Vieni Vieni Lucky Spot

Stopped in here to catch the end of the Warriors game. Not fancy inside, but clean and safe with friendly bartender and customers. Would definitely come back.

This place was just what I needed. We were looking for a place to watch the end of the Warriors game, win 21, what– what!
Anyway, it’s nothing special from the outside. The inside is a fully stocked bar with importation beer. I felt very safe and service was perfect. I asked if we could change the channel to the game and was quickly accommodated. The bartender even turned up the volume just for us. So nice!
Come and enjoy a drink!

Four Stars on a Dive Bar rating. Excellent bartender (Connie) and nice prices. Nice place to take a break from typical SF.

Carney was our tender last night and was very funny and engaging. The place was filled with locals but Carney made sure we felt at home. The place is small and not too loud where we couldn’t hear each other speak. It was a fun place to end the night in the area.

Came in on Saturday August 17^th, 2013 to an empty bar in the afternoon to use their restroom — and buy a beer. The place seemed extremely empty and quiet which was interesting as every other bar in the neighborhood was packed and had the SF Giants Game on TV.
It seemed like your classic dive bar.

Thursday night usually the regulars hanging out shooting pool very quiet low key… Stop by for a drink and call it a night

Donna is extremely nice and friendly!!! Great location and I plan on stopping by when I am at the North Beach festival!

I like this place. not especially cheap, nothing on tap. but you never have to wait and there’s never any douchebags. an eclectic jukebox to boot. Best time to come here is during the day.

What can I say? This place has a big spot in my heart. My first bar I’ve ever walked into (or was carried into) by my momma when I was an infant. Back then they used to smoke inside so I hated going in. They only thing that would lure me in was the pile of quarters the regulars would put on the pacman table so I could play. I guess laws weren’t as strict back then and I remember sitting on the stools talking to strangers drinking my Shirley Temple with extra extra cherries. *ahh* Vieni Vieni or as my mom calls it with her Korean accent «bini bini»
This bar is a pure dive bar and it caters to the local OLDER (and probably alcoholic) population. You got the regulars that has known me since I was born (hopefully they’re still alive) and then the random drunk man that tries to dance with my mom wearing the neon stretchy pants. At least he gave me a bunch of quarters so I can play songs on the jukebox and play pacman.
My mom was a bartender here many many years ago and so this one time I came in and ordered a drink now that I’m able to. I’m sure that those were the same regulars that used to give me quarters but alas, no one recognized me. But then again, I was wearing cat tshirts and overalls back then. I’m much older now. Sure it looks shabby and the pool table isn’t quite right, but for the most part it’s a cool place to grab a decent drink and people watch. People aren’t *RUDE* here, they’re just not PC (politically correct) and they’re old school, so give them slack for their old school ways. I’m not sure if it’s the same anymore (I don’t frequent this place as much as I did when I was 10) but I remember it being all Asians and Italians. No youngins here either. This place definitely has soul so the people complaining that it’s dank and it’s boring, gtfo we don’t want your kid shenanigans in here anyway!

this bar isnt for sissies, and thats probably why some people dont like it. This bar is however, for people that dont care what other people think, and people that just want to be themselves and hangout or talk to people or just watch people and laugh. This is a good bar no matter if your in a suit or pajama’s. Everybody’s the same… just a lil drunker than other’s. But thats o. k because it gives you somethin to laugh at!

This bar has more pure, undiluted, soul, than any bar in north beach!

Our favorite North Beach Spot. People are always friendly… until someone wanders in who isn’t. But you’re ALWAYS entertained.

Great old man dive bar. I think I was the youngest guy in there by 30 years last night. My friends apparently know the owner from way back, and she struck me as a genuinely nice person who you’re happy to give business to. The jukebox is cool, but a bit odd (Dean Martin and Billy Idol really shouldn’t be on the same jukebox in a rational world). You’ve also got to love the large 86 list that’s hung over the bar. In a city that can sometime focus too much on being a rich person’s playground, it’s nice to know there will always be bars like this keeping the balance. I’ll be back.

