The Buena Vista Cafe is one of those so-called San Francisco institutions, like the Tadich Grill or the Cliff House. It bills itself as the birthplace of Irish coffee, but we all know that real Irish coffee was probably invented by a dipso named Stu who could not face going to work sober. People have been pouring whiskey into coffee since Pangaea split up and formed the continents. It's like the "invention" of the sandwich, made famous by its eponymous namesake, the Earl of Sandwich, who is credited with having the brilliant idea of putting pieces of meat between bread... More >>>