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The Buena Vista

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Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

🍀"Easily one of my favourite bars in the world"
🪄Bar seats might come with magic tricks
🥡Ask for a build-your-own Irish coffee to go

The Buena Vista introduced Irish coffee to America in 1952, and the white-jacketed bartenders still line up glasses in a mesmerizing assembly-line pour. Grab a bar seat, watch the show, warm up from the fog.

Historic saloon
Irish coffee ritual
Bartender theater
Touristy but beloved

They recommend it:

$$$$

Matches these interests

  • Historic saloon
  • Irish coffee ritual
  • Bartender theater
  • Touristy but beloved
  • Fisherman's Wharf
  • San Francisco

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