40680 Sun Oct 23 02:12:58 -0700 2005 3 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 194912 been in the bay area for 4 years, yikes! time flew by. i digress. anywho, i am originally from new orleans and was wondering about a good place to have some fun cocktails or a fun place to go bar hopping. thanks bunches! Sun Oct 23 02:12:58 -0700 2005 0 Uyen 1 194942 the mission... lotta cool bars very close togeth. Sun Oct 23 15:17:15 -0700 2005 194912 0 Lord Griffin 1 195341 North Beach - great bars/cafes/trattorias and plenty of people to watch! Tue Oct 25 17:29:29 -0700 2005 194912 0 Cynthia 1 195397 Oakland. Downtown. Pick up some chow and a delicious mixed drink at Lukas (see many positive reviews hereabouts). Then up to the Stork Club. Back west to Van Kleefs. Down to Radio on 13th, then out to the Ruby Room on 14th. From there, it's time for some more chow, so stumble through Chinatown (again, see many many chowhound postings directing you to the best in late night grazing), and finally cross under the freeway to end your night at Merchants, where you belly up to the legendary combination bar/urinal. Unlike North Beach, frozen in the amber of 1957, and the Mission, declared "2nd coolest place on earth" by Esquire mag ten years ago (forever after condemning it to uncoolness), Oakland is quite alive. Wed Oct 26 00:16:10 -0700 2005 194912 0 uh...art