Bars off Cortland
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Bars off Cortland

Marcus DelgadoMarcus Delgado · 0 likes
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Bars off Cortland

Marcus Delgado
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Eight years of walking the dog past these places and sometimes going in on purpose. Not a tourist list, not a 'hidden gem' listicle, just where a guy who fixes bikes in his garage and yells about the bullpen on weekends actually drinks. Wild Side West still runs the neighborhood, no debate there.

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Bars off Cortland — 4 items
NameCommentAddressCityVibe
1Wild Side WestBeen open since the 70s on this block and the garden still does it for me. Pool table's seen better days but so have I.424 Cortland AveSan FranciscoHistoric neighborhood bar with a garden out back
2Thee ParksideGood for a show on a weeknight when you want noise and cheap beer. Not technically Bernal but close enough to walk it.1600 17th StSan FranciscoDive bar and music venue with a patio
3Laszlo BarOrder a proper drink here, not a beer, that's the whole point of the place.2526 Mission StSan FranciscoDark cocktail lounge attached to Foreign Cinema
4El RioSunday afternoon in that backyard with a band playing is as close to a day off as I get.3158 Mission StSan FranciscoBackyard bar with live music and a mixed crowd