2001: Links point to CitySearch.com. Results were culled from bayarea.citysearch.com/best/results/104 Best After-Work Bar Editorial Winner Irish Bank The dusky interior and boisterous crowd here might have you singing "When Irish Eyes are Smiling." Editorial Nominees Il Pirata Zeitgeist 111 Minna Audience Winners The Cellar Club Six 111 Minna Irish Bank Zeitgeist Martuni's Le Colonial Bix The Cosmopolitan Cafe Boom Boom Room Best Club DJ Not of interest to me... Best Club Night Editorial Winner Atmosfere [3rd Saturdays @ 111 Minna] DJ Said's international-flavored house party dances its way into another great year. Editorial Nominees Club Evolution [3rd Fridays @ Sno-Drift] Electric [2nd Fridays @ Club Townsend] Scuba [2nd Saturdays @ Decibel] Oxygen at 111 Minna [1st Fridays] Audience Winners Club Six The Cellar Thump [2nd Fridays @ 550 Barneveld] Atmosfere [3rd Saturdays @ 111 Minna] Oxygen at 111 Minna [1st Fridays] Eklektic [Saturdays @ Cat Club] Fag Fridays [Fridays, of course] Scuba [2nd Saturdays @ Decibel] Qool [Wednesdays @ 111 Minna] Liquid Best College Bar/Club Editorial Winner Blakes on Telegraph [while in school] Berkeley grad students' fave puts a new spin on "Cal" cuisine. Editorial Nominees Chalkers Fulton Street The Graduate Kip's Restaurant [while in school] Audience Winners Club Six The Cellar Fulton Street Blakes on Telegraph [while in school] Jupiter [while in school] The Mad Dog in the Fog Last Day Saloon Kip's Restaurant [while in school] EndUp The Top [06 April 2002] Best Dance Club Editorial Winner EndUp Twenty-eight years and counting for this bastion of club-kid bacchanalia. Editorial Nominees The Top [06 April 2002] Justice League 550 Barneveld 1015 Folsom Audience Winners Club Six The Cellar EndUp 550 Barneveld 1015 Folsom Polly Esther's Culture Club [11 April 2002] Justice League The Top [06 April 2002] Club Townsend Ruby Skye Best Gay Bar Editorial Winner Pilsner Inn It's nice to know there's still a neighborhood bar where you can just get drunk and pick up a stranger. Editorial Nominees The Stud Lexington Club Harvey's The Cafe Audience Winners Club Six The Cafe The Stud EndUp Martuni's Pilsner Inn Charlie's Restaurant & Bar Lexington Club SF Badlands Harvey's Best Jukebox Editorial Winner Taqueria Cancun Fun, tasty and really cheap--like all good burrito spots should be. Editorial Nominees Dalva Treat Street Cocktails Tosca Cafe Audience Winners Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House Dalva Tosca Cafe Lucky 13 Crow Bar Mel's Drive-in Treat Street Cocktails Taqueria Cancun Pilsner Inn Casanova Lounge Best Local Music Act Not of interest to me... Best Margarita Editorial Winner Tommy's Mexican Restaurant [24 May 2001; no tita though] Outstanding tequilas and a festive atmosphere elevate this long-established Mexican restaurant. Editorial Nominees Chevy's Fresh Mex [yes! yes! yes!] Puerto Alegre Restaurant La Rondalla Sweet Heat Audience Winners Tommy's Mexican Restaurant [24 May 2001; no tita though] The Cellar Puerto Alegre Restaurant Chevy's Fresh Mex [all the time] La Rondalla La Barca Maya Sweet Heat Zuni Cafe Marimba Best Martini Editorial Winner Lisa's on Folsom [closed] Asian-flavored dishes and potent libations enliven this lush lounge. Editorial Nominees Martuni's Blondie's Bar & No Grill Persian Aub Zam Zam Bix Audience Winners Club Six The Cellar Gin Joint Martuni's Blondie's Bar & No Grill Bix Lisa's on Folsom [closed] The Red Room Persian Aub Zam Zam Club Deluxe Best Place to Hear Live Music Editorial Winner Great American Music Hall With a style recalling the Gold Rush era, this SF club features cutting-edge bands in an old-time setting. Editorial Nominees Bottom of the Hill Fillmore Auditorium [when I was a freshwoman] Yoshi's at Jack London Square [often] Paramount Theatre [when I was a freshwoman] Audience Winners Fillmore Auditorium [when I was a freshwoman] Great American Music Hall Bottom of the Hill Bimbo's 365 Club Yoshi's at Jack London Square [often] Boom Boom Room Warfield Theatre Greek Theater [I've seen graduations there] Slim's Bistro E Europe With Gypsy Flavor Best Place to See and Be Seen Editorial Winner G Bar With velvet ropes, chocolate martinis, formal doormen and $200 bottles of champagne, it's not L.A.