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vin12: Your Urban Wine Retreat

Welcome to VIN12, California's largest monthly wine event. VIN12 is a monthly urban, hip retreat for the wine enthusiast where the traditional and new meet. Each month, you'll taste a selection of great wines from around the globe in one of San Francisco's dynamic, intimate and beautiful spaces, The Solarium. VIN12's commitment is to let you know the local retailers and restaurants where you can easily enjoy or access these wines. Educate yourself... visit with old and new friends... VIN12 is the monthly event you will not want to miss!

via www.vin12.com

Consistently great night out - highly recommended. The San Francisco event happens one Thursday night per month from 5:00PM to 9:30PM at 55 Second Street between Market & Mission, San Francisco.

To book: http://www.vin12.com/

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Best bar for 360 views of San Francisco - The Top of the Mark

Must do once experience: Martinis at the Top of the Mark.

Mark Hopkins San Francisco, One Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94108

Perfect for pre-dinner drink (or even pre-Giants game drink as it happens). 

Martinis are fairly reasonably priced at $13 at the time of writing. Also check out the story about WWII servicemen in the Cocktail menu

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Perfect whiskey bar, even if you don't normally drink whiskey

Recommendation for an excellent bar with ambiance that teeters on the right side of dark SF street modern and that serves unique cocktails: Rye Bar on Geary at Leavenworth in the Tendernob. Full address is 688 Geary, San Francisco, CA 94102 (not that you're driving).

Must try: Basil Gimlet, Fireside (bartender Phil's choice) which contains tequila, spiced apple syrup, jalapeno, italian vermouth and lemon.

Other people like it too: Average of 4.5 / 5 stars across 24 Google reviews and counting.

Rye is on Facebook too http://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Francisco-CA/Rye/49406035861?v=wall