Proper Sips

15 Romolo

Once a North Beach boarding house for adventurous passersby and troubadours, this dark-red cocktail den came back to life in 1998, setting the bar for the new scene of higher-end spots in SF. Tucked up a narrow alley off Broadway, the bar’s owners still keep 25 handsome rooms for “roving reporters, enterprising entrepreneurs, and carefree travelers.”