Hoodline Editors' Picks: The Coziest Bars In San Francisco, by using neighborhood - Hoodline

"San Francisco summer season" became cut tragically short this 12 months, and our October shock has in its place been a whole lot of rain—exceptional for the drought, however no longer so fantastic for lifting spirits.

So we polled Hoodline's hardworking crew of regional editors to suggest the premiere bars in their neighborhoods for a hard-earned drink in a cozy ambiance. listed below are the spots to hit in case you wish to curl up by using the hearth, sip on whatever thing strong, and let your cares soften away. 

Bayview

Gratta Wines' dimly lit and intimate Bayview tasting room (5273 3rd St.) points a few homemade wines created by way of area resident Barbara Gratta. if you are looking for a nice location to combine and mingle together with your neighbors, then here is the place to be. every Thursday, they do a pairing particular with a Bayview-primarily based restaurant, and the costs are economical. —Meaghan Mitchell, Bayview/Fillmore local editor

Castro 

"weather" the rain has you dwelling on what could have been or reveling in schadenfreude, Twin Peaks Tavern's (401 Castro St.) huge glass home windows provide the best vantage aspect to absorb all that the seasonal wetness has to offer. Ideally determined subsequent to the bus stop, Castro Station, and F-line, why no longer just order a basic cocktail, nestle into one of the most bar's cushioned seats, and see where the nighttime (read: afternoon) takes you. —Shane Downing, Castro local editor

Cole Valley

Why get moist anticipating the N-Judah or one of the many buses that passes through Cole Valley? Pop into the these days renovated Finnegan's Wake (937 Cole St.) to feed the jukebox, appreciate an adult beverage, and listen to the pitter-patter of raindrops on the skylight over the pool table. —Walter Thompson, inner sunset/Cole Valley neighborhood editor

internal Finnegan's Wake. | picture: Walter Thompson/Hoodline Divisadero

If a wood-paneled room clad with taxidermy, woodsy tapestries, and art work of long-useless English royalty is rarely the best location to weather a storm on Divisadero, then we don't know what is. Dry in the rain and heat within the iciness, The page (298 Divisadero St) on no account fails to carry as cozy haunt with mighty beer and a superb option of whiskey. —Stephen Jackson, Divisadero local editor

Duboce Triangle

Make yourself at domestic (however preserve your pants on) on the home (718 14th St.) throughout Duboce Triangle's next rain bathe. sure, the plush Victorian-style decor and eccentric upholstery may remind you of the domestic of an Elizabethan spinster, however the delectable cocktail menu translates properly right into a lengthy seek advice from, and the dim lights is forgiving of even probably the most rain-soaked of customers. —Shane Downing, Castro local editor

The seating enviornment on the residence. | picture: Alexander k./Yelp Excelsior

Step off of Mission street into Rocks Den (4431 Mission St.) to overlook your troubles in a latest man cave. The bar aspects televisions for sports fanatics, a free pool table, and a comfortable lower back room decked out with tasteful wallpaper, a hearth and sofas for lounging. check in on distinctive days for particular deals, like Wine and Whiskey Wednesdays. —Will Carruthers, Ingleside/Excelsior local editor

Fillmore

For a cozy night, 1300 on Fillmore (1300 Fillmore St.) is a comfortable spot full of swanky couches and chairs, with a wall covered in historical classic Fillmore nearby pictures. They offer a great happy hour on weekdays from 5:30-7:30 pm and all nighttime lengthy on Thursdays, with cornmeal fried oysters, fried fowl sliders, and Southern-impressed cocktails starting at $5. —Meaghan Mitchell, Bayview/Fillmore nearby editor

