If you're coming to San Francisco and don't visit this part of the city you’ve missed out. San Francisco has evolved over the last 15 years (or 6 months) but this is the heart of the city. It’s Little Italy, it’s where the Beats birthed ‘cool’ and it’s full of great cafés and shops to explore. Chinatown? . . . it’s the largest in North America and the largest Chinese community outside Asia. A place where its possible to forget where you are, eat the finest Chinese cuisine and if you’re lucky catch a festival. And if your fortune cookie says “I cannot help you, for I am just a cookie” don’t despair just ask for another.
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There are "dive" bars and then there are DIVE bars. Mr. Bings is most certainly the latter. There's no fashionable dim lighting, hip soundtrack or latest Bourbon brand du jour. It's just basic drinks, Bay Area sports on the TV, and unpretentious company. And, yes, the shape of the bar does hint at an even more illicit past...
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