Persona

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Cocktail bar in San Francisco, CA

4.8 · 800 reviewsOpens today at 5 PM

We are a cocktail bar, Happy Hour, event space & lounge. We offer a roomy location for diverse entertainment, music, art, business & social gatherings with unmatched hospitality & service. We serve up expertly crafted cocktails, play records all night, have fun, & seek to provide a sense of excitement & freedom of expression. Come play with us, be who you want to be, & leave satisfied.

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AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini didn't mention Persona.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Sep 9, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from march_bride_south_94102.

Services

What Persona offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

The menu

  • Social clubFrom their websiteCocktail bar
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Team

Who you'll see, and whether their licenses check out.
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Today5 PM to 2 AM

Busy times

Closed now. Busiest Sat, 10 to 12 AM.

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Persona.

4.8from 800 reviews on Google

Persona stands out for its artistic cocktail menu and vibrant atmosphere, but service issues and drink inconsistencies have been noted by several patrons. Persona offers a unique cocktail experience with a playful atmosphere reminiscent of a jazz bar, featuring artistic decor and live music. Reviewers describe a mix of fun and flirtation, making it a popular spot for dates and gatherings, though some have noted inconsistencies in service and drink quality.

  • 584%
  • 48%
  • 34%
  • 20%
  • 14%
Would go back92%92% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 92%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 4%, 3 stars · Negative 4%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Sweet Paradise cocktail
  • French 75 made by Alex
  • Attentive service from Dragos and Marcus
The bad
  • Inconsistent drink quality
  • Rude or unresponsive staff
  • Slow service during busy times

Press and awards

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How AI sees Persona

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

29out of 100

31 San Francisco avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsPersona

  • 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.39
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.18
  • 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.83
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.59
  • 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.44
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.78

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What AI reads

The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Persona. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.

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

Persona, 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

Persona is a cocktail bar in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 29 of 100, which is poor.

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

Key facts

FactValue
TypeCocktail bar
Address685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
HoursMon to Sun 5 PM to 2 AM
Phone(415) 400-4598
Rating4.8 across 800 reviews on Google
Quietest timeSunday
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 infoAddress685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionWe are a cocktail bar, Happy Hour, event space & lounge. We offer a roomy location for diverse entertainment, music, art, business & social gatherings with unmatched hospitality & service. We serve up expertly crafted cocktails, play records all night, have fun, & seek to provide a sense of excitement & freedom of expression. Come play with us, be who you want to be, & leave satisfied.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Sun 5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNamePersonaConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(415) 400-4598ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday5:00 PM to 2:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceArt exhibitionsAI guess
ServicesServiceCocktail serviceAI guess
ServicesServiceEvent space rentalAI guess
ServicesServiceHappy hourAI guess
ServicesServiceMusic entertainmentAI guess
ServicesServiceSocial clubFrom their websiteBusiness website
ServicesServiceSocial gatheringsAI guess
LinksFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/peopleConfirmedBusiness website
LinksInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/persona_sfConfirmedBusiness website
LinksTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@persona_sfConfirmedBusiness website
LinksWebsitehttp://www.persona-sf.com/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
LinksYelphttps://www.yelp.com/biz/persona-san-francisco-2ConfirmedBusiness website

Services and prices

These are the 1 service Persona offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

ServicePricePrice markPrice evidenceService mark
Social clubFrom their website

Known for

The team

Visiting Persona

Address: 685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA. Phone: (415) 400-4598. Hours: Mon to Sun 5 PM to 2 AM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "We are a cocktail bar, Happy Hour, event space & lounge. We offer a roomy location for diverse entertainment, music, art, business & social gatherings with unmatched hospitality & service. We serve up expertly crafted cocktails, play records all night, have fun, & seek to provide a sense of excitement & freedom of expression. Come play with us, be who you want to be, & leave satisfied."

When to go

Quietest day: Sunday. Busiest day: Saturday. From the popular times on its Google listing.

