June is for Pride, and all across San Francisco (and beyond), restaurants, bars, and even ice cream shops are celebrating with rainbow-hued desserts, dazzling cocktails, drag brunches, and special menus that honor the LGBTQ+ community.
Whether you’re fueling up before the parade, gathering for a special meal, meeting friends for rooftop cocktails, or simply treating yourself to something sweet, this year’s Pride specials aren’t just fun—some even support the LGBTQ+ community with every purchase.
This year's Pride flavor is a creamy blueberry-ube with Fruity Pebbles.(Courtesy of Humphry Slocombe)
Humphry Slocombe: Pride Ice Cream + Sundae
Putting their money where their mouth is, Humphry Slocombe is proud to partner with the San Francisco LGBT Center to celebrate community, visibility, and joy "one scoop at a time." Throughout June (or while supplies last), Humphry Slocombe will donate $1 from every scoop and pint of their limited-edition Pride flavor sold at all eight Bay Area scoop shops directly to the SF LGBT Center and its vital programs. The vibrant flavor features creamy blueberry-ube ice cream with housemade Fruity Pebbles cookie pieces that put a colorful, crunchy bite in every scoop. To make it even more fabulous, get a sundae topped with marshmallow fluff and even more Fruity Pebbles crunch. Those in the know will appreciate that the purple color was a special request, inspired by the original building at the San Francisco LGBT Center.
// Various locations, humphryslocombe.com
Dirty Habit: Pride Cocktails
All month, you can find two festive Pride-themed cocktails at Dirty Habit, the bar tucked away on the 5th floor of the Hotel Zelos in SoMa. Get Blue and Fancy with gin, pear liqueur, butterfly pea flower, simple syrup, and lemon juice, or indulge in the Pink Pony Spritzer, made with vodka, lemon juice, mixed berry syrup, club soda, and sparkling wine. Happy hour is from 4pm to 6pm, and there is a heated outdoor patio.
// 12 4th St. (SoMa), zhotelssf.com
Nightbird is doing a whole Pride-themed menu all month long.(Adahlia Cole)
Nightbird: Pride-Themed Menu
Nightbird chef Kim Alter has created an entire menu special for Pride Month. Each course showcases a color of the rainbow to represent all members of the LGBTQ+ community. Red, yellow, and orange are represented with a scallop, saffron, and nasturtium farro bread dish; green is the color of turbot, summer squash, and green garlic; and squab, beet, and raspberry are vibrant shades of red. Brown comes to play with Wagyu beef and porcini, pink shines in rhubarb and elderflower, and blue is made up of blueberry, chamomile, and graham. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people.
// 330 Gough St. (Hayes Valley), nightbirdrestaurant.com
The Melt: The Harvey Milkshake
SF-born burger brand The Melt reinstates its tribute to the city’s favorite mayor, The Harvey Milkshake, at every one of its California locations this month. One dollar from every vanilla shake topped with rainbow sprinkles goes to benefit Equality California. Though the milkshake will only stick around through June at most shops, it’ll become a permanent fixture at The Melt’s soon-to-open location in SFO’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1 later this summer.
// Various locations, themelt.com
Canela and its porróns are ready for Pride.(Courtesy of Canela)
Canela: Cocktail and Menu Specials
The Castro’s Canela will once again offer Pride-themed cocktails and tapas to honor the neighborhood’s heritage and community. Enjoy the Castro Sunset Sangria, their white wine sangria with Spanish vermouth, clementine, pineapple, and a splash of lychee puree, or a Porrón of Pride—a traditional glass wine pitcher designed so that everyone can drink from the same vessel without touching it with their lips.
Tapas for Pride include the Coca of Many Colors, a favorite Spanish-inspired flatbread with a rainbow of oven-roasted vegetables on top, and the rainbow-themed stuffed Spanish tortilla with layers of potato, egg, and onion stuffed with roasted Piquillo peppers, spinach, purple onion, and more. For dessert, there’s a chocolate ganache tart with rainbow mascarpone on top.
// 2272 Market St. (Castro), canelasf.com
George + Kin's: Rainbow Dream Cake
Up in Napa, the modern Japanese-American diner George + Kin’s is featuring a limited-edition Rainbow Dream Cake, a colorful version of their iconic towering 14-layer chocolate sponge cake with whipped frosting. Throughout the month of June, George + Kin’s will donate $1 from every Pride slice sold to LGBTQ Connection, a program of Voices Napa Valley that helps connect LGBTQ+ youth and young adults with resources, mentorship, and safe spaces throughout the region.
// 3824 Bel Aire Plaza (Napa), georgeandkins.com
A rainbow of tortellini at Astra(Courtesy of Astra/St. Regis)
Astra and St. Regis Bar: Menu & Cocktail Specials
In honor of Pride month, The St. Regis San Francisco’s signature restaurant Astra is presenting one sweet dish, one savory dish, and an artfully crafted cocktail for a limited time.
On the lunch and dinner menu are tortellini al colore, a handmade tri-color tortellini with lobster, butternut squash puree, rainbow cauliflower, and vibrant herb oil. For dessert, there’s a Rainbow Bundt Cake made with vanilla rainbow cake and topped with whipped white chocolate ganache.
At the St. Regis Bar, they’re slinging the Purple Fizz, a cocktail inspired by the spirit of Pride: a sparkling spectacle of Veuve Clicquot Champagne and citrus gin along with a custom tea elixir, a few magical drops of which turn the drink a brilliant shade of purple in front of your eyes.
// 125 3rd St. (SoMa), marriott.com
Cubita: Drag Brunches
Cubita, the Mission’s Cuban-inspired rooftop bar, will be hosting two over-the-top drag brunches filled with tropical cocktails and fierce, festive vibes. On Saturday, June 6th, from 11:30am to 3pm, brunch will be hosted by Bobby Friday (@bobbyfriday) and feature Boites BeFierce (@boites_befierce) and Jota Mercury (@elmsjota). On Saturday, June 20th, also from 11:30am to 3 pm, brunch will be hosted by Carnie Asada (@thecarnieasada) and will feature Tongo Lelé (@itstongolele) and Luke Modelo (@luke.modelo).
// 2516 Mission St. (Mission), cubitasf.com
Juanita More! brings back her legendary Thursday party back to Starlite, along with Pride drink specials.(Courtesy of Starlite)
Starlite: Weekly Happy Hours
Every Thursday during Pride month, Juanita More! will take over Starlite, the bar that sits 21 floors above Union Square, for her legendary party series Floor21. Sip dressed-up Pride cocktails as Juanita and friends take the stage with drag performances from 5pm to 7pm, and all vinyl DJs channel Pride past and present from 7pm to 11pm. The series was developed in partnership with the GLBT Historical Society, and drinks are by Aperol, Ford's Gin, Diplomatico Rum, Old Forester, Jack Daniel's, and The Lost Explorer.
// 450 Powell St. (Union Square), beacongrand.com/starlite
