Unlike at Tadich and Buena Vista Cafe, though, Sayles — now in her fourth year at Bix — is responsible for cleaning her own jackets. “OxiClean is your best friend,” she says, before adding ...

Not sure where to start? For starters, wind down a windy San Francisco day near Fisherman’s Wharf at the Buena Vista Cafe, located at the terminus of the Powell-Hyde Street cable car line.

People from all over the Bay Area, the country, and the world, come to see John Jeide and the rest of the bartenders at The Buena Vista Café make their world-famous Irish Coffees. Jeide estimates ...