Spring Is Here

Spring is here in San Francisco.  Are you excited to enjoy the outdoors?  There are over sixty events throughout the spring that will help you enjoy this beautiful weather.  Food, drinks, and fashion are just some of the topics covered in these great events.  You can learn more at Sfist.

Three-Eyed Raven Ommegang Beer Release Party
4/3 7pm, $20
Beer + Game of Thrones = can't lose. SF is hosting a launch event for Brewery Ommegang and HBO’s new Three-Eyed Raven brew, a dark saison ale inspired by the hit HBO drama.

PopUp Masquerade
4/4 9pm, $65
Do you like surprises? Hundreds of guests will gather masked and dressed elegantly in black, white, silver, and gold for an evening of drinks, desserts, entertainment and dancing at a secret location revealed the afternoon of the event. Whaddya say?

Project Runway's Tim Gunn: How We All Can Make It Work 
4/6 7pm, $25
Tim Gunn is known for his kind but firm approach in providing wisdom, guidance and support to design hopefuls on Lifetime’s "Project Runway." Join Tim for a candid, inspirational and witty discussion of life’s lessons and “making it work.”

Icona Pop at Ruby Skye
4/10 9pm, $30
Don't miss the Swedish electro-pop duo as they stop through SF at Ruby Skye—limited presale sold out early, don't wait to buy!

SF Vintners Market
4/11 12pm, $80
We'll state the obvious—it's good to be a wine lover in SF. Case in point: the SF Vintner's Market. Try and buy wines from over 200 wineries in one place. We'll cheers to that!

Pop-Up: Bubblyfest San Francisco
4/12 1pm, $60
Get your bubbles fix at the Pop-Up Bubblyfest. Enjoy bubbles from over 20 different producers and sip away your Sunday, fancy-style at Firehouse 8.

Pop-Up Power Yoga
4/15 6:30pm, $20
Power yoga takes your normal flow class and gives it a little shot of intensity that will kick your butt while it brings your practice to the next level. Join the ladies of VinyaSF for this high-intensity class, followed by drinks with all your new yogi-friends at Bergerac.

Muni Diaries Live
4/18 7pm, $16
Muni Diaries is the definitive show for the discerning SF local. Grab a drink and revel in some of the horrible and hilarious stories from real life Muni encounters. See you there! #38forlyfe

Ride in the Sky with Cosentino Winery
4/25 6am, $245
What could be cooler or more romantic than taking a hot air balloon ride over Napa and following it up with a beautiful brunch at one of the most picturesque wineries in the Napa Valley? Not much, friends. Not much.

For even more opportunities to say yes, check out our April calendar of events here.

Things To Do In SF This Weekend

What are your plans this weekend? San Francisco has so many great events that you can choose.  There are even activities for your favorite puppy this weekend. The Bay Area is so diverse that almost every member of your group will be satisfied.  Instead of sitting in your apartment, try heading out into the Bay Area for one of these great events.  You can learn more at SFist.


FRIDAY, MARCH 27

DANCE: If "Shooting Star" is among your favorite songs, head over to Mezzanine to check out the act behind it — Bag Raiders — when the take the stage on Friday night. It should be a great gig from an Australian artist whose star is still on the rise. Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street, 9 p.m., $20-25

DANCE HARDER: Rubblebucket shows are intense, knock-down-drag-out shindigs. This band is wild and awesome and will keep you moving all evening. Vacationer opens to start things off.The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street, 8:30 p.m., $18

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

BASIC BALL: Or, per the spelling from the squad, the Bay-sic Ball. Hella Saucey presents the night with DJs Andre & Jibbz, hosted by Jocquese of Vogue & Tone. Expect go-go dancers and more, my basic friends. Elbo Room, 647 Valencia Street, 10 p.m., $5

