Bar Food

The Gestalt Haus is a hip eat-and-drink enthusiast’s dream: beers, brats and indoor parking for your bike. Make your way past the raucous crowd in front to find a spot at the bar, where one of the gracious bartenders will get you situated with a super-sized stein while your sausage order gets going on the grill.

The Gestalt Haus is a hip eat-and-drink enthusiast’s dream: beers, brats and indoor parking for your bike. Make your way past the raucous crowd in front to find a spot at the bar, where one of the gracious bartenders will get you situated with a super-sized stein while your sausage order gets going on the grill.

With an inconspicuous Natoma address, Zebulon—named after an eccentric wizard in a French political cartoon series from the ’60s—is easy to pass by, but you won’t want to miss this little spot that serves sandwiches and sweet-potato fries to the lunch crowd, and margaritas and mojitos to the happy-hour crowd. Chill out on Thursday and Friday nights with trés chic sounds from local DJs.

With an inconspicuous Natoma address, Zebulon—named after an eccentric wizard in a French political cartoon series from the ’60s—is easy to pass by, but you won’t want to miss this little spot that serves sandwiches and sweet-potato fries to the lunch crowd, and margaritas and mojitos to the happy-hour crowd. Chill out on Thursday and Friday nights with trés chic sounds from local DJs.

By day, the Rev offers free wireless, abundant coffee and ample people watching. By night, a friendly, red wine swilling throng spills out into the street, transforming this Mission bar into the bohemian cafe of your beret-and-baguette dreams, minus the passport.

This dark, English-style pub on the edge of the Presidio is bar-casual in the front room, while the back is devoted to white-tablecloth dining. Celebrities (Sean Penn, Jerry Springer and local boy Gavin Newsom) turn up here from time to time, and on warm afternoons you can grab a table on the outdoor patio and sip your pint in the sunshine.

A cool, 30-something Castro crowd comes to this stylish restaurant to chow down and booze up in the 1960's-era modernist space, where you'll find "Rock the Casbah" on the turntable and The Matrix on the bar's mini screens. Be prepared to wait it out for a table.

Dark as night save for flickering candlelight, this restaurant makes everyone look good. Step over to the bar to enjoy one of the expertly prepared cocktails while you wait for your table.

Dark as night save for flickering candlelight, this restaurant makes everyone look good. Step over to the bar to enjoy one of the expertly prepared cocktails while you wait for your table.

Though it now houses a wine bar, this striking primary-colored space hasn't changed much since its first incarnation as the Oxygen Bar. Twosomes on dates and chatty groups of friends pile onto squat, cushy red benches amid a backdrop of canary-colored walls and ink-blue tiles. Paréa celebrates the wines of Greece, a country perhaps more known these days for its olive oil than its fine vintages. Patrons can wash down Mediterranean small plates, such a garlicky tzatziki and a classic Greek salad with a light lemon vinaigrette, with a refreshing Santorini white or an unctuous Rapsani red.