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Irish Coffee in San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Irish Coffee

Hot coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar, and a float of whipped cream — the drink that made Irish coffee an American staple after it was popularized here in the 1950s. Warm, boozy, and essential on a foggy evening.

Try it at: the Buena Vista Cafe, which introduced it to the U.S.