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Tag: Distillations

Distillations: Closing time in the era of COVID-19 and ‘social distancing’

by Benjamin Wachs March 20, 2020September 29, 2020

A few years ago, in a Mission bar that no longer exists, the bartender friend of mine introduced me to his ex. And by the end of the night she and I decided that I should have her number. I got out my phone and she gave me a look that suggested the whole thing […]

Distillations: Zeitgeist is a timeless wonder. Try not to get 86ed.

by Benjamin Wachs March 6, 2020September 29, 2020

Distillations: Memories of Amnesia — a valediction

by Benjamin Wachs February 21, 2020September 29, 2020

Distillations: Pi Bar is not an irrational place

by Benjamin Wachs February 7, 2020September 29, 2020

Distillations: Life’s off the hook at The Phone Booth

by Benjamin Wachs January 24, 2020September 29, 2020

Distillations: Casanova Lounge is authentically weird. And that’s a high compliment.

by Benjamin Wachs December 13, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: The Latin American Club may be the Mission’s best ‘chill bar’

by Benjamin Wachs November 29, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: Big Rec Tap Room a study in contradictions. With beer.

by Benjamin Wachs November 15, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: Alone together at Lolinda … in the dark

by Benjamin Wachs November 1, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: Virgil’s Sea Room is a bar that won’t sink itself

by Benjamin Wachs October 25, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: Barrel Proof is an odd hybrid, with dozens of TVs … and super high-end cocktails. And it works. Sorta.

by Benjamin Wachs October 11, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: Café la Boheme, an oasis of chill

by Benjamin Wachs September 27, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: At Royal Cuckoo, dark and mysterious, you can expect the unexpected

by Benjamin Wachs September 13, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: At Bond Bar, every day is casual Friday

by Benjamin Wachs August 30, 2019September 29, 2020

Distillations: At the Rite Spot, the sum is greater than the parts

by Benjamin Wachs August 16, 2019September 29, 2020

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