Bar crawl in San Francisco - need suggestions

[oaktown]

I need suggestions for bars serving excellent cocktails in San Francisco. Places along the lines of Comstock Saloon, Absinthe, Rickhouse, etc.

Any area of town is fine. Though, we would like to start in Embarcadero and move on from there.

Suggestions? A dive with a fantastic cocktail is perfect too.

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Rickhouse Bar
246 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA

Comstock Saloon
155 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

[Pei]

La Mar - pisco sour, pisco punch
Gitane - seasonal punch, Black Sabbath (off menu Scotch cocktail), anything with sherry
Burritt Room - recent change in managerial staff, but should still be good. I liked the black tea infusions.
Jasper's - maybe not worth a stop on its own, but if you happen to be nearby the kumquat cocktail is delicious, and they have beer cocktails
Rye - a rye manhattan, of course, though they have a regularly changing, solid menu
Cantina - tequila-based cocktails
House of Shields - haven't been, but the Chronicle likes it
Smuggler's Cove - haven't dared to brave the lines yet; is it still always crowded?

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Gitane Restaurant & Bar
6 Claude Lane, San Francisco, CA 94108

Burritt Room
417 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108