Bar 888 & Bistro 888

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Cocktail bar in San Francisco, CA

4.2 · 93 reviewsOpens today at 11 AM

Craft cocktails & chef-curated menu items served in a stylish, relaxing bar & lounge in the InterContinental San Francisco.

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AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini didn't mention Bar 888 & Bistro 888.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Sep 9, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from howard_pearl.

Services

What Bar 888 & Bistro 888 offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

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Today11 AM to 2 PM and 3 AM to 10 PM
Mondays11 AM to 2 PM, 3:00 to 10 PM

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Bar 888 & Bistro 888.

4.2from 93 reviews on Google

Bar 888 & Bistro 888 stands out for its engaging bartenders and specialty cocktails, despite some complaints about food quality and pricing. Bar 888 & Bistro 888 offers a lively yet elegant atmosphere, ideal for both casual and special occasions. Guests appreciate the engaging bartenders, particularly Ken and Jacob, who provide personalized service and excellent cocktail recommendations, creating a welcoming environment for all.

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  • 28%
  • 14%
Would go back84%84% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 84%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 4%, 3 stars · Negative 12%, 1 or 2 stars · 1 review says it outright, like "10/10—I will definitely be back"
The good
  • Ken's margarita and gin cosmo
  • Japanese whiskey cocktail
  • La Rosa de la Misión tequila cocktail
  • Beef tartare prepared to perfection
  • Outstanding martinis
The bad
  • High prices for food and drinks
  • Long waits for service
  • Mediocre food quality
  • Incorrect billing issues

Press and awards

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Listed on 1 of the 3 directories AI reads.

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How AI sees Bar 888 & Bistro 888

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

25out of 100

32 San Francisco avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsBar 888 & Bistro 888

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.0
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.41
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.0
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.76
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.58
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.100

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Local AI Registry · Cocktail bars in San Francisco, CA · Editorial

Bar 888 & Bistro 888, San Francisco CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 9, 2026.

Published September 9, 2026 · Updated September 9, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

Bar 888 & Bistro 888 is a cocktail bar in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 25 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeCocktail bar
Address888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
HoursMon to Thu 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 AM to 10 PM · Fri 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 PM to 12 AM · Sat 3 PM to 12 AM · Sun 3 AM to 10 PM
Phone(415) 616-6566
Rating4.2 across 93 reviews on Google
UpdatedSeptember 9, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionCraft cocktails & chef-curated menu items served in a stylish, relaxing bar & lounge in the InterContinental San Francisco.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Thu 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:00 to 10:00 PM · Fri 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM · Sat 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM · Sun 3:00 to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoMondays11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:00 to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameBar 888 & Bistro 888ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(415) 616-6566ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday3:00 PM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday3:00 AM to 10:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceChef-curated menu itemsAI guess
ServicesServiceCraft cocktailsAI guess
LinksWebsitehttps://www.icsanfrancisco.com/fine-dining-restaurants-san-franciscoConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting Bar 888 & Bistro 888

Address: 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Phone: (415) 616-6566. Hours: Mon to Thu 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 AM to 10 PM · Fri 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 PM to 12 AM · Sat 3 PM to 12 AM · Sun 3 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Craft cocktails & chef-curated menu items served in a stylish, relaxing bar & lounge in the InterContinental San Francisco."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
InterContinentalParking lot1 min walk
Impark (Parking)Parking garage1 min walk
InterContinental San Francisco – Valet Garage (Propark)Parking garage1 min walk
5th St & Howard StTransit station1 min walk
875 Howard Garage (Propark)Parking garage1 min walk
The Chieftain Irish Pub & RestaurantIrish restaurant1 min walk

Reputation

4.2 average across 93 reviews: Google 93. (Confirmed, read September 9, 2026.)

Bar 888 & Bistro 888 stands out for its engaging bartenders and specialty cocktails, despite some complaints about food quality and pricing. (AI guess, from 93 reviews.)

