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Grant Marek

Grant Marek is a former Thrillist Cities editor.

Latest Posts From Grant

The Peninsula's 31 Best Restaurants

Mar 20, 2017

The Peninsula's 31 Best Restaurants

Tech, traffic, Google buses, Stanford MBAs, and sleepy suburbs.

mortar & pestle

Nov 23, 2016

Drink at the Best Bars in the Peninsula

There was a time when San Franciscans would only happen upon a Peninsula bar when their commuter van broke down on the way to Silicon Valley.

The Corner Store Guys Opened a Totally Great New SoMa Bar

Oct 9, 2015

The Corner Store Guys Opened a Totally Great New SoMa Bar

From the guys behind The Corner Store and San Francisco Athletic Club comes Lord George, a newly knighted SoMa bar that quietly opened last month a couple blocks from AT&T Park, and has been doing a sort of cross between an oyster bar and a lite version of The Corner Store.

PABU Has a Secret Japanese Cocktail Menu Hidden in a Bottle Behind the Bar

Oct 7, 2015

PABU Has a Secret Japanese Cocktail Menu Hidden in a Bottle Behind the Bar

When it comes to secret stuff in San Francisco, we’ve seen plenty of cool moves over the years -- from Secret Alley clubhouses to hidden caves to speakeasy bars inside AT&T Park.

13 Actual Facts That Indisputably Prove SF Is Better Than LA

Oct 2, 2015

13 Actual Facts That Indisputably Prove SF Is Better Than LA

Because there's nothing quite like a good old-fashioned fight, it's Rivalry Week.

Should You Drink the New Guinness Nitro IPA? We Found Out.

Oct 1, 2015

Should You Drink the New Guinness Nitro IPA? We Found Out.

The new Guinness Nitro IPA is unfortunately not a forward-thinking collaboration with American Gladiators legend Nitro.

14 Peninsula Secrets You Had No Idea Existed

Sep 2, 2015

14 Peninsula Secrets You Had No Idea Existed

Much like your deodorant stick, the San Francisco Peninsula is filled with Secret(s).

10 SF Spots With Ridiculous Beer + Shot + Bite Deals

Aug 27, 2015

10 SF Spots With Ridiculous Beer + Shot + Bite Deals

In case you missed it, living is San Francisco is REALLYF-INGEXPENSIVE.

There's a Country Music Fest Coming to Fleet Week and We've Got Free VIP Tix

Aug 17, 2015

There's a Country Music Fest Coming to Fleet Week and We've Got Free VIP Tix

Because you can't stay on a rooftop forever (wait... you can't, right?), the dudes behind deep breath Tonic, Bullitt, Mayhem, Cease & Desist, Wild Hare, Soda Popinski's, and Lightning Tavern are teaming up with Eye Heart SF to bring a bona fide country music festival to Fleet Week on Saturday, October 10th.

42 San Francisco Bars You Need to Drink in Before You Die

Aug 13, 2015

42 San Francisco Bars You Need to Drink in Before You Die

Really, you should drink in every San Francisco bar before you die.

Eat Drink SF Is Back, and We Have Free VIP Tickets

Aug 10, 2015

Eat Drink SF Is Back, and We Have Free VIP Tickets

Because the best things in life are free, and the best free things in life are VIP tickets to two straight days of eating and drinking ridiculousness at one of the best SF food & booze festivals of the entire year, we're giving away exactly that: a pair of VIP weekender tix to 2015's Eat Drink SF (August 21st-22nd), which'll get you and someone who will owe you BIG TIME into all three grand tasting events (Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening) at Fort Mason.

San Francisco Is a Bar. What Is Each Neighborhood Doing and Drinking?

Jul 30, 2015

San Francisco Is a Bar. What Is Each Neighborhood Doing and Drinking?

By now you've probably seen the AskReddit thread that tries to answer the question: if the United States were a bar, what would each state be doing and/or drinking?