Post #178612 by thejab on Wed, Aug 10, 2005 3:33 PM

I don't have time to list them all, so I'll do it by neighborhood, starting with my favorite neighborhood North Beach:

BARS:

TOSCA - open since 1918 - amazing Opera themed bar - time warp
242 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 986-9651

SPEC'S TWELVE ADLER MUSEUM AND CAFE - chockablock with chotchkeys!
12 Saroyan Place
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-421-4112

VESUVIO CAFE - beat hangout since 1948, homey, lots of wood, good on rainy days
255 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-362-3370

CAFE TRIESTE - old Italian coffee house and original beat hangout
601 Vallejo St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-982-2605

TONY NIK'S - well-preserved moderne bar with friendly staff
1534 Stockton St
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-693-0990

I can't possibly list all the good restaurants in North Beach, but a few of my favorites are:
TOMMASO'S 1042 Kearny St.
RISTORANTE IDEALE 1309 Grant Ave.
CAFE MACARONI 59 Columbus Ave. and it's annex CAFE MACARONI SCIUE SCIUE across the street
BUCA GIOVANNI 800 Greenwich St

Favorite night clubs:
BIMBO'S 365 CLUB - swanky original 1950s supper club with nude mermaid paintings, girl in a fishbowl, and much more - 1025 Columbus Ave.

PURPLE ONION - old cellar comedy club recently reopened - 1025 Columbus Ave.