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12 William Saroyan Place San Francisco, CA 94133-4400

415-421-4112 

 

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12 William Saroyan Place San Francisco CA 94133-4400

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Less trafficked by tourists than Vesuvio's across the street - but just as cluttered - Specs' bar does indeed feel like a museum, with years of collected trinkets and tchotchkes covering every surface. If the mood strikes, sometimes bohemian old-timers will quietly prop themselves at the piano and plunk out a few instrumental tunes to add subliminal music to the constant hum of conversation.








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  • Bouncer Makes a Sweet Plea for Forgiveness at Specs\'

    Bouncer Makes a Sweet Plea for Forgiveness at Specs'

    By Katy St. Clair | Wed, October 17, 2012

    Specs' leaves me with a bad feeling. Not for what it is, but because of my behavior there a few years ago. I was drinking a beer, and the bartender made a martini for someone else, poured it into its stemmed glass, and then poured the dregs... More »

  • Specs: A North Beach Bar that Resists the Onslaught of Corporate Sameness in S.F.

    Specs: A North Beach Bar that Resists the Onslaught of Corporate Sameness in S.F.

    By Larissa Archer | Mon, August 22, 2011

    It's rare to hear news of an old San Francisco establishment that doesn't end in "evicted over a rent dispute" or "replaced by a Starbucks." While ongoing development of the city is a mark of vitality... More »

  • The Mix

    The Mix

    By Greg Hugunin | Wed, December 20, 2000

    No creature could be more decadent than the Monday night drinker, no habitat more suitable to the species than old North Beach. By 10:30, the hordes of tourists and other sidewalk-cloggers have long since vanished; parking spots beckon on... More »

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  • justsomemostuff
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    | San Francisco, CA | 13 Reviews

    4
    | Wed, September 22, 2010

    Another great spot to hit up at Happy Hour or later in the evening. Full of interesting (read quirky) folks, tourists on occasion but mostly regulars from the hood. It's a good dive bar, so if you've done high falutin' at Tosca go around the corner to get your dive on.

  • Aztechan
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    | Denver, CO | 4 Reviews

    4
    | Tue, May 27, 2008

    I went here with my husband on our first date. We got married soon thereafter, so it is clearly a special place.

  • BDP1210
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    | Denver, CO | 85 Reviews

    4
    | Sun, May 18, 2008

    Many a Monday and Tuesday night spent here when I wasn't bartending elsewhere in town. Invariably a group of Celtic musicians would come in and play and have a few pints. The bar staff is tolerant, but only just, of outsiders. Most are old merchant marines and if they like you well enough, they might share a story. Don't count on it though.

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  • 2009 | Best North Beach Bar

    Specs' is one of the few bars left where you can ask for a martini and get a cold glass of gin and a little vermouth without having to answer a bunch of damn fool questions. That alone would qualify this venerable North Beach hideaway for übersaloon status, but there's so much more to the place: the old-salt pro-union merchant marine ambience; the Ahab-era slicing implement used to carve wedges of Swiss cheese; the eclectic neighborhood clientele, a genial melting pot of writers,... More »

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