Sometimes you just want a beer and a burger. And other times you want a microwbrew and a Kobe beef burger. This list is for the latter.

1. Rogue Ales Public House (North Beach) - 31 flavors of hops n' barley.
2. Toronado (The Haight) - An altar to the beer gods.
3. San Francisco Brewing Company (Financial District) - $1 happy hours for the in-house dirty dozen.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Vipp of Denmark’s one-gallon wastebaskets ($249) are handmade, using the same steel found in Porsches. Conventional gift? No, but it’s certainly a very posh gadget to discard evidence of any dirty habits.

1. Moma Design Store (Soho) - Designy gifts for anyone on your list.
2. Flight 001 (Greenwich Village) - Laptop bags, pretty patterned luggage, and all kinds of other travel do-dads.
3. Swiss Army Soho (Soho) - Gadgets for people who like to tie knots and cut them open. Plus oodles of other techie gadgets.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

iPhone addicts always looking for a nearby spot to charge their cell can breathe a sigh of relief with Mophie ($100). The lightweight power pack is designed to more than double an iPhone’s battery life.

Bring your hoodie and scarf and sidle up with the fog.

1. Bambuddha Lounge (Tenderloin) - Meet us in the poolside cabana as we recline with tropical booziness.
2. Zeitgeist (Mission District) - Fritter away the day on the back patio with bikers of all varieties.
3. Kelly’s Mission Rock (Potrero Hill) - Prime SF Bay real estate. Sunny days call for basking on the balcony overlooking the water.

Blood flows in the in the streets of New York City today -- Mary's blood. It's the 75th anniversary of the sanguine spirit, and to celebrate, TGIF's Times Square location is selling Bloody Marys at 1933 prices -- a recession-friendly 99 cents. But if you're not game on pushing through crowds to get there, here are some other NYC spots guaranteed to satisfy your thirst for blood.

1. Prune (East Village) - Popular brunch spot with eleven kinds of Bloody Marys, including the "Green Lake" garnished with wasabi and a beef jerky swizzler.
2. Great Jones Café (Greenwich Village) - The Cajun Mary, a spicy ode to the blessed Virgin, will kick your brunch up a notch, Emeril-syle.
3. Madiba (Fort Greene) - With all that 'Yes We Can" hoopla, you may be tempted to order the Obama Mamma at this South African Brooklyn spot, but he already got your vote, and that's enough. Opt for Kiki's Bloody Mary, a mix of vodka, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, lime juice, and the rest.

Get him a drink, then give him the boot.

1. The Map Room (Bucktown/Wicker Park) - With books and maps reminiscent of a European explorer's study and a second-to-none beer selection, the bar's literally perfect for telling the guy to take a hike.

2. The Vic Theatre Brew & View (Wrigleyville) - When the dilapidated old Vic Theatre isn't hosting concerts (which is most nights), you can watch third-run movies, drink, and yell obscenities at the screen at its Brew & View night. Either way, you can scream, pull at your hair, and spill your guts without making a scene.

3. The Long Room (Lakeview) - Yeah, it's just one long, dark room with a patio seating area to the side, but the place has a certain indiscernible charm. Lure him into the photobooth and document the exact moment his heart breaks.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Not only do Pangea’s eco-friendly Holiday Gift Sets ($30 and up) come with assorted bath goodies, but you can soak the molded fiber box packaging in water, plant it in soil, and voila -- a spruce tree will begin to germinate in a mere two weeks. It’s like a two-for-one deal if you’re into itty bitty Christmas trees.

Catch that cute server when they’re not on the clock.

1. Jet (Strip: Central) - On Mondays, this massive, three-room club invites Vegas’ huge population of waitresses and bartenders to drink, dance to hip-hop and talk about you.
2. Studio 54 (Strip: Central) - “Influence Tuesdays” is one of the city’s older industry parties, drawing all kinds of club backers and bottle flippers together under the giant disco ball.
3. Privé (Strip: Central) - “Money for Nothing” Mondays offer free admission for locals and industry folks with $5000 literally dropping from the ceiling. To try and make up for all those Europeans who don’t tip.

1. McNulty's Tea & Coffee (West Village) - 1950's vibe to go with your thoroughly modern caffeine buzz.
2. El Beit (Williamsburg) - Seriously smooth java from the new kid in the 'Burg.
3. Abraco (East Village) - Cozy nook for serious coffee lovers.