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Smuggler's Cove
Rum and exotic cocktail destination at 650 Gough Street — over 1,400 rums and cocktails from three centuries of rum history.
650 Gough Street · San Francisco
Since opening its doors in 2009, Smuggler's Cove has established itself as one of the top rum and exotic cocktail destinations in the world: traditional drinks of the Caribbean islands, classic libations of Prohibition-era Havana, and exotic cocktails from legendary tiki bars. The bar features the largest rum selection in the United States and a menu drawn from over three centuries of rum history, with house-made ingredients and 100% fresh citrus juiced in-house daily. The three-level interior — vintage tiki artifacts alongside historic nautical and rum décor — was brought to life by local designer Ignacio "Notch" Gonzalez of Top Notch Kustoms. Owner Martin Cate is a rum and exotic cocktail expert and, with Rebecca Cate, author of the James Beard Award-winning book "Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki".
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About the Cove
A dramatic escape from the hustle of the city
Since opening its doors in 2009, Smuggler's Cove has established itself as one of the top rum and exotic cocktail destinations in the world — traditional drinks of the Caribbean islands, classic libations of Prohibition-era Havana, and exotic cocktails from legendary tiki bars, all built on the largest rum selection in the United States. The stunning interior pairs vintage tiki artifacts with historic nautical and rum décor, brought brilliantly to life by local designer Ignacio "Notch" Gonzalez of Top Notch Kustoms.
Owner Martin Cate is a rum and exotic cocktail expert who conducts seminars and officiates rum and cocktail competitions across the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. With his wife Rebecca Cate he wrote "Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki" (Ten Speed Press, 2016) — winner of the 2017 James Beard Foundation Book Award.
The menu
The pioneering drink menu
A complete history of rum cocktails — over 80 exotic and traditional recipes, classic and modern.
Made fresh, never batched
Even the most complex 8–12 ingredient exotic cocktails are made fresh to order.
100% fresh citrus
Juiced in-house daily, alongside house-made ingredients and liqueurs.
Premium and exclusive spirits
Cocktails built on premium spirits, including exclusive rums available nowhere else.
Become a Voyager of the Cove
Take the punch card challenge: drink your way through the whole menu and earn an exclusive gift and merit badge.
The rum
Rum is unquestionably the most diverse spirit in the world
Made in at least sixty countries, from different raw materials, in different stills, aged in different woods.
1,400+ rums on the shelves
The largest rum selection in North America, on display at any given time.
2,800+ varieties and counting
Passed through the doors since opening — including rare and vintage rum.
Exclusive Cove bottlings
Handcrafted rums made just for Smuggler's Cove by distillers and blenders in California, Oregon, Europe, and across the Caribbean.
The Rumbustion Society
The Cove's rum club — a community of educated rum lovers exploring the fascinating world of rum.
Gallery
Inside the Cove
Store
From the store
View All (5)Signed books, limited-edition mugs and Cove merchandise, shipped from the bar itself.
Recognition
Honored to have been named
- 2026
Nominee, Outstanding Bar
James Beard Foundation Awards
- 2017
Book Award winner, Best Beverage Book
James Beard Foundation, for "Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki"
Best American Cocktail Bar
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards
- 2011–2016
World's 50 Best Bars
Drinks International, six years running
Find the Cove
- Mon–Sun
- 5:00 PM – 1:15 AM
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Open seven days a week, 5:00 PM – 1:15 AM. Walk through the opaque door on Gough Street and disappear into the world of rum.