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Happy Lounge

4.4 (46 reviews)
InexpensiveDive Bars
Open 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Divey
Juke Box
Good for groups

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Enjoying a drink with the regulars.
Brad W.

I love dive bars because they show something unique and honest. Dive bars keep it real especially in this age where bars seem to sprout like weeds as the next hip place to go only to disappear before you know it. Happy Lounge is everything a hip bar isn't but so wants to be. It's the place that you'll keep returning and then you'll bring all your friends and then they'll bring theirs. It's where great memories are made. And that's because of Patty! She's the secret sauce. Sorry to all the regulars, the secret is out! Happy Lounge is an Awesome dive bar and thanks for sharing her with us! .... plus there's relatively easy parking in the area! Cheers Patty!!

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3 years ago

Owner patty is a great bartender and host. She's the best! Great vibes and cheap drinks :)

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Hands down best dive bar in San Francisco! Love the owners, and the regulars are great!

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6 years ago

The most welcoming bar I've ever been to. The owner and patrons treat you like family and made my whole group feel like VIPs.

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Love this place. Love Patty. Good vibe. Good music (oldies). Gotta get my Earth Wind & Fire, Funkadelic, and O'Jays in somehow!

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Patty took care of a couple rounds and was so thoughtful with a bottle of champagne from her back fridge.

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When in Chinatown souvenir shopping stop at this little hole in the wall bar that serves really…read moregood martinis !! Small space but cozy (some might call it divey) but clean! The bartender engaged in fun banter and he had a good diverse playlist. There are 3 TVs playing football with 4Niner fans cheering and repping the bay! Too bad they lost to the Seahawks! We then proceeded down to the other fun spots!

Buddha Lounge is a hidden bar nestled on the corner of San Francisco's Chinatown. It's right across…read morethe street from Li Po Cocktail Lounge which is a bar that people will usually hit up together because they're so close. They both also serve "Chinese mai tais" which is a mai tai with rums and some baijiu (Chinese liquor). I ordered the Chinese mai tai here after just having had one at Li Po. While the one at Li Po was on the sweeter side, the one here was a lot stronger. I watched the bartender as he made the drink and I could tell the percentage of alcohol in the glass was way higher. I knew it would be potent and it definitely tasted so. This bar serves "Lucky Buddha" which is essentially beer in a unique Buddha bottle. When we came here on a Saturday night the music was playing loudly and it had more of a loungey and clubby vibe compared to Li Po. It had a more modern interior and had bar counter space where people congregated. If you're looking for a lively vibe with a cool history this is a great spot to go.

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