Lena 10/08/2009
A charming little bar with a surreal, often retro and rather witty collection of stuff stuck to the walls. It would feel dive-y except that it's relatively bright and they often welcome in the mariachi band to do a few numbers. Radio Habana Social Club feels like your average corner bar if you happened to live in Havana, Cuba. The older woman manning the bar when we went the other night was friendly and talkative. Normally this place is mobbed on weekends, but it's a fun place to hit on your way to dinner on a weeknight for a more laid back feel.I tried the sangria. It was decent, nothing special, but worth the modest price. They have a very small beer and wine list. Go here for the ambiance, not the selection. It's a nice break from the standard weekend vibe in the Mission.Where other bars aspire towards superficial hipster-cool vibes, Radio Habana is itself and nothing more, and that self has more soul than almost anywhere I've been in the neighborhood.
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magellan 10/08/2009
In a city full of tiny restaurants, this might be the tiniest. The food is so so, but the place is so tiny (like 6 tables?) and eclectic that it's worth checking out. It feels like you are in somebody's tiny house in Havana in 1972.
cimbrel30 10/08/2009
I have been there a couple of nights before hitting some bars in the mission. The owner is friendly and talkative and always talks about Cuba and his Spanish ancestors. The decoration in this bar is different from anything else you have seen. There are thousands of items hanging on walls randomly placed. It's interesting that anytime you can discover new decoration details or figures. I only eat meatballs (Albondigas) there so I can't tell you about anything else, but I can say that the albonidigas are AWESOME!!The only problem this place has is that is tiny, and it gets hot. But I think this is part of its uniqueness.
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