Bar Iris

"A bar in San Francisco offering a unique selection of cocktails with a focus on quality and presentation." - Dianne de Guzman

"Bar Iris looks like a hotel lounge mixed with a mid-century living room. In other words, this cocktail bar in Russian Hill is a fancy yet intimate drinking spot where you can sip high balls, rare whiskeys, and Japanese-inspired cocktails on a wingback chair. This place is also the sister bar to the Japanese fine dining restaurant Nisei (located right next door), which is basically your cue to order everything on the izakaya-style menu, like the perfect chicken karaage with fermented chili aioli. This is the move for high-stakes date nights." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong, lani conway

"This cocktail bar in Russian Hill looks like a fancy hotel mixed with a mid-century living room, and here you can sip high balls, rare whiskeys, and Japanese-inspired cocktails on a wingback chair. It’s the sister bar to the Japanese fine dining restaurant Nisei (located right next door), which is basically your cue to order everything on the seasonal izakaya-style menu, like perfect chicken karaage with black curry and Japanese milk bread with creamy miso honey butter. Come here for a drink before going all in on the tasting menu at Nisei, a special occasion toast, or big-deal date nights. " - julia chen 1, lani conway

"Bar Iris, the companion bar to Nisei, is run by Timofei, who has worked at 25 Lusk and Burritt Room in addition to other restaurants in the city and Chicago. It serves cocktails alongside food pairings at the festival." - Paolo Bicchieri

"Bar Iris will offer shishito peppers, chicken kara-age, and Japanese potato salad at Outside Lands 2024." - Dianne de Guzman