Basque Hotel

1 star for letting 15 Romolo do business here.

I have not had Sangria this good since I lived in Spain. I felt nostalgic as hell just drinking it.

the hotel is clean with friendly staff and it’s affordable… in a great location!!! the bar downstairs (15 Romolo) is awesome too!

Basque was the perfect addition to our fun filled night of bar hopping. I particularly like this place due to the wide variety of alcohol available that you don’t find at most places. There were pre-​gin dated alcohols and neat looking bottles. I guess I’m a sucker for marketing, but the fancy looking antique bottles made me want to go shopping on Etsy.
The bathroom was clean, floor wasn’t sticky, and we were helped quickly. I will be back and don’t plan on losing my ID on the next visit.

How can a bar so much in the middle of things be simultaneously so tucked away? The Basque Hotel is one of the reasons this is such a beautiful, magical city.
Up a steep alley, beneath a Neon sign that everyone misses, the Basque Hotel sits right above stripper spook central. The space is ample, dark, and warm. Reminiscient to a degree of a 19^th century schoolhouse to children that drink booze with their milk.
There’s a small kitchen that serves drink-​friendly small plates and pizzas. The funnel cake borders on the sublime. A High Life is two dollars.
The very best thing about the Basque Hotel is that tourists won’t find it. Douchebags won’t bother. It’s a good crowd. They know what to find on the jukebox. The bartenders are no-​nonsense. You don’t find this sort of thing in North Beach. Go there, but don’t tell anyone.

I went here on a Thursday night. I was a little flustered when I walked in because someone wearing a top hat had just asked me if I worked at Roaring 20’s. I thought I was dressed classy, apparently I was dressed like a classy stripper? Anyway.
Got here at 8pm, walked right up to the bar and got a seat. I ordered a drink off the menu. It took a really long time for the drink and I was sure that they had forgotten about me, but I was wrong. Five to 10 minutes later, a drink arrived from heaven. It was $ 11, but for the first time in my life it was not a YIKES moment. It was minty, smooth, light, everything I could ask for in a drink. It was a blackberry something or other I think, I don’t remember. This drink was as good as a drink I had in Las Vegas at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill, which was the best drink I ever had.
The martini type thing I got tasted like asshole, but I’ve never had a martini and never will again.
They played all the bands I like: Killers, Strokes, Interpol, etc.
Every male bartender made a show of the drinks they poured, shaking vigorously, straining, and tapping. They all had mustaches.
Everyone was dressed alright in here. Not trashy. Not fancy. Just nice enough for a nice night out.
I don’t really know how easy it would be to get a drink if you didn’t have a seat at the bar.
I will go back here. Definitely.

I absolutely hate going out in North Beach, but when faced with that adversity I always try to guide my crew towards the Basque Hotel. I love the looks I get from from my friends who haven’t been before there as we stroll by all the shady strip clubs and dip into the dark and foreboding alley where this the Hotel is located.
Inside it is cool, dark and feels classy without being at all pretentious. The bar itself is really nicely designed with snazzy cabinetry holding a strong assortment of liquors. The drinks are all pretty expensive, but the beer list is good so I can dig it.
This place gets way overcrowded, especially near the bar, so it can be hard to get a drink. But if you can snag a couch and aren’t getting after it too hard then it works out pretty well.

Basque Hotel is a dark, music filled bar, just off Broadway in a secret little alley. Although usually it can fill up on the weekends, the line at the bar is never too long and the drinks are stiff. The jukebox is constantly on and if you are there long enough you may even get to hear the songs you play!
We have found a table to call home for a couple hours every time I have been there, which is nice for the gals out in stilettos!

Just when you want a quiet place and get away from all the tourist traps in the area. Heres a romantic, sweet and cozy, serving the best drinks on the north side of Broadway.
Perfect place to get away from noisy bars, a place fro you and your secret lover. located in an alley. around the corner from the Hungry Eye, check it out.