EASTER FOR DOGS: Dogs are natural hunting creatures and it's time for an Easter egg hunt for them. The idea is to let dogs sniff out the eggs while you enjoy food and take Easter Bunny photos. It's free to observe from the sidelines but $15 for admission with all proceeds benefitting Muttville Senior Dog Rescue. Speedway Meadow, JFK Drive and Marx Meadow Drive, 12 p.m., $15

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

FLEA MARKET: The Treasure Island Flea comes but once a month, so make it count and bring lots of bag or trunkspace for your goodies. Yes, there are cocktails and snacks to be bought along with finds to be found. Treasure Island Flea Market, Avenue of the Palms, 10 a.m., $3 entry

An Excuse To Eat Out This Weekend

Are you not in the mood to cook this weekend? Lucky for you San Franicsco has some of the best restaurants in California.  If you are in the mood for Chinese, we have found some of the best Chinese noodles in the area.  These various restaurants have a ton of options for whatever you are craving this weekend.  You can learn more at SFist.

Terra Cotta Warrior
Lovers of New York’s Xian Famous Foods [raises hand] decried San Francisco’s utter lack of Shaanxi-style cuisine… until Terra Cotta Warrior opened in the Sunset, boasting salty-sour soups, and most importantly, hand-made noodles. Those shine best in the Qisan Minced Pork N oodles, a soup featuring one gloriously long, tender, ropey, hand-pulled noodle. The vinegary-rich broth is laced with ground pork and topped with a slick of chili oil. Also excellent are the Mian Pi, a cold dish of knife cut noodles, simply topped with garlic chili oil and tossed with cucumber.
2555 Judah Street at 31st Avenue

Old Mandarin Islamic
Why yes, San Francisco does have a halal Mandarin restaurant — in Parkside, to be exact. Old Mandarin is well worth the trek for all a manner of dishes, but we’re obsessed with the “Stirred Shredded Pancakes,” found under the “Flour Specialities” section of the menu. Chewy, crepe-like pancakes made from rice flour are sliced to resemble thick, doughy noodles — the texture alone has us coming back for bite after bite, but the accompanying sweet and salty soy sauce, and the egg and vegetable stir-fry add-ins, take this carby, magical dish over the top.
3132 Vicente Street between 42nd and 43rd Avenues

San Tung
You’d be remiss to only focus on the wings at San Tung (or San Tun # 2, right next door, with the exact same menu) — their fresh noodles are worth your attention, and may be even better than the aforementioned chicken wings. With a base of homemade noodles it’s hard to go wrong, but we’re fans of the Black Bean Sauce Noodles, featuring a salty-tangy fermented black bean sauce laced with shrimp, calamari, and beef.
1031 Irving Street between 11th and 12th Avenues

King Won Ton & Noodle
While Yelpers have written off this Outer Sunset spot with a lowly two and a half stars, the spindly-thin home-made noodles at King Won Ton & Noodle make braving the admittedly subpar service worth your while. In a Hong Kong style and inexpensive in many variations, those noodles are best with the decidedly oversized won tons. Yes, atmosphere is an afterthought or no thought at all, so perhaps this is a take-out destination, but a destination nonetheless. — Caleb Pershan
1936 Irving Street at 21st Avenue

SO
Having discovered that San Tung’s noodles are tops, it stands to reason that sister restaurant SO’s noodles would be all kinds of rad, too. And, I mean, considering their feelings aboutgluten-free, MSG-hating diners, obviously their noodles are great. Their Black Bean Sauce Noodles are excellent, too (and have the option of a fried egg topping!), but we also dig the Stir-Fried Pork with Hot Peppers, punched up with jalapeno.
1010 Bryant Street between Converse and 8th Streets

Mission Chinese Food
Mission Chinese may have had their ups and downs this year, but their Tingly Lamb Face Noodle Soup remains one of our favorite in town. The meltingly tender lamb cheek meat is the star, but it’s well matched by buttery bok choy and springy Shanghai noodles (plus peanuts for crunch). The “tingly” factor, courtesy of a Schezuan-peppercorn laced chili oil, is spicy without completely obliterating your taste buds, allowing you to eat and enjoy even more noodles.
2234 Mission Street between 18th and 19th

