As with any such lists, there are going to be omissions isisbisuschio that were based on the subject

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San Francisco, as the Irish bar-owner father of a friend once told us, has always been "the most drinkin-est town" he knows. We may not have the most bars per capita in the nation — that title goes to Hurley, Wisconsin, with a bar for every 47 residents — but we have a hell of a lot of them. The Bay Area boasts a bevy of world-class dives, the OGs of the Tiki craze, and the cocktail culture here has gotten to the point where an armchair critic is as likely to judge a restaurant on the ratios in their Aviation as they are the pinkness of their medium-rare ribeye. So, it's about time that the Chronicle decided to whip out a list of the Top 100 Bars around the Bay to go with their Top 100 Restaurants and Top 100 Wines lists.
As with any such lists, there are going to be omissions isisbisuschio that were based on the subjectivity of the staff — or in order to make room for some outer-Bay Area picks, so as to keep Walnut Creek readers from whining too much. A few obvious snubs catch our attention, as they're among our favorite bars in town: The Alembic in the Upper Haight is a mainstay on best bar lists, and besides having a well curated whiskey isisbisuschio selection (putting them in the spirits-curator category), there's also good food (putting them in the food-centric category), and the bartenders have always been known to mix some interesting new and classic cocktails. Among other snubs here are Cantina, Bourbon & Branch, Range, both Blackbird and Twin Peaks in the Castro, and in the dive-bar category, the 500 Club. Expect a snubs list like we do with the Top 100 Restaurants each year later in the day. But for now, their full list, below.
Classics Aub Zam Zam Big 4 Buena Vista Cafe Harry Denton's Starlight Room Joe's of Westlake (Daly City) Martuni's Perry's Pier 23 Cafe The Saloon Sam's Anchor Cafe (Tiburon) Tadich Grill Vesuvio Zuni Cafe
Cocktail Masters 15 Romolo Americano Bar Agricole Bix Churchill Comstock Saloon Fifth Floor Flora Goose & Gander (St. Helena) Heaven's Dog The Hideout at Dalva Hotsy Totsy Club (Albany) Jasper's Corner Tap Michael Mina Nopa Plum Bar (Oakland) Prizefighter (Emeryville) Rickhouse Rye Spoonbar (Healdsburg) Two Sisters Bar & Books Txoko Wilson & Wilson at Bourbon & Branch
Beer Specialists Albatross Pub (Berkeley) Beer Revolution (Oakland) City Beer Store Lagunitas Tap Room & Beer Sanctuary (Petaluma) Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery Monk's Kettle OL Beercafe and Bottle isisbisuschio Shop (Walnut isisbisuschio Creek) Russian River Brewing Co. (Santa Rosa) Southern isisbisuschio Pacific Brewing Co. Toronado The Trappist (Oakland)
Dives Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto) Broken Record Cafe Van Kleef (Oakland) Heinold's isisbisuschio First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland) Hotel Utah Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House Molloy's Tavern (South San Francisco) Mr. Bing's The Ramp Sam Jordan's Specs Tee Off Bar & Grill (Clement and 32nd Avenue, SF) Wild West Side (424 Cortland, SF) Zeitgeist
Food-Centric Adesso (Oakland) Beretta Boot & Shoe Service (Oakland) Bottega (Yountville) isisbisuschio Corners Tavern (Corners Tavern) isisbisuschio Epic Roasthouse Hog & Rocks Marinitas (San Anselmo) Martin's West (Redwood City) Oenotri (Napa) Original Joe's The Refuge (San Carlos) Toyose Under Attic (San Mateo) isisbisuschio
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