#84Global
True Laurel
San Francisco, USA · Cocktail bar with food · North America
Provisional Kinda Decent 2026 1-star — Kinda Decent
provisional 2026 rating
★ Currently qualifies as Kinda Decent in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.
A standout in San Francisco, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →
This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.
True Laurel serves food and drinks indoors, outdoors and to go, with menus updated daily. Weekend brunch runs 11am–3pm and tables can be reserved through Tock.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
753 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, United StatesMission District
- Style
- Cocktail bar with foodChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Wednesday 16:00–22:00; Thursday 16:00–23:00; Friday 16:00–00:00; Saturday 11:00–00:00; Sunday 11:00–22:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Reserve through the Tock page linked by the owner; walk-in availability is not stated.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Prices
- The owner-linked cocktail PDF lists Mai O Mai and Quinine Cobbler at US$18, Laurel Martini and Freezer Sazerac at US$19. It says a 20% service charge is added to orders; the venue updates menus daily.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The owner updates its menu index daily; its linked cocktail-and-wine PDF is the direct current drink list.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
52.0 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 70.7
- World's 50 Best
- 30.3
- Top 500 Bars
- 56.4
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 88.3
- Serious press
- 19.9
- Social Vibes
- 57.4
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
82/ 100
The existing 82/100 and high confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.
Score context
Virginia Miller and Will Kamensky praise True Laurel’s cocktails. Their professional reviews also discuss food, with Kamensky more mixed about individual dishes; they do not establish broad customer consensus or awards-related booking difficulty.
Guest sources checked:
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Critics praise the cocktails
Critic reservations
- One critic gives mixed assessments of individual dishes
Source excerpt
“Drinks are complex, seamless, delicious, appealing to cocktail geeks and casual sippers alike.”
Virginia Miller, Time Out, 1 May 2025. This is an editorial tasting assessment, not an ordinary customer review.
Source: timeout.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- timeout.comCritic review — Virginia Miller · 1 May 2025
Virginia Miller’s 1 May 2025 review concerns 753 Alabama Street and contains the stored cocktail excerpt. Awards and guest-bartending references do not establish reservation scarcity or annual guest-shift counts.
- theinfatuation.comCritic review — Will Kamensky · Conflicting metadata: published 21 January 2022; modified 13 January 2022
Will Kamensky praises the cocktails and gives mixed assessments of individual dishes. Publication metadata says 21 January 2022 while modification metadata says 13 January 2022; both are retained without inventing a reconciled date.
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 884 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
World’s 50 Best
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.