Not loud place near SF Ferry Building to share a drink on first date?
December 20, 2014 11:07 AM
Hi! I have a date planned near the Ferry Building and would like to get a drink somewhere not too loud. I went to Local Edition a month ago and found we had to YELL above the chatter of the bar. I would like to avoid that again. Where would you recommend?
Oh! Il Cane Rosso looks wonderful, but we're meeting at 8pm because that's when they get out of work.
posted by yaymukund at 11:36 AM on December 20, 2014
posted by yaymukund at 11:36 AM on December 20, 2014
nthing hotel bars. Super quiet and they have the cushiest chairs.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 12:32 PM on December 20, 2014
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 12:32 PM on December 20, 2014
You could try the bar area of Coqueta, which is just a block north of the ferry building on the Embarcadero. There's usually some space in the bar area and it's not too loud.
posted by iamscott at 12:33 PM on December 20, 2014
posted by iamscott at 12:33 PM on December 20, 2014
kenko, I don't mind walking for a bit if it's a nice walk and/or fun bar, but: a) they live in Oakland so we have to end up near BART, and b) it's been raining all week.
Thanks all... great suggestions so far! I have never heard the hotel bar secret, but in retrospect I have been to a bunch of hotel bars and they have been perfect for low-key conversations.
posted by yaymukund at 1:05 PM on December 20, 2014
Thanks all... great suggestions so far! I have never heard the hotel bar secret, but in retrospect I have been to a bunch of hotel bars and they have been perfect for low-key conversations.
posted by yaymukund at 1:05 PM on December 20, 2014
The Hyatt is a one-of-a-kind hotel bar. The atrium has been a constant source of awesome for almost my entire life. I also found out recently that it's once again OK for rubes to take the glass elevators up to certain floors.
posted by rhizome at 2:06 PM on December 20, 2014
posted by rhizome at 2:06 PM on December 20, 2014
The Plant Cafe at Pier 3 has outdoor seating outdoors and tall ceilings indoors, and while not quiet, exactly, even when it's bustling you don't need to yell.
[And, on review, they close at 8. Bollocks.]
posted by TheNewWazoo at 3:14 PM on December 20, 2014
[And, on review, they close at 8. Bollocks.]
posted by TheNewWazoo at 3:14 PM on December 20, 2014
I just asked a friend this same question! Here's what she told me:
1. Hillstone - 1800 Mongtomery Street. Live jazz.
2. Hard Water Bar – Pier 3.
3. Coqueta – Pier 5.
4. Fog City Diner – 1300 Battery Street (just at the West end of the Levi’s Plaza.) They’ve just redone this place, and it’s no longer as cheeky and historic as it used to be- rather cooler and more hip. Great cocktails, and good dinner menu.
posted by hapax_legomenon at 4:37 PM on December 20, 2014
1. Hillstone - 1800 Mongtomery Street. Live jazz.
2. Hard Water Bar – Pier 3.
3. Coqueta – Pier 5.
4. Fog City Diner – 1300 Battery Street (just at the West end of the Levi’s Plaza.) They’ve just redone this place, and it’s no longer as cheeky and historic as it used to be- rather cooler and more hip. Great cocktails, and good dinner menu.
posted by hapax_legomenon at 4:37 PM on December 20, 2014
Market bar which is actually in the ferry building and generally not crowded. Edit: NM closes at 8 also...
posted by miles at 6:26 PM on December 20, 2014
posted by miles at 6:26 PM on December 20, 2014
Hard Water can be loud and extremely chaotic. RN74 is a good classy upscale wine bar with bartenders that will ratchet the class down a notch or two if that's your speed. People watching with a beer on the Gott's patio is another direction you could go.
posted by kcm at 9:17 PM on December 20, 2014
posted by kcm at 9:17 PM on December 20, 2014
Voting for Fog City, if you're looking for the option of a longer, cosier sitdown.
posted by Orb2069 at 6:18 PM on December 21, 2014
posted by Orb2069 at 6:18 PM on December 21, 2014
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