Cultural Writing. SAN FRANCISCO'S BEST DIVE BARS: DRINKING AND DIVING IN THE CITY BY THE BAY will show you where to leave your liver in the city where many others have left their hearts, with opinionated reviews of over 90 of the grungiest and grittiest drinking establishments in San Francisco. If you want to avoid the tourist traps listed in those "other" bar guides and find out where the "real" people do their drinking, then SAN FRANCICSO'S BEST DIVE BARS is just the map you're looking for. Author Toddy Dayton has written for the San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Weekly, Expedia.com, and numerous other publications.