Sips

Award-Winning Barcelona Bar Sips Is Coming to San Francisco for Three Nights Only | Eater SF

"A Barcelona "drinkery house" that shot to international acclaim after opening in 2021 and claiming the top spot on the World’s 50 Best Bars list in 2023 (currently ranked number three for 2024). The menu is deliberately split into five sections — eccentric, art, seasonal, pret a porter, and “classips” — and the drinks skew playful and thoughtful: Bubble, a take on the pornstar martini that features, yes, bubbles; and the Blanc cocktail, which combines Fundador brandy with pine nuts, raisins, and freeze-dried spinach. The selection of “classips” pays homage to cocktail favorites that Caporale and Sips co-owner Marc Alvarez called “98 percent of a classic cocktail with a 2 percent Sips philosophy.” Co-owner Marc Alvarez honed his cocktail background with 10 years working with the Adrià brothers of El Bulli, and Simone Caporale brings a decorated résumé — during his time at the Artesian inside the Langham in London it was named the best bar on the World’s 50 Best Bars list four years in a row (2012–2015), and Caporale was named International Bartender of the Year at the 2014 Spirited Awards. The team also opened Esencia in 2024, a separate bar within the Sips space that serves a tasting-menu format of drinks." - Dianne de Guzman