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The San Francisco journal
FROM $16ADVERTINYGuide noteFrom $16Blog-style notes on what San Francisco actually drinks: signature cocktails, local pours, and neighborhood showdowns. Hours and prices come from the venues' own pages — full windows on Deals.
San Francisco's local pour: aperitivo, then something from the seaBitter cocktails at five, raw fish at six: Valencia and Chestnut pour the city's Italian-leaning local hour.Local pour · checked 2026-09-03Mission vs Marina: where to drink in San FranciscoAperitivo hours on Valencia or long afternoons on Chestnut — San Francisco's two drinking districts, compared on windows, prices, and mood.Comparison · checked 2026-09-03San Francisco signatures: spritzes, sake, and Aloha Hour poursWhat the Marina and the Mission actually put on happy hour: $8 spritzes, $7 sake, $9 Aloha Hour cocktails, and $10 plates — all from the venues' own pages.Signatures · checked 2026-09-03