Z&Y Restaurant
Speaking of blasting out your tastebuds, Z&Y Restaurant in Chinatown is a great place to go overboard on the chili peppers. Find some balance with their excellent Tan Tan Noodles, an excellent dish featuring tender, springy noodles coated in a ground-pork dominated sauce. There is chili oil, but just enough to lend salt and a little kick of heat — sesame seeds add a nice nuttiness, and they are nothing if not generous with the garlic. It goes without saying that a nice, cold Tsing Tsao is a must here.
655 Jackson Street between Grant and Kearny.

Chino
It can be easy to get distracted at Chino, what, with the colorful decor, dumplings, and killer cocktails. But stay focused just long enough to put in an order, and thoroughly appreciate, their Chilled Sesame Noodles. This lovely little bowl of noodles features thick noodles with the right about of give, and a fantastic, salty-nutty sesame paste sauce. Cucumbers, carrots, and snow peas add freshness and crunch, while the surprising addition of mint lends an unexpected herbal freshness. It’s refreshing, satisfying, and perfectly flavorful, all at once.
3198 16th Street at Guerrero

R&G Lounge
If you’re coming to R&G Lounge, you’re getting crab. This we know. You should also plan on getting noodles — because the only thing better than crisp-fried crab is crisp-fried crab with delicious, delicious noodles. Stay in theme with the Garlic Seafood Noodles a perfectly massive pile of studded with shrimp, scallops, and mussels. Or, the Longevity Noodles, topped with abalone sauce. Or: the Braised E-Fu Noodles, tossed with shredded pork, mushrooms, and chives. I mean, we won’t judge if you get them all. Just don’t forget the crab.
631 Kearny Street at Commercial

Shan Dong
Shan Dong is an institution in Oakland’s Chinatown, beloved and revered for their famous dumplings. Their noodles, though. You guys. for $1 extra, you can get any of their noodle dishes made with handmade ones — do it. They're springy and snappy, and have that perfectly uneven texture that makes handmade noodles so good. Their Spicy Sesame Paste noodles are killer — laced with chili oil and balanced with some fresh baby spinach, as is the Pork with Preserved Vegetables. Really, though, once you opt in to the handmade noodles, they’re all fantastic.
328 10th Street between Webster and Harrison, Oakland

Spices 3

Oakland's Spices 3 has us seriously considering relocation, just so that we can get it delivered when we’re feeling a little under the weather (read: hungover). Seriously, though — this Szechuan restaurant can cure pretty much anything that ails you, be it whiskey or life induced. There is no bad noodle order, but we’re partial to the spicy Szechuan Beef Noodle Soup, loaded with silky, egg-rich noodles, ample amounts of slow-cooked beef, and a deeply savory, just-spicy-enough broth. And yes, a trip to number 3 is 100% worth it - in our expert opinion, it's far superior to Spices 1 and 2, both of which are located in the Inner Richmond.
369 12th Street between Franklin and Webster, Oakland

St. Patrick's Day In The City

Are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day this weekend? Did you know that San Francisco has the largest St. Patrick's Day Celebration on the west coast? This great event attracts over 100,000 people every year.  You can learn more at sf fun and cheap.

The West Coast’s largest Irish event celebrating Irish history and culture, the 164th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, attracts some 100,000 revelers every year and is one of the city’s most popular events.


164th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival
Saturday, March 14, 2015
- Parade: Starts at 11:30 am
- Festival: 10 am to 5 pm
Parade begins on the corner of Market and 2nd Street and runs to Civic Center
Festival is in Civic Center Plaza
FREE

The parade will start at the corner of Market and Second Streets where over 100 colorful floats, Irish dance troupes and marching bands will wind their way to Civic Center Plaza.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebrates and showcases the Irish community, Irish culture and character in all its forms. Featured groups from throughout the Bay Area’s Irish community including schools, youth organizations, labor unions, cultural groups, as well as the San Francisco Police and Fire, will proudly march up Market Street.

