Partner Love: SF Cocktail Tour — Best San Francisco Food Tours

Here’s a rundown on what our SF Downtown Craft Cocktail Tour partners are doing right now. All bars, of course, are still temporarily closed for on-site imbibing, in compliance with shelter in place mandates. If you’re in a position to support these bars, they could use all the love we can give them. —Lisa

*Back in the day when drinkers could belly up to the bar at the Royale.*

Royale: Contribute to the bar’s GoFundMe campaign for staff.
Rum & Sugar: Open for delivery or pickup so stop by for cocktail kits & bottles to go.
Rye: Rye is open for bottle service for pickup & delivery; proceeds go to the staff. Order online.
Zombie Village: Support the GoFundMe for bar staff. Visit their sister location, Cask, for wine, spirits, and cocktail ingredients. SF and Berkeley locations, order online.

Shout out to our usual haunts for banh mi in the neighborhood, including Fresh Brew Coffee, Lee’s Deli, and Saigon Sandwiches.

This week in pandemic picks: Browse this Eater SF list about where to get the best cocktails to go in SF and Oakland. Subscribe to Tapestry Suppers newsletter: It’s a soothing mix of food news and self care. Check out plans to expand outdoor restaurant seating in SF starting June 15. Catch a front porch pandemic cello performance. Support the GoFundMe for fishers and crabbers who have lost their gear following the Pier 45 fire. Hone up on the case for legalizing to-go cocktails on a permanent basis. Donate to the Bartenders Emergency Assistance Program. Show solidarity for black owned restaurants and pop ups around the bay.

Recipes to add to your repertoire: Make banh mi at home with the help of an expert. Andrea Nguyen of Viet World Kitchen wrote a handbook on how to make these delicious sandwiches. Find her recipe for Hanoi grilled chicken here. Try these San Francisco sequestered sips—including the sequestered spritz from Rye Bar and tip bar manager Phil Mauro for his service while you’re at it.

Sign up for our COVID-19 Quarantine Cocktail Classes, in partnership with top mixologist Dolly Valdez Bautista of Hawker Fare in San Francisco. This week we Journey to the East for sake cocktails. Cheers!