Li Po Cocktail Lounge

Cocktail bar · Chinatown

Li Po Cocktail Lounge

Cocktail bar · Chinatown

916 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108

Highlights

Nestled in Chinatown, Li Po Cocktail Lounge offers a laid-back vibe and signature Chinese mai tais that have charmed both locals and legends alike since 1937.

916 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108 Get directions

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@infatuation

"The Mai Tais at this classic Chinatown dive are dangerously strong, so strong in fact that your vision might go blurry after just one. This place is an institution with an eclectic crowd of tourists, locals, and former fraternity stars who are always up for starting conversations with strangers. At just $12 a Mai Tai, this is one of the best drink bargains in the whole city—so go ahead and make some bad decisions, everyone else here is too." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong, lani conway

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@infatuation

"This classic Chinatown dive is an institution with an eclectic crowd of tourists, locals, and former fraternity stars who are always up for starting conversations with strangers. At just $12 a Mai Tai, this is one of the best drink bargains in the whole city—so go ahead and take a seat on the one of couches that seem like they’ve also been here since 1937. " - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez

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@infatuation

"Unlike most other spots in this guide, Li Po Cocktail Lounge is never filled to the brim. That doesn’t matter because, on any day of the week, you’re certain to run into someone who is looking for the strongest mai tai in town and a piece of Chinatown history—and those are always the types of people with the best stories. Also known as our types of people. " - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1

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@eater

"There are few more legendary watering holes than Grant Avenue’s Chinese mai tai progenitor Li Po. Yes, it’s well-known as a respite for celebrities including Abbot Elementary’s Chris Perfetti, NFL players, and Anthony Bourdain. But really this longtime drinking destination is for the people, and believe the hype: The mai tais are that good." - Paolo Bicchieri, Dianne de Guzman

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@eater

"Chinatown’s Li Po Lounge is so proud of its Chinese Mai Tai that it trademarked the secret recipe. Since it’s a secret and all, we can’t tell you what’s in the powerful cocktail, aside from that it has something to do with Chinese wine. Most importantly, consider yourself warned that the $11 drinks are very sweet and impressively boozy." - Lauren Saria

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