What people like

  • Japanese whiskey cocktail
  • La Rosa de la Misión tequila cocktail
  • Beef tartare prepared to perfection
  • Outstanding martinis

What people do not like

  • High prices for food and drinks
  • Long waits for service
  • Mediocre food quality
  • Incorrect billing issues

Press

Awards

Directories

Listed on 1 of the 3 directories we checked.

DirectoryListed
FacebookListed
HotfrogNot listed
ThumbtackNot listed

Questions people ask

anything I should sort out before a first visit here?

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Ballpark for a visit to a bar in San Francisco?

anywhere on Howard to sit while I wait

best cocktail bar in San Francisco

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somewhere cheaper in San Francisco that is not a risk?

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cancellation list here, is there one

The AI Score: 25 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco cocktail bars run 25 to 47. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Bar 888 & Bistro 888 scores 25, below the San Francisco average of 32. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresBar 888 & Bistro 888
Retrieval grounding260Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Poor
Off-property attestation2041Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility140Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Poor
Reviews & response1276The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority858Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile7Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.
Content freshness & schema5100Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Good

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a cocktail bar: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to Bar 888 & Bistro 888
Bar 888 & Bistro 888LocalBusiness#businesshttps://www.icsanfrancisco.com/fine-dining-restaurants-san-franciscoSubject of this page
San Francisco, CaliforniaCity#cityCity Bar 888 & Bistro 888 is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the cocktail bars in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best cocktail bars in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco/cocktail-bar
  • Best businesses in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco

Nearby

  • /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
  • /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
  • /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF1lX2oaAhYARa4W9qZK6xqk (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 10, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)

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# Bar 888 & Bistro 888, San Francisco CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-09-09.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca

## Photos

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## In short

Bar 888 & Bistro 888 is a cocktail bar in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 25 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Cocktail bar |
| Address | 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 AM to 10 PM · Fri 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 PM to 12 AM · Sat 3 PM to 12 AM · Sun 3 AM to 10 PM |
| Phone | (415) 616-6566 |
| Rating | 4.2 across 93 reviews on Google |
| Updated | September 9, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Craft cocktails & chef-curated menu items served in a stylish, relaxing bar & lounge in the InterContinental San Francisco. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:00 to 10:00 PM · Fri 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM · Sat 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM · Sun 3:00 to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Mondays | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 3:00 to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Bar 888 & Bistro 888 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (415) 616-6566 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 3:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Chef-curated menu items | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Craft cocktails | AI guess |  |
| Links | Website | https://www.icsanfrancisco.com/fine-dining-restaurants-san-francisco | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Bar 888 & Bistro 888

Address: 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Phone: (415) 616-6566. Hours: Mon to Thu 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 AM to 10 PM · Fri 11 AM to 2 PM and 3 PM to 12 AM · Sat 3 PM to 12 AM · Sun 3 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Craft cocktails & chef-curated menu items served in a stylish, relaxing bar & lounge in the InterContinental San Francisco."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InterContinental | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Impark (Parking) | Parking garage | 1 min walk |
| InterContinental San Francisco – Valet Garage (Propark) | Parking garage | 1 min walk |
| 5th St & Howard St | Transit station | 1 min walk |
| 875 Howard Garage (Propark) | Parking garage | 1 min walk |
| The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant | Irish restaurant | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

4.2 average across 93 reviews: Google 93. (Confirmed, read September 9, 2026.)

Bar 888 & Bistro 888 stands out for its engaging bartenders and specialty cocktails, despite some complaints about food quality and pricing. (AI guess, from 93 reviews.)


