Heritage Happy Hour: Gino and Carlo

Heritage Happy Hour: Gino and Carlo

Heritage Happy Hour is a convivial “no-host” gathering of heritage professionals, young preservationists, aficionados, friends, and Legacy Business cohorts interested in safeguarding San Francisco’s unique architectural and cultural identity. We get together on the Second Thursday of each month from 5-7 pm at a registered Legacy Business bar in San Francisco.

With its distinctive neon blade sign on the busy block of Green Street in North Beach, Gino and Carlo has served the neighborhood as a classic sports bar since 1942. Two friends, Gino and Carlo, wanted their place to serve the area's working class and, more specifically, those who worked the graveyard shift. The business opened at 6 am to serve this niche–a practice that continues today.

Gino and Carlo was added to the Legacy Business Registry in 2017.

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San Francisco’s Legacy Business Program is the first-of-its-kind in the U.S. The program supports and promotes iconic, small businesses over 30 years in operation that are long-standing pillars of our communities and neighborhoods.

San Francisco Heritage (est. 1971), has protected the city in the face of rapid change by advocating for historic resources, hosting educational programming, and interpreting and preserving cultural heritage. The Legacy Business Program (est. 2015) provides marketing, business assistance, and specialized grants for local small businesses included on the Legacy Business Registry.