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First Look: New Fall Cocktails at 15 Romolo, San Francisco

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Preview brand-new spots to drink (or fresh new menu items) here.

Lauren Sloss
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Published: October 11, 2012 Last Updated: August 9, 2018

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First Look: New Fall Cocktails at 15 Romolo, San Francisco

[Photographs: Wes Rowe]

It's easy to try one drink at 15 Romolo and fall in love. Their cocktails—uniformly well-balanced, creative, and delicious—have made the steep-hilled alleyway bar a destination for spirits lovers for quite a few years now. (The jukebox selection helps, too.)

But Romolo didn't earn its high reputation in San Francisco for keeping things the same. You may fall in love with a certain cocktail, but try not to get too attached*—the merry band of bartenders behind these drinks likes to keep things interesting.

We stopped in on a balmy October Saturday to check out Romolo's new roster of fall cocktails—all of which somehow incorporate wine into the mix. That means port, madeira, sherry, a wine reduction—the possibilities are endless once you start reaching across the wine-and-spirits divide.

According to General Manager Aaron Smith, this focus on cocktails made with a little bit of wine is both a nod to the fall season, and to the expansion of Romolo's wine list (which will include a number of wines by the half bottle). Check out some of the new cocktail offerings in the slideshow above »

As for the always-changing drink list? Smith says this winter, they're planning to roll out an all-sherry based cocktail menu in honor of the holidays.

*Don't fret, though. They'll usually make a past menu creation for you if you ask.

15 Romolo

15 Romolo Place, San Francisco CA 94133 (map) 415-398-1359; 15romolo.com

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Lauren is a Bay Area-native whose serious eater status was sealed when she tried Brie for the first time at the age of 6. Since then, she has lived and eaten extensively in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and London, before making a grand homecoming to San Francisco where she eats at least an avocado a day. She has been writing for Serious Eats since 2011.

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