5 to Try: Mojitos
Updated: March 12, 2009
Long overlooked in lieu of margaritas, mojitos offer a tasty mix of sweet, tart, and bold rum flavor--quite possible the perfect summer drink, if made correctly. Here are five places making margarita-murdering mojitos in the city this summer.
5 to Try
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Ducca Restaurant & Lounge
Read Reviews50 Third St, San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)
Using aged sugar cane rum and house-made limoncello to make mojitos is good; having a sun-baked patio to serve them on is even better.
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Foreign Cinema
Read Reviews2534 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110 (map)
Foreign-Cinephiles swear by the mojitos here--this is one restaurant that can seem to do no wrong.
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Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
Read Reviews398 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)
This Hayes Valley institution makes mojitos according to the classic recipe--but somehow does it better than anyone else.
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Cantina
Read Reviews580 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)
This Latin-flavored spot brings out the mojito?s aroma by ?spanking? the mint to release floral notes, and tops it off with a dash of bitters.
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Rye
Read Reviews688 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)
Rye?s ?black? mojito uses a Fernet-like herb liquor, mint, lemon juice and simple syrup to make a dark but super-refreshing summer drink.
