This neighborhood bar in the Sunset has cheap drinks, friendly bartenders, and, like the name suggests, a cozy fireplace.

Waterbar on the Embarcadero is a great place to bring clients for raw shellfish and other seafood.

If you’re in Mission Bay, Casey’s Pizza is a great neighborhood spot for pizza and a beer.

Make Westing offers great cocktails and bocce ball in Uptown Oakland, and is an ideal spot to come drink before a show at the Fox Theater.

Dogpatch Saloon is a dog-friendly neighborhood bar with reasonably-priced beers and cocktails.

Mamo is a small Columbian-Venezuelan place in the Marina with a great Happy Hour to stop into after you head home from work.

Shotwell’s is a bar in the Mission that’s always empty enough to feel like your own secret bar.

The Pawn Shop is a “secret” tapas bar in SoMa with surprisingly good food hidden behind a fake pawn shop

Walking into Iron Horse Cocktails for a drink is a good escape from the shopping and crowds close by in Union Square.

Woodbury is a dark bar in SoMa serving solid bar food like fried chicken sandwiches.

Head to The Lord George in SoMa after work for $1 oysters and good cocktails.

Head to Trailblazer Tavern in SoMa after work for cocktails and Hawaiian food, and make sure to take advantage of their Happy Hour.

Located right on the edge of Richmond, Park Chalet serves cheap beer they brew themselves and has a great oyster Happy Hour.

Marengo on the Alley is a restaurant that serves sliders and cocktails in the Financial District. Good for a quick bit and drinks after work.

Hit Palm House’s Happy Hour in Cow Hollow for alcoholic slushies and Caribbean bar food.

Press Club, off Market Street, is a dark, upscale spot for drinks and snacks.