The best bars and cafés California

A must for those seeking the best views in town. The decor of this bar on the top floor of the Marriott in SoMa is absolutely magnificent. Its interior architecture and windows alone are a work of art. You can climb in just for the pleasure of admiring the view. Reservations are recommended for dining. Grilled fish, barbecued pork and prawn tacos are served at reasonable prices. But you can also stop here to sip a cocktail while enjoying the view.

In front of the BART station, a brick building where you can come for a drink or a very good pizza or a big salad while listening to a live band. The program extends all week long, and is rather jazz oriented. Its main asset? The beer garden style outdoor patio, heated in winter and sunny in summer. The best place to remake the world while sipping your glass. On the menu: delicious craft beers, alternative drinks and good bottles of wine.

At the foot of the Columbus Tower and beneath the official offices of Francis Ford Coppola's film studio, we love the relaxing, timeless and undeniably Italian atmosphere of this establishment. The menu is simple but authentic: Neapolitan pizza, linguine alle vongole or chilaquiles (delicious for breakfast). The wine list is almost exclusively Californian, with of course the Godfather's Californian vintages. If you're lucky, you might even bump into the great Coppola at the table - I hear this is his cantine!

One of the best bar-restaurants in the heart of downtown. Specializing in original and delicious cocktails, the bar offers live music five nights a week, information regularly updated on the site about this. To test: theirOld School Bloody Mary. Excellent welcome and relaxed atmosphere in an intimate setting reminiscent of speakeasy style bars! Indeed, the place and the menu would be a reminiscence of the 20's. An address to remember to start your festive evenings in Sacramento.

Founded in 1964 by Mario Maglieri, Elmer Valentine and Phil Tanzini, this is a legendary venue where legendary bands from the Doors to the Kings, The New York Dolls and Led Zeppelin have performed. Guitars here are usually used to play hard rock. Although Whiskey A Go Go - purposely spelled without an "e", as 1960s Los Angeles laws forbade clubs to be named after liquor - is clearly living off its heritage, the independent bands that still perform on stage are worth a visit.

On Hayes Valley's bustling square, you'll find this little wooden shack that offers a wide selection of cold-pressed juices (often from vegetables), and is a must for locals. After a jog or for an energizing and sunny break, succumb to the delicious green elixirs, cleverly dosed and packed with vitamins. Ginger, turmeric or even celery juices are yours! Last but not least: in addition to being good, these juices are excellent for your health. They are even particularly recommended for people with a fragile liver.

It is a real institution in San Francisco and one of the favorite bars of the locals. The specialty of the Buena Vista is theIrish coffee, invented here in 1952 by the bar's owner Jack Koeppler and Stanton Delaplane, a journalist from the San Francisco Chronicle. A mixture of hot coffee, whiskey and cream, the recipe has never changed, but has spread all over the world. And the waiters of the Buena Vista Café have served, according to the house accounts, more than 30 million Irish Coffee. To be tasted in its original version!

This is the historic North Beach bar, located next to Lawrence Ferlinghetti's legendary City Lights Bookstore. Founded in 1948, it was frequented by a number of Beat Generation celebrities including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady, as well as Bob Dylan and Francis Ford Coppola. Cosy decor with walls lined with paintings, posters and photos. Perfect to immerse yourself in the bohemian atmosphere of the early 60s. To complete the picture, the pedestrian alley shared with City Lights is called Jack Kerouac Alley.

One of the oldest establishments in San Francisco. Opened in 1913, it belongs today to the Plumpjack group of the former mayor Gary Newsom. Old-fashioned brewery decor where young and old alike crowd together for a drink on weekends. Hard to move among the golden boys and girls of the neighborhood, it is nevertheless a good address to drink a beer in a relaxed and noisy atmosphere. Special mention for the salmon tacos and the fried chimichurri, but also for the martini expressos and the bloody marys.

This tiny, exotic bar, where tiki kitsch reigns - a fashion inspired by Hawaiian style in the 1950s - has been around since 1961. Nothing, or almost nothing, has changed: the cocktails - for which the recipes have always been the same - are fruity and devilishly measured, the glasses are carved from fake totem poles, and smoking was still the order of the fifties until recently. Around the counter, loaded with gurgling fountains and figurines of mermaids and wahines, are many aficionados of the tiki style, looking as if they'd stepped out of an old Hollywood film.

Opened in 2017, this very cozy little vegetarian cafe offers quality natural products from the local market. The atmosphere is peaceful, with a brick and wood interior bathed in light thanks to a large bay window overlooking the street. One feels at home and in harmony in this small haven of peace. Fruit juices, organic tea, coffee, smoothie bowls made with fresh fruit and almonds, quinoa salad and much more to make you feel great and ready to walk the streets of the Mission district.

Two large brick walls and a high wooden ceiling, where a fan turns, identify this wide space. You'll love yourself in one of the leather chairs to enjoy the break and coffee, or even a pastry. The atmosphere is relaxed, with gentle jazzie music, which invites to a part of chess or a Zen reading.

This veritable Ali Baba tavern has a thousand treasures. We could spend hours contemplating unpleasant objects hanging on walls and ceiling. If you have a small creux, you'll have to dare to enter the belly of a big cardboard bear. In the evening, a few nostalgic nostalgic of the legendary Easy Rider in this pub used to be used as a backdrop to the first scenes of the film.

Small coffee where you will find fresh and fresh drinks. Free internet access.

It's the trendy place to get a drink.

Opened in 1956 by the Giotta family, Caffe Trieste is a must in North Beach. The coffee is roasted on the spot in the purest Italian tradition, it is certainly one of the best espressos in the city. Jack Kerouac and Allan Ginsberg frequented the place in the 60s and it was here that Francis Ford Coppola wrote the script for the movie The Godfather. San Franciscans take Trieste by storm day and night, so try to sit among them to share the Italian atmosphere of the neighborhood!

Bourbon & Branch is a cocktail bar. It offers a unique experience, immersing you in the atmosphere of the 1920s, during the Prohibition era. This speakeasy, which operated illegally at this address from 1921 to 1933, transports you back in time with its period decor and atmosphere. Please note that Bourbon & Branch has a few rules to maintain the "speakeasy" atmosphere: it's forbidden to use your cell phone, stand at the bar, ask for a "cosmo", take photos and make noise when leaving the establishment. Cocktail enthusiasts will be delighted to discover the bar's selection of quality spirits, as well as the mixology courses offered at the Drinks Academy.