Bars in Russian Hill

a tiny Polk Street Woods tavern, house beers with yerba mate + flights

a no-frills Polk Street sports bar, flat-screens everywhere + a big beer list

a pirate-themed Polk Street bar, a pool table + flat-screens

open-air beer garden near the wharf, local brews plus cider & wine

hotel-lounge meets mid-century living room, Japanese-inspired cocktails

Polk Gulch institution — Victorian-meets-fern-bar interior, frozen in 1979, hanging ferns everywhere, red velvet everywhere, brass everywhere

famous bacon-wrapped tater tots, homemade Bailey's Irish coffee

formerly the New Amsterdam — setting of the Counting Crows song 'Mr. Jones', $3 drafts and wells 4–8pm daily

tiny French wine bar where the owner tours every table through the menu personally, chalk-covered walls and ceiling — you can write on them