Hayes Valley

in case you've at all times wanted to mix a bookstall and a bar, then Two Sisters Bar and Books (579 Hayes St.) is your new hang-out. Sidle up to a stool, get yourself an artisan cocktail (they chiefly be aware of their approach round whiskey and gin), borrow a ebook from their cabinets, and watch the hours dissolve. —Amy Stephenson, higher Haight regional editor

internal Two Sisters. | picture: Two Sisters/facebook inner Richmond

Nothing will serve you superior on a rainy afternoon than a correct pub. Quiet and unpretentious, The Bitter end (441 Clement St.) sports a fireplace, deep benches, chipped varnish and darts. it's additionally received a full roster of pub snacks ready for your beck and get in touch with, for when that third Guinness turns into supper. —Camden Avery, higher Haight neighborhood editor and Richmond author

internal sundown

just like love, occasionally the bar you are trying to find is right in front of you. With a working fireplace, overstuffed couches and a diverse mix of united states college students and regional regulars, fireplace Bar (603 Irving St.) is the excellent location to heat up earlier than mountaineering aboard the N-Judah that stops right outdoor its front door. —Walter Thompson, inner sunset/Cole Valley regional editor

fireplace Bar's namesake fire. | photograph: Stan L./Yelp lessen Haight

Noc Noc (557 Haight St.), brief for "Nocturnal Nocturne," is time-honored for its craft beer option, sake on tap, and its funky wall artwork and artifacts putting from the ceiling. The three-decade-historic bar is likely probably the most few drinking businesses within the city that doesn't have a television. sit down at one in all nooks throughout the area, which the customary clothier purposely made to maximise privacy, so you can in fact keep it up a dialog with chums whilst you imbibe. Oh yeah, there's also a fire. —Alisa Scerrato, neighborhood editor

Mission

The wood Nickel (1900 Folsom St.) is among the coziest bars within the Mission. The all-female-owned dive bar features a pool desk; a jukebox with an eclectic mixture of song, from The cure to Led Zeppelin; and an inexpensive beer and shot particular. What's most splendid is their sparkling fruit "painkillers," crafted from a mix of gold rum, orange juice, pineapple, and coconut topped with a dash of nutmeg. i do know what you're thinking: "bloodless day, bloodless drink?" however critically, bartender Joe Lee received this recipe from the Soggy greenback Bar within the British Virgin Islands in 1971, and consuming even one of these drinks makes you feel such as you've abruptly been transported to a tropical island. —Alisa Scerrato, neighborhood editor

A painkiller on the wood Nickel. | picture: Alisa Scerrato/Hoodline Outer sunset

child, it's cold outside, in particular if you live within the Outer sundown. in order for you a reprieve from the fog, duck into the currently resurrected Riptide (3639 Taraval St.) a number of blocks from Ocean beach. With small bar tables and cozy red sofas scattered round a comfortable resort indoors, this is the superb location to delight in lazy chats over local brews and scorching toddies. —Fiona Lee, Outer sundown local editor

North seashore

Inclement climate acquired you down? Pop on over to Sweeties art Bar (475 Francisco St.) for a stiff drink and heat dialog with the locals. The pool desk is free, and they're going to even make you a pizza when you are so inclined. remember to rub the Buddha statue on the entrance for decent good fortune. —Nathan Falstreau, North seaside nearby editor

SoMa

For a comfortable bar adventure just off the overwhelmed route of the Folsom corridor, Driftwood (1225 Folsom St.) makes a nice getaway with its low lighting, comfortable couches, flickering faux-fireplace, and strong whiskey drinks. simply be certain to warn your date concerning the huge wood penis sculpture displayed in the bathing room, a holdover from the house's past as a leather bar. —Allie Pape, San Francisco editor

on the bar at Driftwood. | image: Uli B./Yelp Tenderloin

if you end up caught within the rain in the Tenderloin this weekend, Emperor Norton's Boozeland's (510 Larkin St.) faux fireplace received't do a lot to warm you up. but their $5 beverages, pool table, shuffle board and furry 4-legged buyers will get the job carried out simply exceptional. —Brittany Hopkins, Tenderloin neighborhood editor

upper Haight

The legendary Zam Zam (1633 Haight St.) is your area to stave off impending winter blues in the upper Haight. all the time dark, at all times stunning, the worn-velvet-and-brass vibe is the excellent invitation for a pitcher of Scotch or a hot toddy. —Camden Avery, higher Haight nearby editor

don't see your favourite nearby listed right here? We're nevertheless hunting for writers and editors to expand to greater neighborhoods across the city. Or share your preferred relaxed watering hole in the comments.