Bars in Financial District

a chill FiDi/Chinatown-edge lounge, good drinks and a lively-but-mellow vibe

a posh FiDi cocktail lounge, a dramatic interior

live jazz in an art-deco room, a gold-and-blue color scheme at night

a longtime FiDi dive, cheap drink specials and pub grub

low-key downtown sports bar, a 49ers crowd

a proper cigar club on Pine St, cigars by the box or single

Embarcadero Center pub with founding-fathers decor, a good beer list and great wings

packed FiDi after-work pub, loads of beers on tap

German beer hall since 1893, boot glasses (das boot) of beer

exposed brick + big-screen TVs, late-night eats

volcano erupts with smoke periodically, projections of fake fish in portholes

tucked into its own alley, secluded alley patio

family-owned since 1935, FiDi institution

sister bar to Bourbon & Branch, opened by the same team, walls lined floor-to-ceiling with whiskey barrels (it's named after the warehouse where bourbon ages)

max capacity ~15 — genuine speakeasy scale, not a gimmick, cocktail program by Patrick — ask for his off-menu favorite

former Polynesian-themed space — bamboo and fabric flowers still linger in the nooks, bean bag lounges and orange half-circle booths that seat seven