San Francisco’s evolution from a Gold Rush boomtown to a global tech capital is reflected in its cultural and social spaces, including its hotel bars. In the late 19th century, saloons catered ...

As America’s latest epoch of cocktail sophistication enters another year, it stands to reason that hotels across the country have upped their bar game in order to keep up with the times.

Then, walk west toward the Golden Gate Bridge, popping into the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park Visitor’s Center on the ground floor of the swanky Argonaut Hotel. This under-the ...