📍 255 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133 · North Beach
An iconic North Beach saloon since 1948, Vesuvio Cafe sits across Jack Kerouac Alley from City Lights Bookstore and is steeped in Beat Generation history — Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Dylan Thomas all drank here. Vesuvio hosts a seasonal "Jazz in Kerouac Alley" concert series in the alley out front, with live music staged outdoors during the warmer months alongside its year-round Beat-era ambience.
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