Vesuvio Cafe - Beat Generation hangout

Vesuvio Cafe at 255 Columbus Ave is a longstanding North Beach bar that became a well-known gathering place for Beat Generation writers and artists, including patrons such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. The bar's association with the Beats is documented in literary histories and biographies and it remains an operating cultural landmark across from City Lights Bookstore. Vesuvio is frequently included on walking tours highlighting Beat-era San Francisco.