San Francisco is My Home

20
Dec

Troubles are all the same: the new bar in town

Author: kris, Category: Bars and Clubs, News

Metro Bar, a longtime Castro institution, recently moved their premises to a smaller place further down Market Street.

The location they left is prime real estate: located at the corner of Market & 16th Street, it has an enormous balcony overlooking the intersection which was always thronged with people.

Now it’s been taken over by The Lookout, which, like Metro, is a bar and restaurant. So far the transition seems a little shaky. Some of Metro’s clientele simply followed them down the road, while others stayed on at The Lookout and still others presumably found a new hangout altogether. This is probably not great news for Metro or The Lookout, but it’s nice for me, since now there’s a bar in the neighborhood where I can pop in on a weeknight and get a seat with a view. Plus the bartenders are very friendly.