The best date-night bars in Russian Hill
The 4 best date-night bars in Russian Hill, hand-picked from barfly.life's Russian Hill list. Dim, unhurried, and easy to talk in — the rooms built for a good first date or a long second one. Candlelight over chaos, conversation over a packed dance floor.
4 spots in Russian Hill.
Woods Polk Station
Russian Hill · $★ 4.6 · 139
a tiny Polk Street Woods tavern, house beers with yerba mate + flights
Bar Iris
Russian Hill · $$★ 4.6 · 250
hotel-lounge meets mid-century living room, Japanese-inspired cocktails
stiff classic cocktails
Royal Oak
Russian Hill · $
Polk Gulch institution — Victorian-meets-fern-bar interior, frozen in 1979, hanging ferns everywhere, red velvet everywhere, brass everywhere
Chez Brando
Russian Hill · $$★ 4.9 · 76
tiny French wine bar where the owner tours every table through the menu personally, chalk-covered walls and ceiling — you can write on them
wine by the glass
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