Local Edition
Cocktail bar · South of Market ·
Underground lounge with newspaper theme serving cocktails
Underground lounge with newspaper theme serving cocktails
"Local Edition has a spirit list longer than the fifth Harry Potter book (roughly), so it’s a good stop after work if you like to order your drinks neat or on the rocks. They have great cocktails, too, all for around $13. This place is underground (but has good phone service), and is also really dark, so budget an extra 10 minutes or so to let your eyes adjust. Once your night vision kicks in, you’ll notice that there’s lots of room here for large groups and couples alike. It gets noisy, but it’s more of a sociable buzz, so it won’t ruin any conversation you’re trying to have about maximizing synergization of horizontally integrated ventures to avoid inverse collapse of backup overflow. Or something." - will kamensky
"Located in the Hearst Building's basement and owned by Future Bars, the bar would need to temporarily close for around 18 months during the proposed hotel conversion; Future Bars co-founder Brian Sheehy told the SF Chronicle that the developers and property owners would cover “displaced income” for up to five years under the proposed agreement." - Ellen Fort
"Descend into the Hearst building basement and you’ll be transported back to the heyday of the printing press — with all the ‘50s- and ‘60s-inspired glamour that high ceilings, red velvet drapes, and mood lighting evoke. Strewn with antique typewriters, archival clips, and, yes, vintage printing presses, Local Edition is at once nostalgic and posh, popular with the after-work crowd. It’s great for group, too; each of its cocktail bottles (signature libations like the Courier, made with rum, agave, lemon, allspice dram, bitters, and sparkling wine) serves five to six patrons." - Vox Creative
"Underground cocktail den Local Edition has a newspaper theme (vintage typewriters and the like adorn the space) in a nod to its home in the Hearst Building. Their cocktails are reliable, they’ve occasionally got live music, and they take reservations for tables. Remember: Write drunk, edit sober." - Caleb Pershan
"This is the second tiki bar for the group, which debuted Pagan Idol in 2016, and previously opened the likes of cocktail destinations Bourbon & Branch, Local Edition, and Rickhouse." - Janelle Bitker