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Specs, North Beach

44 people recommendvia r/sanfrancisco, r/AskSF30 comments cited below

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What people say, in short

Most people recommend Specs, a North Beach bar often suggested alongside Vesuvio. Two describe it as a dive bar, and one points to cheap canned beer. Two suggest going early rather than late on weekend nights, and one says it is nice but does not fit the cowboy-bar label.

Address

Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe, 12 William Saroyan Place, San Francisco, CA 94133

The evidence

Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.

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