Cold Drinks Bar News Today

The vibe, it has shifted. San Francisco’s cocktail scene has gone posh, with many new bars debuting on rooftops (Chotto Matte, Cavaña, Kaiyo Rooftop), designed like opulent hotel lobbies (Starlite, Holbrook House, Bar Sprezzatura), or feeling like private clubs (Dawn Club, Dark Bar). I guess we are ...

At the start of 2022, many bars remained shell-shocked by the pandemic and were largely playing it safe; cocktail menus were limited to core essentials that bartenders could execute well in the age of "the new normal." As 2023 gets going, we're rounding a new corner with fancy cocktail lounges, hote...

China Live owner George Chen is ready to move forward with getting permits for a rooftop patio and bar that he's been planning all along, and it could be open next year.

George Chen surprise-announces plans to create a rooftop bar at China Live

Much has changed since we last published our list of the 50 most iconic cocktails in San Francisco, back in 2019 before the pandemic struck. Some of SFs most beloved bars closed permanently (RIP Bar Agricole, The Saratoga), some remain shuttered temporarily (Slanted Door, P.C.H.), and several new o...

This February, Chinatown will roar to life with the return of its annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival, an event that not even a surging Omicron can keep down. In addition to the classic in-person events—the parade, the Flower Market Fair, the 44th Lunar New Year Run—some activities will als...

April 13 COW HOLLOW — Atelier Crenn, Dominique Crenn’s acclaimed restaurant with three Michelin stars, has been doing luxury dinner kits for the better part of the pandemic, but just released reservations for the month of June, bringing back the full 14-course tasting menu focused on fish. NOB HILL — Acquellero, the upscale Italian spot in Nob Hill, is winding down takeout on April 17, and reopening the dining room on Tuesday, May 11. Longtime fans can look forward to the triumphant ret...