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
MatadorMexican restaurant1 min walk
California Parking — The Olympic Club GarageParking garage1 min walk
660 Sutter St.Parking lot1 min walk
Parrot Pizzeria & RotisseriePizza restaurant1 min walk
707 SutterKorean restaurant1 min walk
Sutter Pub & RestaurantPub1 min walk

Reputation

4.8 average across 800 reviews: Google 800. (Confirmed, read September 9, 2026.)

Persona stands out for its artistic cocktail menu and vibrant atmosphere, but service issues and drink inconsistencies have been noted by several patrons. (AI guess, from 800 reviews.)

What people like

  • Sweet Paradise cocktail
  • French 75 made by Alex
  • Attentive service from Dragos and Marcus

What people do not like

  • Inconsistent drink quality
  • Rude or unresponsive staff
  • Slow service during busy times

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

picking between the two, is Pacific Cocktail the safer bet?

anyone tell me what a first visit here involves

what does Persona actually get right?

is there a day here that is not slammed

where exactly is this place?

prices round here, anyone got a number

Any membership pricing at Persona?

best cocktail bar in San Francisco

anywhere cheaper than this place in San Francisco that is still good?

Persona, any chance to get a table this week?

rough idea what Persona costs?

Booking at Persona in San Francisco, how does it work?

worth it or not, what do the regulars say

killing time on Sutter, any ideas

Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?

opening hours here, what are they these days?

anything new from Persona lately?

The AI Score: 29 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. Persona scores 29, below the San Francisco average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresPersona
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 attestation2039Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility1418Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Poor
Reviews & response1283The 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 authority859Domain 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 & mobile744Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Poor
Content freshness & schema578Crawl 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 Persona
PersonaLocalBusiness#businesshttp://www.persona-sf.com/Subject of this page
San Francisco, CaliforniaCity#cityCity Persona 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:ChIJ40UnhsGBhYARAEYv8hqHPCw (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
  • [2] persona-sf.com, https://www.persona-sf.com/home (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
  • [3] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 17, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
  • [4] persona-sf.com, http://www.persona-sf.com/ (accessed Oct 17, 2026)

The code behind this page

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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# Persona, San Francisco CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-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/persona-san-francisco-ca

## Photos

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## In short

Persona is a cocktail bar in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 29 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 | 685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sun 5 PM to 2 AM |
| Phone | (415) 400-4598 |
| Rating | 4.8 across 800 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Sunday |
| 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 | 685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | We are a cocktail bar, Happy Hour, event space & lounge. We offer a roomy location for diverse entertainment, music, art, business & social gatherings with unmatched hospitality & service. We serve up expertly crafted cocktails, play records all night, have fun, & seek to provide a sense of excitement & freedom of expression. Come play with us, be who you want to be, & leave satisfied. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Persona | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (415) 400-4598 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Art exhibitions | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Cocktail service | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Event space rental | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Happy hour | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Music entertainment | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Social club | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Social gatherings | AI guess |  |
| Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/people | Confirmed | Business website |
| Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/persona_sf | Confirmed | Business website |
| Links | TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@persona_sf | Confirmed | Business website |
| Links | Website | http://www.persona-sf.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Links | Yelp | https://www.yelp.com/biz/persona-san-francisco-2 | Confirmed | Business website |


## Services and prices

These are the 1 service Persona offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Social club |  |  |  | From their website |


### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Persona

Address: 685 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA. Phone: (415) 400-4598. Hours: Mon to Sun 5 PM to 2 AM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "We are a cocktail bar, Happy Hour, event space & lounge. We offer a roomy location for diverse entertainment, music, art, business & social gatherings with unmatched hospitality & service. We serve up expertly crafted cocktails, play records all night, have fun, & seek to provide a sense of excitement & freedom of expression. Come play with us, be who you want to be, & leave satisfied."


