Financial District, San Francisco · bar
No clock on the wall, no TV above the bar, and by local account, one U.S. president died in here with company he shouldn't have had. The dark mahogany, ornate chandeliers, and original floor tiles have barely changed, and the bartenders will tell you about the Prohibition-era passageway under New Montgomery Street if you ask. The Yerba Buena Cove — mezcal, chili liqueur, habanero bitters — is the cocktail to order.