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Loló, the wonderful tapas restaurant on Valencia with the power-clashing interior, is well known for its agave bar and for its Friday-Saturday lunchtime cocktails that cater to people who either don’t have a care in the world or drink as if they don’t.
And now they’re introducing an entirely new list of spring/summer cocktails, left intentionally flexible for San Francisco’s off-kilter seasons. As with the bar’s agave-based perennials (like the magnificent Gold Digger, a mezcal concoction made with yellow Chartreuse, tonic syrup and grapefruit bitters), the southwestern succulent figures prominently here.
From now until the fog robs us of all desire to laugh and socialize — and even then, really — patrons can enjoy an
El Puñal (mezcal, Aperol, poppy liqueur, almond, lime), or a
Ramos Gin Shrub (gin, Campari, watermelon-basil shrub, lime). Imagine you’re 400 miles to the south in a tony neighborhood of West L.A. while drinking
The Fresh Prince (Pisco, passion fruit egg white, lime, orange blossom water) or tell a fib to all your health-nut friends about the wonders that juicing will do to your complexion with a
2 Birds, 1 Stone (mezcal, fresh carrot juice, parsley, celery bitters, and a kaffir lime salt rim). And there are seven more!
Remember, Loló isn’t just a Mexican joint; it’s a Jaliscan-Californian restaurant. Always remember the glories of ceviche and that panko avocado taco while you’re downing a few. And if you need a further reminder that it’s summer, the bar has a bunch of pics of palm trees and the cerulean Pacific behind it. Fog? What fog?
Loló,
974 Valencia, 643-5656.
