Fort Point Valencia

This Mission bar from local brewers Fort Point is a neo-futurist beer hall that couldn’t exist anywhere but Valencia St. The inside is simple with exposed wooden rafters, slab walls painted in primary and secondary colors, and basic gray chairs surrounding light wooden tables that look straight out of the factory floor at Wayfair. Still, you’re here for a quick drink on the makeshift patio (read: tables sitting on the sidewalk) from a selection of 18 beers, like a tart ale with mate and hibiscus and a Korean-style lager, sourced from Fort Point and other local brewers. And while you’re here, get the double cheeseburger on a sesame seed bun—it’s a little salty, but they crisp their meat up well and load it up with a tangy special sauce.

photo credit: Brit Finnegan

photo credit: Brit Finnegan

photo credit: Brit Finnegan