The Bloody Mary here comes thick and tomato-y, bolstered by multiple types of Tabasco, a thick rim of celery salt, and a celery stick. Enjoy it at weekend brunch, or come in for some day-drinking with the fancy older crowd that are the restaurant’s main patrons.

This may be the most Instagrammable Bloody Mary in San Francisco. It’s served up next to a fantastic view, but it’s not the water you’ll be focusing on. Waterbar has built a deliciously decadent experience atop a traditional Bloody Mary foundation, garnishing the drink with a seasoning of Old Bay on the rim, two whole slices of bacon, jumbo shrimp, and greenery in the form of cucumber.

Drinking a Bloody Mary before a Giants game at Hi Dive is a classic move. They make their own horseradish-heavy tomato mixture, which is served with a heavy dose of vodka and classic olive and citrus garnish. Enjoy the view, and get to know your neighbors at this legendary SF dive bar.

Zuni is made for day-drinking: Awash in sunlight from the huge windows, it feels like time stands still as diners eat roast chicken for two and drink white wine at lunch. But, though the wine list beckons, forget not the balsamic Bloody Mary: tomato juice and vodka seasoned with six-year-old balsamic, Tabasco, salt, pepper, and spicy pepper-onion relish.

A great place to get a hangover, Zeitgeist is also a great place to cure one. Drink a Bloody Mary on the outside patio starting daily at 9 a.m. every day of the week. It’s a classic in all ways, especially in its ability to revive a weary partier.

This Mission Bay brunch hotspot — and former bait shop — serves up a classic spicy Bloody Mary with generous servings of celery and limes alongside a bay view that can’t be beat. Catching Giants games here also comes highly recommended, if you can’t get into the actual baseball stadium down the road.

There are seven different versions of Bloody Marys on the menu at Harveys, the Castro watering hole dedicated to the legacy of gay rights icon Harvey Milk, and each one of them is excellent. The Bloody Mary Lou Retton is a savory flavor bomb made with house-infused garlic and chili vodka (“A perfect 10!”), and the Bloody Mary Wilson is mixed with citrusy lemon vodka. There’s no reason to pick a favorite: order them all.

Foreign Cinema has one of the dreamiest brunches in town, with tons of natural light, cold oysters, and its very special madras Bloody Mary. In line with the restaurant’s wide-ranging use of spices from all over the world, this Mary combines tomato juice, lime, sherry vinegar, South Indian curry, and sumac for a flavorful morning beverage.