SAN FRANCISCO
WORLD-CLASS BAR
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
True Laurel
Cocktail Lounge · Spirited · Mission District
$$$
Nick Cobarruvias's Mission cocktail bar from the Lazy Bear team — a James Beard nominee for Outstanding Bar Program where the cocktails are built like tasting-menu courses, with house-made tinctures, foraged ingredients, and clarification techniques that wouldn't be out of place in a Michelin-starred kitchen. The room is plant-filled and low-lit, the energy is more focused than rowdy. The food menu is thoughtful but the drinks are the headline.