Bliss Bar was not at all what we were expecting. With an hour to spare before we picked up our little boy, we popped down to 24th Street for an early evening glass of wine.  In a neighborhood that is known for its Saturday morning farmer’s market, its babystrollers, and its Priuses, we would not have anticipated Bliss Bar’s hip and sensual interior, complete with plush couches, mood-lighting, and a faux-metal fireplace (lit, in fact, by candles).

While the cocktail list is the real draw — featuring yummy drinks such as the lychee lemon drop and the pomegranate parfait — beer and wine are also available.  And every first Friday of the month, from 5 to 7 p.m., Bliss Bar co-sponsors a neighborhood wine tasting with PlumpJack Noe Valley, where for $5, wine lovers have a chance to sample six kinds of wine in Bliss Bar’s main room.

We can’t claim to know what the crowds are like on a weekend night, but at least on a Monday early evening, we had practically the entire bar to ourselves.  It was an uplifting way to end the most depressing day of the week! 

www.BlissBarSF.com
4026 24th Street
San Francisco, California 94114
(415) 826-6200