Hidden off the bustle of Broadway up a steep side alley, this hole-in-the-wall North Beach bar looks like a speakeasy right out of the Barbary Coast days. Located downstairs from the residential Basque Hotel, it used to serve family-style meals for guests until 1997, when the bar was sold and refurbished. Bar manager Brandon Josie calls it a “destination spot,” and you definitely have to know where it is to find it, giving it an insider feel. Read More