The popular festival is back in 2015 and will take place from 10 am to 5 pm in Civic Center Plaza.

The colorful festivities surrounding the parade will showcase Irish Culture through live performance and entertainment, arts and crafts exhibitors, food and beverage concessions, children’s rides and inflatables, cultural displays, a petting zoo and pony ride and a number of non-profits booths representing the Irish community.

Date Night in SF

Where are you going this weekend?  Date nights do not need to be repetitive.  You can find great creative ideas everywhere in San Francisco.  You can keep reading and check out thrillist. for your next creative date night.   


Virtual golf

Eagle Club Indoor Golf
A virtual, indoor driving range means you can enjoy the best aspects of golf -- hitting balls and "helping" her improve her swing -- without having to endure any of the negatives (stuffy dress codes, early tee-times, committing to 19 holes with a person you met on Tinder).
Pro tip: Upgrade your standard happy-hour date by suggesting an after-work tee-time (it’s located on 2nd and Howard, near all your standard happy hour bars, anyway).

Roller disco

Church of 8 Wheels
Ice skating is lame (and cold), but roller-skating? See, that right there is retro and cool, and still provides plenty of opportunities for rom-com-like falls that inevitably lead to touching. Also: DJs spinning old-school funk and disco while you skate around a converted historic church is awesome in and of itself.
Pro tip: Bring a flask -- there’s no bar on the premises
Archery

Golden Gate Park
Tucked away just North of the golf course is Golden Gate Park’s archery field, surrounded by woods that look like Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest (the cartoon one with the foxes, not the Costner one). You rent your equipment at the nearby San Francisco Archery Shop, where the expert archers on staff give you a quick tutorial. Then walk down to the field where nine target bales await you and your best Katniss Everdeen impression.
Pro tip: Bring wine or beer (probably just for post-shooting), plus picnic provisions.
Hiking

Lands End
You know what’s expensive? Dating. You know what’s free? Hiking. And thanks to panoramas around every corner, San Francisco turns what’s basically just walking into an exercise in romance. SF offers several awesome urban date hikes, but a walk that ends at Sutro Baths is especially dreamy. Making out... in a cave... while waves crash near by -- it’s like Danielle Steel created SF’s coastline herself. Wait... did she?
Boat ride

Stow Lake
Take a page out of a Nicholas Sparks novel with a picturesque paddle on Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake. Sure, the waterfall on the center island, sweeping city views, ducks, and storybook wooden bridges could tip this date into cheesy territory, but that’s nothing a few tall boys in paper bags can’t temper. Plus, is it really the worst thing in the world if you start to remind her of Ryan Gosling?
Pro tip: Rent the pedal boats instead of the rowboats so your hands are free for sipping beer. Oh, and bring snacks to share with the ducklings.
Bowling

Mission Bowl
Classic courtship gets the trendy, hipster treatment at Mission Bowl. It’s basically a typical Mission bar -- complete with decent food, craft cocktails, and people in flannel -- only there are bowling lanes, too.
Pro tip: Come during the week when the wait list for the two first-come, first-served lanes is generally shorter. And enjoy drinks or food on the patio while you wait.
Mortified Storytelling

DNA Lounge and The Uptown
Dating can be awkward and embarrassing, but for once the angst will not be your own when you witness Mortified’s hilarious exploration of most embarrassing moments. There’s just something about sharing in other other's misfortune that really helps people bond. Newsweek, The Onion's A.V. Club, This American Life, and more rave about the raw storytelling, so even if the relationship doesn’t last, this "cultural phenomenon" is worth seeing. Catch it in SF on October 10th, or in Oakland on the 11th. If you're gonna go to Oakland, make sure you read this first.
Sidewalk Food Tours

