Reservations Not Taken
Channel your inner Jack Kerouac at this two-level North Beach bar, where the whiskey-soaked Beat was known to hang out (and often do some writing when he could still see straight). Downstairs is raucous and often filled with a group of riffing, hopeful poets; the best spot in the house, though, is upstairs at the table by the front window. A drink and a notebook are fine companions here, though a literary-minded date will appreciate the ambiance, too.