### What people like

- Japanese whiskey cocktail
- La Rosa de la Misión tequila cocktail
- Beef tartare prepared to perfection
- Outstanding martinis


### What people do not like

- High prices for food and drinks
- Long waits for service
- Mediocre food quality
- Incorrect billing issues


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

Listed on 1 of the 3 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Facebook | Listed |
| Hotfrog | Not listed |
| Thumbtack | Not listed |


## Questions people ask


### anything I should sort out before a first visit here?


### Do they post anywhere?


### opening hours at Bar 888 & Bistro 888 in San Francisco, what are they these days?


### bad experiences at Bar 888 & Bistro 888, anyone?


### rough idea what Bar 888 & Bistro 888 costs?


### is there a rewards thing at Bar 888 & Bistro 888


### Ballpark for a visit to a bar in San Francisco?


### anywhere on Howard to sit while I wait


### best cocktail bar in San Francisco


### Bar 888 & Bistro 888 or Pacific Cocktail?


### somewhere cheaper in San Francisco that is not a risk?


### people keep recommending this place, what for?


### Why do people rate this place?


### address for Bar 888 & Bistro 888, anyone have it?


### cancellation list here, is there one


## The AI Score: 25 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco cocktail bars run 25 to 47. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Bar 888 & Bistro 888 scores 25, below the San Francisco average of 32. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Bar 888 & Bistro 888 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 76 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 58 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 |  | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. |  |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 100 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a cocktail bar: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Bar 888 & Bistro 888 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bar 888 & Bistro 888 | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.icsanfrancisco.com/fine-dining-restaurants-san-francisco | Subject of this page |
| San Francisco, California | City | #city |  | City Bar 888 & Bistro 888 is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the cocktail bars in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best cocktail bars in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco/cocktail-bar
- Best businesses in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
- /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF1lX2oaAhYARa4W9qZK6xqk (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 10, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)

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  1. anything I should sort out before a first visit here? Question by howard_pearl, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-bar-888-and-bistro-888
  2. Do they post anywhere? Question by no_rush_on_howard, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-has-bar-888-and-bistro-888-been-posting-lately
  3. opening hours at Bar 888 & Bistro 888 in San Francisco, what are they these days? Question by howard_nell_94103, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-are-the-opening-hours-and-which-days-is-the-restaurant-closed
  4. bad experiences at Bar 888 & Bistro 888, anyone? Question by howard_ivy, Sep 8, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  5. rough idea what Bar 888 & Bistro 888 costs? Question by howard_birdie, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-price-range-to-expect-at-the-restaurant
  6. is there a rewards thing at Bar 888 & Bistro 888 Question by may_reader_downtown, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/does-bar-888-and-bistro-888-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
  7. Ballpark for a visit to a bar in San Francisco? Question by howard_bram, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-does-a-cocktail-bar-actually-cost-in-san-francisco
  8. anywhere on Howard to sit while I wait Question by quiet_on_howard, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-around-bar-888-and-bistro-888-on-howard
  9. best cocktail bar in San Francisco Question by howard_ray, Aug 25, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/best-cocktail-bar-in-san-francisco
  10. Bar 888 & Bistro 888 or Pacific Cocktail? Question by howard_jo, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/bar-888-and-bistro-888-or-pacific-cocktail-haven-for-cocktail-bar
  11. somewhere cheaper in San Francisco that is not a risk? Question by howard_nell, Aug 13, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-bar-888-and-bistro-888-in-san-francisco
  12. people keep recommending this place, what for? Question by howard_peach, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-restaurant-known-for-in-terms-of-food
  13. Why do people rate this place? Question by howard_owl, Aug 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-bar-888-and-bistro-888
  14. address for Bar 888 & Bistro 888, anyone have it? Question by window_shopping_on_howard, Jul 30, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/where-is-the-restaurant-located-and-what-is-the-address
  15. cancellation list here, is there one Question by howard_mabel, Jul 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/bar-888-and-bistro-888-san-francisco-ca/q/does-bar-888-and-bistro-888-ever-have-last-minute-openings

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  1. [1]VisitName, address, phone, hours and 2 other detailsGoogle Business Profile.Primary source · Accessed Sep 9, 2026 · https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJF1lX2oaAhYARa4W9qZK6xqk
  2. [2]ServicesChef-curated menu items and Craft cocktailsAI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 10, 2026.AI engine output · Accessed Sep 19, 2026 · https://localairegistry.com/methodology
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