Specs, North Beach
44 people recommendvia r/sanfrancisco, r/AskSF30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 29 threads.
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.
- Recommendsu/GnastyNoodlez in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2026
Would pick this North Beach bar for a night out.
- Recommendsu/CAMvsWILD in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Listed as a North Beach pick for a starter bar.
- Recommendsu/MrNorrie in r/AskSF · Apr 2026ambience
Recommends Specs in North Beach, but advises avoiding late Friday and Saturday nights.
- Recommendsu/ComradeCheeseball in r/AskSF · Sep 2025
Lists it second among three recommended bars.
- Recommendsu/combaticus in r/sanfrancisco · Dec 2025
Suggests Specs as the next stop after Vesuvio.
- Recommendsu/ginja_snaps in r/AskSF · Feb 2024
Names it as one of the good bars in North Beach.
- Recommendsu/CooCooKaChooie in r/AskSF · Feb 2025ambience
Suggests a drink across the street as a taste of local life.
- Recommendsu/SFSecrets in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Includes Specs in a suggested local bar crawl.
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- Recommendsu/operatorloathesome in r/sanfrancisco · Feb 2026
Suggests Specs for someone into North Beach.
- Recommendsu/Designer_Trouble_849 in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Suggests this as a bar to check out.
- Recommendsu/Tonybologna33 in r/AskSF · Sep 2025
Strongly agrees with the parent's pick of this bar.
- Recommendsu/SF_turophile in r/AskSF · Apr 2026ambience
Calls it an enjoyable dive bar.
- Recommendsu/wellvis in r/AskSF · Mar 2026
Named with Vesuvio as a preferred place to drink over Li Po.
- Recommendsu/etapisciumm in r/sanfrancisco · Dec 2025
Lists it among places their friend group has fun and follows for shows.
- Recommendsu/simulmatics in r/AskSF · Mar 2025
Suggests this as a non-Irish option for a good pint of Guinness.
- Recommendsu/TonyTonyChopper in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Lists Specs among spots worth going to.
- Recommendsu/OutlandishSterling in r/AskSF · Aug 2026ambience
Recommends it as a local dive across from Vesuvio and calls it their favourite North Beach bar.
- Recommendsu/cky311 in r/AskSF · Mar 2024
Recommends it as a North Beach option.
- Mixedu/farmerjane in r/AskSF · Apr 2026ambience
Calls Specs nice but says it doesn't fit the cowboy-bar label.
- Recommendsu/joshuaxls in r/AskSF · Jan 2026
Lists this spot among suggested bars in North Beach or Chinatown.
- Recommendsu/baselesswhale in r/sanfrancisco · Apr 2025
Says they often go here for drinks after leaving the office, in North Beach.
- Recommendsu/docmoonlight in r/AskSF · Jan 2025price
Points to Spec's for inexpensive canned beer.
- Recommendsu/Ray_Adverb11 in r/AskSF · Jun 2024
Lists Specs among bars popular with industry people.
- Recommendsu/CoeurDeSirene in r/AskSF · Apr 2026ambience
Suggests Specs in North Beach as fitting the requested mood.
- Recommendsu/RealNorCal in r/AskSF · Apr 2026ambience
Good early in the evening; crowd turns younger on weekends.
- Recommendsu/shizza_ in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Visited for the first time and loved it, though it's only a fallback for a cowboy bar.
- Recommendsu/jewelswan in r/AskSF · Feb 2025
Mentions a top-up stop here later in the night.
- Recommendsu/Crazy_Custard_2081 in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Lists this as a good stop in North Beach for barhopping.
- Recommendsu/LightFlaky2329 in r/AskSF · Sep 2025
Simply agrees with the parent's list.
- Recommendsu/novachromatica in r/AskSF · Nov 2024ambience
Lists it with Vesuvio as a historic North Beach favourite.
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