San Francisco

ABV

Cocktail bar

Why we point you here

ABV has charted on the World's 50 Best Bars list and earned a Spirited Award for Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar, so I can point you to this San Francisco favorite with total confidence.

It's worth building a night around, the kind of place where serious cocktails meet an energy that keeps you settled in for hours.

Accolades

2017World's 50 Best BarsNo. 46

2016No. 36

2020Spirited AwardsBest American High Volume Cocktail Bar

2022North America's 50 Best BarsNo. 39

2024Top 500 BarsNo. 428

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Charted by World's 50 Best Bars · Spirited Awards · North America's 50 Best Bars · Top 500 Bars· Last verified 2026-08-06