You would never know walking down the street that this entrance with a white sign that says «Vieni Vieni» above was a dive bar unless you’ve been here before or knows someone that has.
This was my second time here and there’s only one word for this bar: interesting. Well, maybe interesting isn’t the correct word, but more like unique. Albeit the shabby interior and somewhat questionable patrons, you get over those factors and appreciate the bar for what it is. It’s a neighborhood bar owned and operated by older Asian men and ladies with plenty of older regulars frequenting the establishment at least once a week (and for some it seems, even more than that) to unload from life, whether good or bad, but most patrons here have a somewhat tired and distraught look so I would guess the latter.
I will always remember the first time I came here though. The older Asian bartender was very friendly and personable. He struck up a conversation with us youngin’s and attempted to speak «Chu Chou» with me after he asked me my mother’s native language. Surprisingly, we upheld a fairly decent conversation.
Drinks here are super decently priced and they have those TV-​boxed machines where you can play games such as Photo Hunt (my favorite) for a quarter a game. Apparently, they have a pool table too, but I have never ventured past the end of the bar… On another note, the past two times I’ve been here have always preceeded dinner at The House down the street… Hmmm… Definitely will be back.

You can hear a pin drop with this bar fully crowded bar. The only sounds you’ll hear is the noise coming from the tv. The life of this bar is that it’s lifeless. The term drowning one’s sorrows was originated in this bar.
The vibe here is morgue like.
A-​ok in my book.

New Years here = Champagne!!!
«Champagne for my real friends, Real pain for my sham friends»
It’s a good go-​to spot with an «intimate» atmosphere.
Cut to the chase — DIVE BAR WITH A HUG. It’s got a good ‘tude, ya know? One that doesn’t really scare me or make me wanna run in the other direction.
You know what I love more the going to the Double — V with my homeslices? NOTHING! It’s classic. AND… Rob Schneider chills next door with young blonde chicks. What more could you ask for?

This dive bar looks scary from the outside, but once you go in, it’s like another world.
The Juke box is quite amazing, in the sense that after a few rounds you’re ready to break dance or cry in your beer.
It’s fun to hustle the old regulars for money at the pool table, and there are always the interesting drunks that hang out there, from dawn until they close.
Yeah, they really do.
The awesome thing about this bar, is that the crowd is super diverse.
young and old alike hang out here, and you can get into some pretty interesting conversations.
This bar is a lot of fun, and if you’re going to go bar hopping in North Beach, I recommend starting or even ending here.
Or both!

LOSER BAR for old men. Bunch of douche bags in one place…
Old man next to me ask… are you from China or Korea? Wow. i was offended. i was about to sock him in the face… but didn’t want to disrespect the bar that my co-​worker works at.
Time to remodel the place GUYS! hope the owner reads this! BATHROOMS STINK! and get a real pool table!

Classic dive. There is a chalk board of available beer, pool table is stuffed into the back corner, alley way where the smokers hang out. The regulars are… awesome to watch.
I will always hold a special place for this spot, this is where I met my fellow Unilocalers for my first DYL pub crawl. We basically INVADED the place with 25 people and then we all left at once.
The poor bartender looked a tad over whelmed for a moment when we all piled in and demanded beer. Okay, maybe not demanded, but we all stood at the bar with big eyes wondering what we should drink.
I would definitely go back again later in the evening to get the true dive bar feel that I missed out on by leaving around 8pm to go to Hawaii West.

I think this place scores as high as it does for the clientele alone. Here’s the rundown…
Sherri — the bartender — slow as molasses but she had on sequins from head to toe. The woman rocks the sequined baseball cap like no other!
Joe — He told me I looked like a «water polo playing scientist» and renamed me Hiawatha after we did something that resembled a very bad attempt at swing dancing in the alley
Robert — Shared a long conversation about the finer points of Marijuana legalization as he smoked a joint out back and yelled at the cop car going by
Dude whos name I couldn’t understand (or anything else he said, for that matter) — What a gentleman! He buzzed me into the restroom several times throughout the evening. Yes, its true, you have to be buzzed into the restroom at this establishment.
Some of the other quality mentionables of this place;
The pool table is one of those teeny tiny ones, and you have to make everyone move every single time you take a shot. The upside is the regulars do it with a smile, and don’t get grumpy when you say excuse me for the 800^th time
No one yells at you when you break a glass… seems to be par for the course here
There is a back alley in which you can partake of your smoking habits, whatever they may be
The music selection — oh, the music selection — you must experience it firsthand to truly understand
This is truly a dive with character, and, well, characters!