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4worldlovers: Alchemist offers a spacious victorian and steampunk inspired hideaway that is perfect for events up to 200 guests. Our experienced team has produced over 230 events and we would love to help you design the perfect event. Please visit our private events page to learn more

Be the first to experience Members Only, a new Supper Club and Cocktail Lounge located in Lower Nob Hill (1000 Larkin St). You'll find a decadent menu of New American Fusion shared plates and entrees (served late), with cocktails featuring international flavors. Our bi-level space also includes a subterranean cocktail lounge called Finders Keepers.

4worldlovers: Since opening its doors in 2009, Smuggler’s Cove has established itself as one of the top rum and exotic cocktail destinations in the world. We offer our guests an innovative new approach to rum by featuring the largest rum selection in the United States, and cocktails from over three centuries of rum history. Our stunning interior features vintage tiki artifacts alongside historic nautical and rum décor, and provides a dramatic and inviting escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. The look was brought brilliantly to life by local designer Ignacio “Notch” Gonzalez of Top Notch Kustoms who also recently designed the epic gin bar, Whitechapel.

Experience the award-winning Smuggler’s Cove for yourself! We look forward to sharing our passion for rum and exotic cocktails with you!

The longevity of our crew is a testament to their dedication to our concept, & the pride they take in being part of the great tradition of exotic cocktail bars.

(Select a crew name above to read their bio, or read them all HERE!)

Martin Cate is a rum and exotic cocktail expert and the owner and creator of Smuggler’s Cove. He is also the author of “Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki” (Ten Speed Press, June 2016) with his wife Rebecca Cate. Martin is a passionate rum collector and conducts educational seminars and officiates rum & cocktail competitions across the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. In 2015, along with partners Alex Smith & John Park, Martin opened Whitechapel in San Francisco to bring the same passion for history and craft to the world of gin. He is also the co-owner of Hale Pele in Portland, False Idol in San Diego, and Max’s in Grand Rapids, MI.

Smuggler's Cove now has a book! Whether you’re looking for a new favorite cocktail (over 100 recipes included!), tips on how to trick out your home tiki grotto, help stocking your bar with great rums, or inspiration for your next tiki party, Smuggler’s Cove has everything you need to transform your world into a Polynesian Pop fantasia.

Martin and Rebecca Cate are alchemists—Reyn Spooner–wearing, volcano-bowl-igniting, Polynesian-popping, double-straining, Aku-Aku swilling alchemists. Which is to say, they are the finest kind of alchemists known to walk the earth. Buy this book. It will bring you a little bit closer to paradise.

Featuring over 80 exotic and traditional recipes, both classic and modern, made from premium spirits (including exclusive rums available nowhere else) and liqueurs, house-made ingredients, and 100% fresh citrus juiced in-house daily.

On our menu you’ll discover everything from historic colonial tavern tipples, elegant drinks of Prohibition-Era Havana, the greatest exotic cocktails of the tiki era, traditional Caribbean creations, and contemporary & sophisticated rum libations. Even our most complex 8-12 ingredient exotic cocktails are made fresh to order and never batched.

And, if you think you’re up to the challenge, we will give you a special punch card to track the cocktails you’ve imbibed at Smuggler’s Cove. Drink your way through the whole menu, and you’ll become a Voyager of the Cove and receive an exclusive gift and merit badge!

Click below to view all the drinks you can enjoy at Smuggler’s Cove.

4worldlovers: On San Francisco’s vibrant Polk Street there exists a neighborhood cocktail bar where the Hi-Brow meets the Lo-Brow. Here you will find a haven, a meeting place, a welcoming atmosphere among our collective. Discover the hospitality and comfort you’d expect while sipping a well-crafted Old Fashioned — while at the same time experiencing the inviting environment of a bar serving your favorite Mexican lager.

“This industrial-chic lounge on Polk Street boasts a small but tempting list of inventive cocktails and exciting, varied craft beer selection.”

4worldlovers: WE WILL BE CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 12th FOR OUR ANNUAL STAFF PARTY

4worldlovers: Great bar with a great owner. I typically leave long reviews, but I think the vibe of this place is to just come by and enjoy the moment. I will definitely be stopping by anytime I'm in the area to grab whatever $7 beer is in the tub. Cash only but he also accepts Venmo.

You won't find many experiences like this in San Francisco where you walk in and feel right at home. Whether it's your first time or you're a regular everyone fits right in and makes you feel right at home. James is a legend, full of humor and stories that will keep your night rolling. Don't forget to dip your head into the ice bucket to cool off and bring a few laughs.

If you are in the know, Black Horse London Deli is the smallest bar in SF and around the world possibly. The King, James has run this place for a couple of decades, it is the most unique bar spot in SF, fits only 2 handfuls of dedicated patrons, a special brand of humans indeed, the service is unsurpassed. After shelter in place, James turned it into a gourmet sandwich and hot dog kitchen, this King knows how to cook as well.

So all you peeps who uses Postmates, grubhub etc. This place rocks and the food he serves is just super delicious, end of story.

The Black Horse is not a gimmick. Yes, it's super small, but it's a legit bar that became one of my favorites in SF. I really loved that the atmosphere is really like a small house party, where it is encouraged to get to know everyone else. During the day, it's a great place to just shoot the s**t with the incredible bartenders.

You enter the small space off Union St. and, well, almost immediately encounter the small wooden bar with a narrow wood bar top with a short rail, wood panel bar face, and a brass footrest. There are maybe 10 wooden barstools in the entire place. The beer comes out of the bathtub behind the bar. Old photos and soccer apparel cover the walls. There is an HDTV that hangs in the corner.

4worldlovers: We are back at full capacity! Bar is open 4pm-2am Monday thru Saturday and 3pm-Midnight Sundays. Check the calendar for our nightly entertainment schedule.

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