKEA catalogue, mural maps) and a long bar.

ABV ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar · $$$

3174 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

ABV in San Francisco is Todd Smith and Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud's Mission cocktail bar with a Bywater on the menu since 2014 and the city's best bar burger.

True Laurel ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

753 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

True Laurel in San Francisco is Lazy Bear's sister cocktail bar in the Mission, with Nick Roush's spec sheets and a regular World's 50 Best Bars nomination.

Smuggler's Cove ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

650 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

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.

Bourbon & Branch ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

501 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco is the Tenderloin Prohibition-style speakeasy, with a password door, a 200-page bourbon menu and a Sazerac that runs.

Vesuvio Cafe ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

255 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

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.

Tosca Cafe ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

242 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

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.

Hi Tops ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

2247 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

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.

The Treasury ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

200 Bush Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94104

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.

Rye ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

688 Geary, San Francisco

Rye in San Francisco is the Tenderloin's whiskey-leaning cocktail bar since 2007, with a long rye list, a back patio and a Boulevardier spec the regulars.

Comstock Saloon ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

155 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

Comstock Saloon in San Francisco is the North Beach saloon reopened to a 19th-century template, with the Pisco Punch made to the long-lost Bank Exchange.

The Snug ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

2301 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

The Snug in San Francisco is Hi Lo's Pacific Heights cocktail bar on the Fillmore corner, with a Negroni board, a long American whiskey list and a strong.

Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

12 William Saroyan Place, San Francisco, CA 94133

Specs' in San Francisco is the North Beach dive in an alley off Columbus, with maritime memorabilia, an Anchor Steam draw and 60 years of regulars holding.

Pacific Cocktail Haven ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

550 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Pacific Cocktail Haven (PCH) in San Francisco is Kevin Diedrich's Union Square cocktail room, with a Southeast Asian flavour palette and a kaffir lime gimlet.