Various Locations
For around the same cost as a dinner for two at any moderately priced restaurant in the city, you’re treated to a much more interactive experience with this food tour of San Francisco’s most delicious neighborhoods. Choose from Italian goodies in North Beach, Latin flavors in the Mission, or Chinese delicacies in Chinatown (coming soon) and taste popular dishes from five of the most iconic restaurants and holes-in-the-wall the neighborhood has to offer.
Giant trampolines

House of Air
A massive trampoline park in a historic airplane hangar. Do we really need to explain further why this is awesome?
Pro tip: After you’re done jumping around like kids, plan on sharing a bottle of wine on Crissy Field across the street like the adults (with the healthy, active love lives) that you are.

Where Do You Get Your Favorite Bagel?

What is your favorite bagel?  People argue all the time about their favorite bagel in any city.  However, San Francisco has many bagels that could be considered the best.  SFist has gathered what they believe to be the nine best bagel locations in the area. Keep reading and let us know if you agree or disagree. 


20th Century Cafe
Pastry chef Michelle Polzine (formerly of Range) knows her way around proper European baking traditions, from her knishes and honey cakes to her proper, boiled and baked bagels, liberally crusted with poppy seeds, or onion, or just plain naked. The bagels are dark, yeasty, and chewy, with a hint of honey in the dough, and Polzine prefers to call them "San Francisco bagels" lest any purists try to call her out. Still, these are some delicious, fresh-from-oven wonders (baked twice daily!), and you owe it to yourself to have one the next time you're in Hayes Valley. — — Jay Barmann

Beauty's Bagel Shop
Hand-rolled, Montreal-style: that's the name of the game at Beauty's Bagel Shop. With seeds enough to stock a birdhouse, these bagels also draw long lines. But those move quickly, and you'll be rewarded with the wood-fired goods before you know it. Lots of cream cheese and topping options await, from the traditional to the tofu, and then there are the bagel sandwiches, which definitely standout. Yes, they're organic, and yes, those eggs are free-range. — Caleb Pershan
3838 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, between 38th and 39th Streets


House of Bagels
This Richmond District bakery and storefront's been churning out "NY Style" bagels for 50 years, which has got to count for something, right? With a decidedly un-NY list of bagel flavors(Apple Ginger?) purists should note that HOB is also kosher-style, not kosher. But they're swift to assure you that they "carry NO pork or shellfish products of any kind." Casting aside those issues, how do they taste? Not too bad! Boiled and baked every day, as the good lord intended, if you stick with HOB's plain, poppy, or salt you'll get a firm, not-too-cakey bagel with a nice spring to it. Just as important, their staff is really, really nice. If only more people realized what HOB does, that the flavor of one's food can be dramatically enhanced by friendly service!— Eve Batey
5030 Geary Boulevard between 14th and 15th Avenues


Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels
Keeping it kosher in Palo Alto is Izzy's, where they're doing Brooklyn-style bagels just like "back east." One of those places that people invoke as the best bagel in the Bay Area, it's certainly worth a visit for top-notch fare, including baked goods like babka and gourmet lox. Also of note: great deviled eggs, and catering, because who doesn't want a huge plate of smoked salmon? — Caleb Pershan
477 South California Ave, Palo Alto


Katz Bagels
Boiled bagels at Katz, some might complain, are a bit compact. But classics like salt, garlic, and poppy seed are indeed super fresh boiled. Cream cheeses run the gamut, though I'll put in a plug for the chive. You'll also find numbered bagel sandwiches including good old bacon and egg. The cash-only establishment plays great jazz, has a nice bar slash counter to hang out on, and serves coffee. But you can also bring a bagel over to Stanza across the street, where there's better brew. Don't worry, they won't mind. — Caleb Pershan
3147 16th Street between Albion and Valencia Streets

