The Buena Vista

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Bar in San Francisco, CA

4.6 · 8,282 reviewsOpen until 11

Opened in 1916, this corner spot serves its signature Irish coffee alongside American staples.

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScoreGemini mentions The Buena Vista and ChatGPT doesn't.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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

Services

What The Buena Vista offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

The menu

  • Irish coffee storyFrom their websiteBar
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Team

Who you'll see, and whether their licenses check out.
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Today9 AM to 11 PM

Busy times

Usually not too busy now. Busiest Sat, 2 to 7 PM.

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about The Buena Vista.

4.6from 8,282 reviews on Google

While renowned for its Irish coffee, The Buena Vista struggles with service consistency and customer treatment. The Buena Vista offers a lively, old-school San Francisco atmosphere where patrons enjoy the iconic Irish coffee, often highlighted as a must-try. However, experiences can vary significantly, with some customers feeling unwelcome or encountering rude service.

  • 584%
  • 412%
  • 34%
  • 20%
  • 10%
Would go back96%96% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 96%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 4%, 3 stars · Negative 0%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Famous Irish coffee
  • Delicious garlic fries
  • Best espresso martini
  • Impeccable service
The bad
  • Rude or unprofessional staff
  • Long waits for service
  • Inconsistent food quality
  • Poor handling of takeout orders

Press and awards

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How AI sees The Buena Vista

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

32out of 100

31 San Francisco avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsThe Buena Vista

  • 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.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.50
  • 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.81
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.70
  • 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.34

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What AI reads

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

Local AI Registry · Bars in San Francisco, CA · Editorial

The Buena Vista, 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

The Buena Vista is a bar in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor.

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

Key facts

FactValue
TypeBar
Address2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
HoursMon to Thu 9 AM to 11 PM · Fri 9 AM to 12 AM · Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 8 AM to 11 PM
Phone(415) 474-5044
Rating4.6 across 8,282 reviews on Google
Quietest timeThursday
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 infoAddress2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionOpened in 1916, this corner spot serves its signature Irish coffee alongside American staples.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Thu 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM · Fri 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sat 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun 8:00 AM to 11:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameThe Buena VistaConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(415) 474-5044ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday9:00 AM to 11:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday9:00 AM to 11:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday9:00 AM to 11:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday9:00 AM to 11:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday9:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday8:00 AM to 11:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceAmerican foodAI guess
ServicesServiceBar serviceAI guess
ServicesServiceIrish coffeeAI guess
ServicesServiceIrish coffee storyFrom their websiteBusiness website
LinksFacebookhttps://facebook.com/197193286969015AI guessOur record
LinksInstagramhttps://instagram.com/thebuenavistasfAI guessOur record
LinksWebsitehttp://www.thebuenavista.com/home/home.htmlConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

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

ServicePricePrice markPrice evidenceService mark
Irish coffee storyFrom their website

Known for

The team

Visiting The Buena Vista

Address: 2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA. Phone: (415) 474-5044. Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 11 PM · Fri 9 AM to 12 AM · Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 8 AM to 11 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Opened in 1916, this corner spot serves its signature Irish coffee alongside American staples."

When to go

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

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Beach St & Hyde StTransit station1 min walk
Lanikai BBQ Tea HouseHawaiian restaurant1 min walk
Cafe de CasaCafe1 min walk
Grandeho's KamekyoJapanese restaurant1 min walk
Hyde St & Beach StTransit station1 min walk
Greetings from San Francisco Mural by Victor VingTourist attraction1 min walk

Reputation

4.6 average across 8,282 reviews: Google 8,282. (Confirmed, read September 9, 2026.)

While renowned for its Irish coffee, The Buena Vista struggles with service consistency and customer treatment. (AI guess, from 8,282 reviews.)

What people like

  • Famous Irish coffee
  • Delicious garlic fries
  • Best espresso martini
  • Impeccable service

What people do not like

  • Rude or unprofessional staff
  • Long waits for service
  • Inconsistent food quality
  • Poor handling of takeout orders

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

is there a socials account worth following

Busiest day at The Buena Vista, anyone know?

what else is on Hyde around this place?

Worth the hype at The Buena Vista?

best bar in San Francisco

cheaper than The Buena Vista in San Francisco without it being sketchy?

pricey at The Buena Vista, or about normal?

Are the hours on Google right for this place?

first visit at The Buena Vista, what do I need to bring?

Why do people rate The Buena Vista?

address for this place, anyone have it?

do regulars get anything here

walk in at The Buena Vista in San Francisco, or is it appointment only?

The Buena Vista, any chance to get a table this week?

torn between this place and Hawaii West?

prices round here, anyone got a number

Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?

The AI Score: 32 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco bars run 24 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Buena Vista scores 32, above the San Francisco average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresThe Buena Vista
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 attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility1450Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Fair
Reviews & response1281The 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 authority870Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Good
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 & schema534Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Poor

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

How AI decides what to say about a 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 The Buena Vista
The Buena VistaLocalBusiness#businesshttp://www.thebuenavista.com/home/home.htmlSubject of this page
San Francisco, CaliforniaCity#cityCity The Buena Vista 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 bars in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

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  • 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:ChIJ-ZbR8Dd-j4ARw7-UmpB7Ks8 (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
  • [2] thebuenavista.com, https://www.thebuenavista.com/home/irishcoffee.html (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
  • [3] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)

The code behind this page

This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.

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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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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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# The Buena Vista, San Francisco CA: Reviews

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

## Photos

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## In short

The Buena Vista is a bar in San Francisco, CA. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor.