--but a worthy imitation. Editorial Nominees Beauty Bar Sno-Drift Rouge XYZ (Bar) Audience Winners The Cellar Club Six Sno-Drift XYZ (Bar) Beauty Bar Backflip [26 April 2002] Le Colonial Rouge Bubble Lounge G Bar Best Romantic Bar/Club Editorial Winner Tony Nik's An elegantly appointed, retro dig ticking to the time of the Eisenhower hour. Editorial Nominees Harry Denton's Starlight Room Top of the Mark Lone Palm Tosca Cafe Audience Winners Tony Nik's Top of the Mark Harry Denton's Starlight Room Lone Palm Tosca Cafe Bubble Lounge The Red Room The Cellar Redwood Room Tonga Room Best Singles Scene Editorial Winner Cafe Mars Editorial Nominees Kelly's Mission Rock The Red Room City Tavern Ruby Skye Audience Winners Club Six The Cellar Cafe Mars The Red Room Kelly's Mission Rock Ruby Skye Safeway City Tavern Bubble Lounge Backflip [26 April 2002] Best Sports Bar Editorial Winner Ricky's Sports Theater & Grill Take a seat front and center and watch the game of life (and football) go by. Editorial Nominees Zeke's Diamond Bar The Mad Dog in the Fog Bayside Sports Boathouse Audience Winners The Mad Dog in the Fog Bayside Sports Jillian's Kezar Pub Ricky's Sports Theater & Grill Zeke's Diamond Bar Greens Sports Bar Pat O'Shea's Mad Hatter Kelly's Mission Rock Boathouse Best Theme Club Editorial Winner Trannyshack [Tuesdays @ The Stud] The number-one alternative drag mess-tackular, and a wild way to ring in Hump Day. Editorial Nominees Soul Finger! [Fridays] Popscene [Thursdays] Sixxteen [3rd Saturdays] Church of Sinatra [Wednesdays] Audience Winners Church of Sinatra [Wednesdays] Trannyshack [Tuesdays @ The Stud] Soul Finger! [Fridays] Asia SF Butter Dhamaal Halloween Massive Sixxteen [3rd Saturdays] 1984 Popscene [Thursdays] 2202 Oxygen Bar

2000: Links point to CitySearch.com. Results were culled from bayarea.citysearch.com/feature/37999/bayarea.html Best After Hours Club Editorial Winner EndUp Twenty-eight years and counting for this bastion of club-kid bacchanalia. Audience Winner EndUp Twenty-eight years and counting for this bastion of club-kid bacchanalia. Nominees Club Townsend 550 Barneveld 1015 Folsom Best Dance Club Editorial Winner 550 Barneveld Even underground grumps will admit to having fun at this huge hot spot with a killer sound system. Audience Winner 1015 Folsom Club kids line up around the block for the awesome sound system and some of the world's hottest DJs. Nominees Club Six Justice League Nickie's BBQ Best Electronica Club Editorial Winner Thump [2nd Fridays @ 550 Barneveld] An ecstatic electronica-fest for the global village, brought to you by Thump radio. Audience Winner Eklektic [Saturdays @ Cat Club] Everything but the kitchen sink throws the beat down in the Cat Club's electronic kingdom. Nominee La Belle Epoque (Bottom Heavy) [Saturdays @ The Top (06 April 2002)] Best Gay and Lesbian Club Editorial Winner Fag Fridays [Fridays, of course] Five years strong and still putting the "go" in "You go, girl." So go, girl! Audience Winner Fag Fridays [Fridays, of course] Five years strong and still putting the "go" in "You go, girl." So go, girl! Nominees Trannyshack [Tuesdays @ The Stud] Sugar Backstreet Faith Best Local Tradition Editorial Winner Specs' A cozy cabinet of maritime relics that boasts a bevy of regular boozers and a colorful past. Audience Winner Tonga Room A "Pirates of the Caribbean" for grown-ups, this hurricane bar is a drunken whirlwind of kitsch. Nominees Harry Denton's Starlight Room Top of the Mark Tosca Cafe Best Long-Running Club Editorial Winner Come-Unity [1st Wednesdays] A family affair that S.F. club kids get down on their knees and pray for. Audience Winner EndUp T-Dance This all-day house of DJ worship caters to a colorful clubkid congregation. Nominees Nikita Outernational Mix Best New Club Editorial Winner Staple [closed] It's back to the underground basics at this fantastic house cooperative. Audience Winner Staple [closed] It's back to the underground basics at this fantastic house cooperative. Nominees Stompy Cream Taboo Best Singles Scene Editorial Winner Cafe Mars For party girls and fly boys, life on Mars is a ruckus good time. Audience Winner Ruby Skye Frosted 30-somethings flock to this posh palace for its fusion of clubby and loungey atmospheres. Nominees Blondie's Bar & No Grill City Tavern Best Small Club Editorial Winner The Top [06 April 2002] Spin right round at this little zenith of SF turntablist culture. Audience Winner Hi Fi This laid-back lounge is guaranteed to twiddle your nightlife knobs. Nominees Dalva Lexington Club 26 Mix Best Theme/Club Editorial Winner Trannyshack [Tuesdays @ The Stud] The number-one alternative drag mess-tackular, and a wild way to ring in Hump Day. Audience Winner Trannyshack [Tuesdays @ The Stud] The number-one alternative drag mess-tackular, and a wild way to ring in Hump Day. Nominees Club nZinga Popscene Shrine of Lilith Sixxteen Best Trendy Spot Editorial Winner Beauty Bar Pamper yourself here or prepare to lose points for lack of poise. Audience Winner Beauty Bar Pamper yourself here or prepare to lose points for lack of poise. Nominees 26 Mix Movida Lounge Fly created Wednesday, 24 April 2002 updated Wednesday, 24 April 2002 more swanky evolving entries return to Rachel's Daily Diary