Marla Bakery
Every day, Marla Bakery staffers get up before the rest of us to make their salted, poppy, sesame, and multi-seed bagels, which are available to all comers in increments as high as the half-dozen (they ask that you call in an order if you want more than that at any one time). This daily practice shows — while some places' bagels feel like they've been hanging out for a bit (no shade, that might be part of their charm), those at Marla feel fresh as a daisy. They're a little softer and chewier than some on our list, but their crust is one of our favorites, a smooth finish that never feels sticky. If you decide to dine in, check out their sophisticated take on the bagel plate, with herbed farmers cheese, Marla's house-smoked sable and their homemade pickled vegetables. — Eve Batey
3619 Balboa Street, between 37th and 38th Avenues

Nopa
I'm guessing that unless you're a Nopa brunch fanatic you didn't even know that pastry chef Anna Lee has been doing small batches of bagels every weekend, to be served as special with lox or smoked trout and dill farmer's cheese. They're yeast-risen, boiled in salted, malted water, and come topped with either sea salt or sesame, usually. You need to be part of the early brunch crew to get one, because Lee only makes about three dozen of these by hand each Saturday and Sunday. — Jay Barmann
560 Divisadero at Hayes

Posh Bagel
They may not be the most authentic around, and in fact some of them are just balls-out California with their jalapeno and occasional pesto-laden tops. But I like these bagels anyway, dammit. They're the correct consistency, chewy and not too bready, and superior to Noah's in every way. Assuming you don't have serious New York snobbery about things like asiago cheese or blueberries in your bagel — and also assuming you don't mind eating delicious things in secret for fear of judgment from your authenticity-obsessed friends — we suggest you try this place. You might be a convert. — Jay Barmann
There are 14 Posh Bagel retail locations located throughout the Bay Area.

Wise Sons Deli 
Though a recent fire in the Mission has delayed their plans for a daily bagel operation, on Saturdays you can still nab a four-pack of bagels at their 24th Street location, and singles with cream cheese are often available in their Mission spot as well as at their Ferry Building Farmer's Market location on Tuesdays and Thursdays and their Contemporary Jewish Museum location (though bagels are unlisted on both of those spots' online menus). The flavors are blessedly limited: a plain, sesame, salt, or everything. Most respectable of the bunch is the plain, with just the right amount of chew and heft, and maybe a little bit of a sourdough finish.— Eve Batey
3150 24th Street at Shotwell

Happy Hours in San Francisco

TGIF! If you're more than ready to kick off the weekend, why not begin with one of our city's many happy hours? Even if you have a go-to place after work, try something new! Where will we see you this weekend? SFist recommends these happy hours, which also include food:

ICHI Sushi + Ni Bar
It's been almost exactly a year since this subtle sushi operation moved to its larger Mission Street location, but don't worry, it's remained a Bernal happy hour favorite. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. pop in for $1 oysters, half off appetizers, $4 Fort Point beers, and cold sake and white wine for $6. That all goes down in the Ni Bar subsection, so sidle up to that back bar. — Caleb Pershan
3282 Mission Street at 29th Street

Pesce
In Italy, they've got this awesome thing called aperitivo hour, where you get FREE FOOD with your drinks. How civilized is that? You can take advantage of this brilliant concept at Pesce in the Castro, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every night of the week. There are drink specials, of course, but also free cicheti (snacks, to you) including bruschetta with smoked salmon, goat cheese-stuffed peppers, and meatballs in marinara. Also, on Tuesdays, they do $1 oysters and $5 martinis. — Lauren Sloss
2223 Market Street near Sanchez

Bar Agricole
Tuesday to Saturday from 5 to 6 p.m., and all day Sunday, Bar Agricole offers up $2.50 oysters as well as some delicious $2.50 sausages with house-made mustard and sauerkraut. Also, there's $6 glass of Riesling and $3 beers to wash that down, as well as their sophisticated cocktail list, at full price, should you want to head that direction. — Jay Barmann
355 11th Street at Harrison

