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7PM-2AM daily. Modern Hip Hop dance club that attracts the twenty-something crowd. They claim to be unpretentious, yet they have a pretty strict dress code here... so no jeans, sneakers, or t-shirts! It’s not only the name of the club that will bring you down to earth, but the drinks here also cost a pretty penny too! ■The HiFi Lounge, 2125 Lombard St, between Fillmore St and Steiner St, Phone: +1 415 933-6299, nick@maximumproductions.com, http://www.maximumproductions. com/, Hours: W-Th 8PM-2AM, F 5PM-2AM, Sa 8PM-2AM. The HiFi Lounge is where people come to dance the night away. It also features live DJs, games, and big screen TVs. Happy hour begins at 5PM and they offer $2 Budweisers and $3 well Drinks. Their “Girls of Taste” (wine tasting for women) is not to be missed and is held once a month. ■MatrixFillmore, 3138 Fillmore St, at Pixley St, Phone: +1 415 563-4180, matrixfillmore@plumpjack.com, Fax: +1 415 474-8792, http://www.matrixfillmore.com/matrixfillmore/, Hours: M–Th 8PM–2AM, F–Su 6PM–2AM. Back in the day this place used to be rock and roll magnet, attracting the likes of The Doors,Velvet Underground, and The Grateful Dead who all jammed here. Today, after a renovation, it draws a different set — mostly well-heeled twenty and thirty-somethings... cocktails in hand! But it does feature local DJs and bands nightly and it’s a decent place to go for a cocktail and a lively time.
Coffee This area has a great “cafe culture,” with lots of good Americana-style cafes. It’s a great place to sit down and unwind at a curbside table, sipping away on latte, after a hard day trekking around. Not listed here are the more ubiquitous coffee chains like Starbucks, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and Peet’s Coffee; although these are very well represented here too, particularly along Union St, Chestnut St, and Fillmore St.