📍 12 William Saroyan Place, San Francisco, CA 94133 · North Beach
A legendary North Beach dive bar and community institution since 1968, Spec's is crammed floor-to-ceiling with maritime memorabilia, vintage photographs, and curios collected by founder Richard "Specs" Simmons over decades. Tucked down a narrow alley steps from City Lights Bookstore, it hosts regular live jazz, swing, and folk music alongside its famously eclectic cast of regulars.
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