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Everything Is Going To Hell, So Why Not Bring Back The Fern Bar?

Yes, Gen Z, accept the Harvey Wallbanger as your destiny. Plus, a few twists on classic fern bar recipes.

Jason Wilson
Jun 24, 2025
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This could be us, but you’re stuck in a speakeasy. (Henry Africa’s fern bar in San Francisco, circa late 1970s.)

Will the fern bar ever have its revival? Will we ever see trendy bars created to look like the Regal Beagle, Jack Tripper's swinging hangout in the 1970s sitcom Three's Company? I mean, why not? We've already lived through the speakeasy reviva…

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