83 Proof

83 1st St, San Francisco
(415) 554-5555

Recent Reviews

Russell Lee

Use to love this after work spot, but service was slooooow on a Friday.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Harry Rozema

A very nice bar to have a drink with some friends. Arrived here by recommendation of a colleague and sure a place to return to next time in SanFrancisco.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Nikita Kokal

I was roofied while at this bar last june. I tried to contact the owner to no avail but never heard back. I tried reporting the bartender on shift to the sfpd but the process took too long and dropped it. I was slipped something in my drink and felt nauseous/the effects starting shortly after receiving my drink from the bartender.. and passed out within 45 minutes for 6 hours. Luckily my boyfriend happened to be around the corner and was able to come get me before the effects of whatever I was given started. If you are a woman/bipoc/queer, please be careful - do not go to this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Zuriel B.

The 1 star is for the bartender in particular that served us last night. Was our first time, as we had been planning to check out the bar around the corner from our office. Ambiance, great. Music, great. Vibe, great. Bartender, douche! Who tells a customer "I've made this drink quite a few times, so I think I know what I'm doing!" and, when asking the bartender what pilsners you have on draft, who responds "uh, yes, we have Pilsners!" without mentioning the selection?

John Swanson

Great whisky selection. Attentive, knowledgeable, and amiable bartender who takes good care of customers. A nice alternative to some of the busier spots and sports a big window that opens to the street for fresh air on a nice day.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Vicky N.

context: I don't like to drink alcohol bc I don't like the taste of it. my bf has been on a mission to find me a cocktail I'll like, and he is also the first between the both of us to scope out the NA/mocktail options for me anywhere we go. he really likes this place and he thought I'd like it too bc of the custom drinks. this place doesn't have a menu, so you need to know how to describe what you want, either by flavors and profile or drink name. we got there on a Thursday night, after visiting SFMOMA, a little after 8pm. Place was busy and really loud, one or two tables were open, all bar seats taken. a bartender noticed us within the first few mins we were there, though, and took our orders. bf told him he wanted smth tea-based and mentioned gin. he basically got an alcoholic raspberry iced tea, which he really enjoyed. (I obvs didn't lol.) I thought bf and I were on the same page about me wanting something NA, but when he asked me if I wanted something NA, I said yes but he heard "meh." I told him I wanted smth w strawberry and not sickeningly sweet. what he relayed to the bartender was "she likes strawberry and doesn't like the taste of alcohol, so smth not alcohol-forward. and not sickly sweet" what I got was a slightly carbonated strawberry drink, perfect amount of sweetness, some aperol. I could taste hints of alcohol, but it was non-offensive. it was a great drink for me. had I not been starving, I probably wouldn't have noticed the alcohol taste at all. our bartender was great, wasn't able to get his name, but I'll try to next time. I think he had curly-ish longer hair? possibly down to shoulders or a little above. if I got the description right, and you see him, I recommend that bartender 10/10 would go again, but I'd probably try to go when it's less busy. great place to bring a date, friends, ppl from out of town, alone w a book, etc. edit: bartender is Zach and he's awesome! v intentional about what the bar is stocked with and ensures that customers have a great experience at 83 proof.

Akhil K.

Around 10 of us ended up here after work. Place was energetic but not too crowded. The bar attended to people swiftly, it looked like they served a solid collection of whiskey, scotches, beer on top of some food. We could hear each other rather easily (some reviews said loud & echo-y, we didn't find that), so turned out to be a good place to have a drink & chat. To us, it felt more like a stand & drink type of place, less lounge-y. Will definitely revisit.

Juan J.

Bartenders leave much to be desired. Not listener or attitude. The place is tiny. They have a fair beer list.

Kristin Jostad

Love this place. Great service and fun times. My go-to place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thomas Janik

Great bourbon and whiskey selection. Good bunch of guys behind the bar too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Siddharth Jerath

Great cocktail and spirits bar right outside the Salesforce tower. Would recommend heading over between 7-9 PM to get a place, the bar gets pretty busy right after.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Soorya Narayan

Extremely unsafe. My backpack was stolen and the bar tender was extremely rude when I asked for help.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Eric Perret

Good beers on tap, close to work (when in the office), decent prices, nothing unique about the place, but I have never had a bad time when I need something super casual.

Jose Sanchez

Hidden speakeasy, can easily walk by and not notice it. Great service, and good selection of drinks, Enrique and Jackson do a great job.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Gino T.

Reliably good service. Nice bourbon and beer selection. Better prices than much of those in the area

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