Park Chalet
On a sunny afternoon there's no more suitable post than at Park Chalet, where you'll find $3.50 pints house-brewed beers every Wednesday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Taco Tuesdays ($2.40 each) also feature two-for-one margaritas, free live music and a happy hour that runs until midnight.
— Caleb Pershan
1000 Great Highway between Upper Great Highway and Lincoln Way

Gaspar Brasserie
One of the newer happy hour deals around town is at this stylish French spot. Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. they're offering $1 oysters and deviled eggs, as well as $3 pomme frites, $5 glasses of wine, and a couple of $6 cocktails, including one called the Ma Cherie (vodka, lemon, honey-ginger, hibiscus tea).
185 Sutter Street at Kearny

El Techo de Lolinda
This rooftop spot in the Mission has some tasty bites, and their happy hour runs from 4 to 6 p.m. on weeknights. On offer: $5 guacamole, beef empanadas, fried green plantains (with black beans and queso fresco), and fried chicken thighs with habanero salsa. Also, $7 margaritas and $18 sangria pitchers. — Lauren Sloss
2518 Mission Street at 22nd

UVA Enoteca
UVA is on our list for the second year in a row for good reason, as it's still one of the best deals around. From 5 to 6:30 Monday to Thursday, and 3 to 6:30 Saturday and Sunday, cans of beer (but they pour it into a glass, so you still feel all grown up) are $2, petite carafes of wine are $5, and there's a limited (and cheap!) selection of pizza, pasta and nibbly things to soak it all up. Get their early—UVA's prime seats at their lovely marble bar fill up fast. — Eve Batey
568 Haight at Steiner

Boxing Room
Blessed with a new full liquor license to complement their solid beer offerings from the local to the New Orleanian (Abita, anybody?), the Absinthe Group's Boxing Room also cuts you a break with half off oysters from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cajun boiled peanuts and $4 Turbodog beers or $5 Cava should go with that nicely. — Caleb Pershan
399 Grove Street at Gough Street

Bar Crudo
Crudo's oyster, chowder, and fish taco happy hour always makes our lists, and it's still one of the best deals in town for a cheap date or after-work treat. Happy hour is 5 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday, and weekend evenings tend to have folks outside waiting for the doors to open right at 5. In addition to $1 oysters, there are $1 jalapeño marinated mussels, 2-for-$10 local rock cod tacos, and a few other seafoody delicacies. Wash it all down with a $3 pint of beer or $5 glass of wine See the full happy hour menu here. — Jay Barmann
655 Divisadero Street at Grove

Mission Rock Resort
On sunny days, especially, you want to be sitting out on a deck, sipping cold beer and slurping oysters, and this is the place for that. At happy hour (3 to 7 p.m.), Mission Rock Resort has four hours worth of 99-cent oysters, as well as $5 draft beers, and $6 cocktails and wine. You won't find a more sun-drenched and relaxing spot, assuming you score one of the tables on the deck, and it makes for a perfect pit stop before a Giants game. - Jay Barmann
817 Terry A Francois Blvd (between Mariposa and 16th Street)

Two Sisters Bar & Books
It's pretty tiny, and quite popular, so swinging in on the early side for happy hour is probably one of your best bets for getting a seat at this Hayes Valley spot, or even ample standing room. Tuesday to Friday they do it from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and the deal is $3 draft beers, and $5 cocktails, which means their delicious concoctions are half price. And that deal runs all afternoon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on weekends.
579 Hayes Street at Laguna

Hi Tops
This popular Castro sports bar has, $3 well drinks like the rest of the neighborhood before 8 p.m. But, there's the added bonus of 25-cent Buffalo wings on Mondays, which tend to draw serious crowds of sports fans who are also spicy wing fans, given that you can order yourself a dozen for three bucks, and then get drunk, all for less than $15. — Jay Barmann
2247 Market Street, between Noe and Sanchez