### When to go

Quietest day: Sunday. Busiest day: Saturday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Matador | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| California Parking — The Olympic Club Garage | Parking garage | 1 min walk |
| 660 Sutter St. | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Parrot Pizzeria & Rotisserie | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk |
| 707 Sutter | Korean restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Sutter Pub & Restaurant | Pub | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

4.8 average across 800 reviews: Google 800. (Confirmed, read September 9, 2026.)

Persona stands out for its artistic cocktail menu and vibrant atmosphere, but service issues and drink inconsistencies have been noted by several patrons. (AI guess, from 800 reviews.)


### What people like

- Sweet Paradise cocktail
- French 75 made by Alex
- Attentive service from Dragos and Marcus


### What people do not like

- Inconsistent drink quality
- Rude or unresponsive staff
- Slow service during busy times


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### picking between the two, is Pacific Cocktail the safer bet?


### anyone tell me what a first visit here involves


### what does Persona actually get right?


### is there a day here that is not slammed


### where exactly is this place?


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### Any membership pricing at Persona?


### best cocktail bar in San Francisco


### anywhere cheaper than this place in San Francisco that is still good?


### Persona, any chance to get a table this week?


### rough idea what Persona costs?


### Booking at Persona in San Francisco, how does it work?


### worth it or not, what do the regulars say


### killing time on Sutter, any ideas


### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?


### opening hours here, what are they these days?


### anything new from Persona lately?


## The AI Score: 29 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. Persona scores 29, below the San Francisco average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Persona |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 39 | 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 | 18 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 83 | 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 | 59 | 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 | 44 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 78 | 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 Persona |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Persona | LocalBusiness | #business | http://www.persona-sf.com/ | Subject of this page |
| San Francisco, California | City | #city |  | City Persona 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:ChIJ40UnhsGBhYARAEYv8hqHPCw (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
- [2] persona-sf.com, https://www.persona-sf.com/home (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [3] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 17, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [4] persona-sf.com, http://www.persona-sf.com/ (accessed Oct 17, 2026)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

References, including locals

Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

  1. picking between the two, is Pacific Cocktail the safer bet? Question by march_bride_south_94102, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/persona-or-vesuvio-cafe-for-cocktail-bar
  2. anyone tell me what a first visit here involves Question by san_francisco_zadie_94102, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-persona
  3. what does Persona actually get right? Question by second_opinion_in_sf_94102, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-restaurant-known-for-in-terms-of-its-kitchen
  4. is there a day here that is not slammed Question by sutter_lou_94102, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-quietest-day-to-book-at-persona
  5. where exactly is this place? Question by wedding_reader_downtown_94102, Sep 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/where-is-the-restaurant-located
  6. prices round here, anyone got a number Question by may_neighbor_north_94102, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-does-a-cocktail-bar-actually-cost-in-san-francisco
  7. Any membership pricing at Persona? Question by walk_in_in_sf_94102, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/does-persona-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
  8. best cocktail bar in San Francisco Question by saving_up_on_sutter_94102, Aug 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/best-cocktail-bar-in-san-francisco
  9. anywhere cheaper than this place in San Francisco that is still good? Question by sutter_ivy_94102, Aug 30, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-persona-in-san-francisco-that-is-still
  10. Persona, any chance to get a table this week? Question by picky_in_sf_94102, Aug 27, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/does-persona-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  11. rough idea what Persona costs? Question by window_shopping_in_sf_94102, Aug 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-price-range-at-the-restaurant
  12. Booking at Persona in San Francisco, how does it work? Question by sutter_roan, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-restaurant-take-reservations
  13. worth it or not, what do the regulars say Question by first_timer_on_sutter_94102, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-persona
  14. killing time on Sutter, any ideas Question by spontaneous_on_sutter_94102, Aug 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-around-persona-on-sutter
  15. Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? Question by reunion_regular_south_94102, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  16. opening hours here, what are they these days? Question by wedding_neighbor_east_94102, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-are-the-restaurants-hours-of-operation
  17. anything new from Persona lately? Question by hopeful_on_sutter_94102, Aug 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/persona-san-francisco-ca/q/what-has-persona-been-posting-lately

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