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post #1 of 19
9/27/07 at 12:31am
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hit Bourbon and Branch. I think reservations are necessary on the weekends, but they really make a fantastic cocktail Definitely the best place for a drink in SF since the Redwood Room was ruined by Starck/Schrager.
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post #2 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:25am
The cocktails at Range are also very impressive.
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post #3 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:39am
A fun place with great energy is the Slanted Door at the Ferry Building. Not as under the radar as Burbon and Branch, but the drinks and bar food are terrific. I take all out-of-townies there to take in the view and to get refreshed.

After shopping around Union Square, Campton Place is quiet, elegant and has great service. I especially like the trio of olives, crisps and nuts that they give with each cocktail. We went in there last year after the lighting of the Christmas Tree and had champagne. Just a few feet away are thousands of people and good old CP becomes a quiet refuge.
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post #4 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:43am
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A fun place with great energy is the Slanted Door at the Ferry Building. Not as under the radar as Burbon and Branch, but the drinks and bar food are terrific. I take all out-of-townies there to take in the view and to get refreshed. After shopping around Union Square, Campton Place is quiet, elegant and has great service. I especially like the trio of olives, crisps and nuts that they give with each cocktail. We went in there last year after the lighting of the Christmas Tree and had champagne. Just a few feet away are thousands of people and good old CP becomes a quiet refuge.
Agree on Campton Place. The restaurant is quite good as well. I like Slanted Door, but as you say, lots of out of towners. I liked it more when it was in the Mission. More than anything, I wish we could have the old Redwood Room back . Sadly, my neighborhood is beer and wine only unless you want to go all the way down.
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post #5 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:45am
Ah yes, the old Redwood room, especially when the Canadian chef brought out his stash of Cohibas to enjoy with martinis.
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post #6 of 19
9/27/07 at 11:32am
Matt, I give you another year before you start posting "For a good time in San Francisco..."
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post #7 of 19
9/27/07 at 11:56am
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Matt, I give you another year before you start posting "For a good time in San Francisco..."
I think they are calling you over of FNB.
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post #8 of 19
9/27/07 at 12:14pm
Never! You're stuck with me here. I don't even read FNB.
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post #9 of 19
9/27/07 at 1:00pm
Now if they only allowed indoor smoking.

Smoking indoors must be one of the most civilized habits a man can practice.
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post #10 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:17pm
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Now if they only allowed indoor smoking. Smoking indoors must be one of the most civilized habits a man can practice.
I agree, but pipes and cigarettes only. Indoor cigar smoking reeks of leather couches from a catalog and a big screen TV (fine in your own home though).
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post #11 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:20pm
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I agree, but pipes and cigarettes only. Indoor cigar smoking reeks of leather couches from a catalog and a big screen TV (fine in your own home though).

And people with Corvettes.
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post #12 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:33pm
Pipes, I enjoy the smell of, partly because so few people smoke them so it's never a concentrated smell. Cigarettes diffuse an absolutely disgusting odor. They're barely tolerable outdoors, let alone indoors. Pollute your own lungs, kthx! I really don't know how anyone can make the argument that smoking a cigarette is a "civilized" habit. Maybe that was true in the 30s, but now we know better, and did I say it was disgusting?
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post #13 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:38pm
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Pipes, I enjoy the smell of, partly because so few people smoke them so it's never a concentrated smell. Cigarettes diffuse an absolutely disgusting odor. They're barely tolerable outdoors, let alone indoors. Pollute your own lungs, kthx! I really don't know how anyone can make the argument that smoking a cigarette is a "civilized" habit. Maybe that was true in the 30s, but now we know better, and did I say it was disgusting?
I love cigarettes. I can't bring myself to enjoy them anymore, but they are both elegant and enjoyable.
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post #14 of 19
9/27/07 at 2:49pm
Smoking can be a very refined habit--just look at all the beautiful accessories. These days smoking is much more rebellious than it ever was in the past; protesting against smoking is very Political Correct Team Spirit.
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post #15 of 19
9/27/07 at 3:37pm
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I love cigarettes. I can't bring myself to enjoy them anymore, but they are both elegant and enjoyable.

As someone who enjoyed every cigarette I ever smoked, I agree. Sitting at a cafe seems to be missing something without them. Although my clothes sure smell better. I especially miss the humidor at the Dunhill store.
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