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


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Bar |
| Address | 2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 9 AM to 11 PM · Fri 9 AM to 12 AM · Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 8 AM to 11 PM |
| Phone | (415) 474-5044 |
| Rating | 4.6 across 8,282 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Thursday |
| 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 | 2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Opened in 1916, this corner spot serves its signature Irish coffee alongside American staples. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM · Fri 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sat 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | The Buena Vista | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (415) 474-5044 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | American food | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Bar service | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Irish coffee | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Irish coffee story | From their website | Business website |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/197193286969015 | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/thebuenavistasf | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | http://www.thebuenavista.com/home/home.html | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Irish coffee story |  |  |  | From their website |


### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting The Buena Vista

Address: 2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA. Phone: (415) 474-5044. Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 11 PM · Fri 9 AM to 12 AM · Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 8 AM to 11 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Opened in 1916, this corner spot serves its signature Irish coffee alongside American staples."


### When to go

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


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beach St & Hyde St | Transit station | 1 min walk |
| Lanikai BBQ Tea House | Hawaiian restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Cafe de Casa | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| Grandeho's Kamekyo | Japanese restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Hyde St & Beach St | Transit station | 1 min walk |
| Greetings from San Francisco Mural by Victor Ving | Tourist attraction | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

4.6 average across 8,282 reviews: Google 8,282. (Confirmed, read September 9, 2026.)

While renowned for its Irish coffee, The Buena Vista struggles with service consistency and customer treatment. (AI guess, from 8,282 reviews.)


### What people like

- Famous Irish coffee
- Delicious garlic fries
- Best espresso martini
- Impeccable service


### What people do not like

- Rude or unprofessional staff
- Long waits for service
- Inconsistent food quality
- Poor handling of takeout orders


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### is there a socials account worth following


### Busiest day at The Buena Vista, anyone know?


### what else is on Hyde around this place?


### Worth the hype at The Buena Vista?


### best bar in San Francisco


### cheaper than The Buena Vista in San Francisco without it being sketchy?


### pricey at The Buena Vista, or about normal?


### Are the hours on Google right for this place?


### first visit at The Buena Vista, what do I need to bring?


### Why do people rate The Buena Vista?


### address for this place, anyone have it?


### do regulars get anything here


### walk in at The Buena Vista in San Francisco, or is it appointment only?


### The Buena Vista, any chance to get a table this week?


### torn between this place and Hawaii West?


### prices round here, anyone got a number


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


## The AI Score: 32 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Francisco bars run 24 to 55. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The Buena Vista scores 32, above the San Francisco average of 31. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The Buena Vista |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 40 | 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 | 50 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Fair |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | 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 | 70 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| 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 | 34 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |

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

How AI decides what to say about a 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 The Buena Vista |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Buena Vista | LocalBusiness | #business | http://www.thebuenavista.com/home/home.html | Subject of this page |
| San Francisco, California | City | #city |  | City The Buena Vista 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 bars in San Francisco, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best bars in San Francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco/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:ChIJ-ZbR8Dd-j4ARw7-UmpB7Ks8 (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
- [2] thebuenavista.com, https://www.thebuenavista.com/home/irishcoffee.html (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [3] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 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

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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. is there a socials account worth following Question by hyde_nell, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-has-the-buena-vista-been-posting-lately
  2. Busiest day at The Buena Vista, anyone know? Question by hyde_pearl, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-quietest-day-to-book-at-the-buena-vista
  3. what else is on Hyde around this place? Question by circling_on_hyde, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-around-the-buena-vista-on-hyde
  4. Worth the hype at The Buena Vista? Question by new_here_on_hyde, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-buena-vista-known-for-in-their-kitchen
  5. best bar in San Francisco Question by window_shopping_on_hyde, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/best-bar-in-san-francisco
  6. cheaper than The Buena Vista in San Francisco without it being sketchy? Question by long_overdue_on_hyde, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-the-buena-vista-in-san-francisco-that-is
  7. pricey at The Buena Vista, or about normal? Question by researching_on_hyde, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-is-the-price-range-at-the-buena-vista
  8. Are the hours on Google right for this place? Question by san_francisco_rue_94109, Aug 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-are-the-hours-of-operation-for-the-buena-vista
  9. first visit at The Buena Vista, what do I need to bring? Question by quiet_on_hyde, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-the-buena-vista
  10. Why do people rate The Buena Vista? Question by careful_on_hyde, Aug 26, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-the-buena-vista
  11. address for this place, anyone have it? Question by hyde_jo, Aug 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/where-is-the-buena-vista-located
  12. do regulars get anything here Question by hyde_roan, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-buena-vista-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
  13. walk in at The Buena Vista in San Francisco, or is it appointment only? Question by hyde_rue, Aug 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-buena-vista-take-reservations
  14. The Buena Vista, any chance to get a table this week? Question by second_opinion_on_hyde, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/does-the-buena-vista-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  15. torn between this place and Hawaii West? Question by saving_up_on_hyde, Aug 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/the-buena-vista-or-hawaii-west-for-legendary-irish-coffee-ranked-2-in-sf
  16. prices round here, anyone got a number Question by hyde_fern, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/what-does-a-bar-actually-cost-in-san-francisco
  17. Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? Question by curious_on_hyde, Aug 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-francisco/the-buena-vista-san-francisco-ca/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints

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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:ChIJ-ZbR8Dd-j4ARw7-UmpB7Ks8
  2. [2]ServicesIrish coffee storythebuenavista.com.Primary source · Accessed Sep 19, 2026 · https://www.thebuenavista.com/home/irishcoffee.html
  3. [3]ServicesAmerican food, Bar service and Irish coffeeAI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 9, 2026.AI engine output · Accessed Sep 19, 2026 · https://localairegistry.com/methodology
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