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111 Minna Gallery Be the First to Rate It Map \| Gallery by day, bar-dance club by night, this unpretentious warehouse...	Dance Clubs	SoMa

21st Amendment Be the First to Rate It Map \| Possibly the best brew pub in SF, with a good range of beer types...	Bars	SoMa

330 Ritch Street Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the city's best parties, the long-running Popscene features...	Dance Clubs	SoMa

42nd Street Moon Be the First to Rate It Map \| This group produces delightful "semistaged" concert performances...	Music	San Francisco

Alonzo King's Lines Ballet Be the First to Rate It Map \| Since 1982 this company has been staging the fluid and gorgeous...	Dance	San Francisco

American Conservatory Theater Be the First to Rate It Map \| Not long after its founding in the mid-1960s, the city's major...	Theater	Union Square

American Indian Film Festival Be the First to Rate It This event, presented by the American Indian Film Institute...	Festivals	San Francisco

Annie's Social Club Be the First to Rate It Map \| Anglophiles, unite! Once a month (usually the first Saturday)...	Dance Clubs	SoMa

asiaSF Be the First to Rate It Map \| Saucy, sexy, and fun, this is one of the hottest places in town...	Cabaret	SoMa

Badlands Be the First to Rate It Map \| Shirts off! If a sweaty muscle sandwich sounds like your idea...	Bars	The Castro

Balboa Cafe Be the First to Rate It Map \| You'll spy young (thirtysomething) and upwardly mobile former...	Bars	The Marina

The Bar on Castro Be the First to Rate It Map \| Without fail, the Bar on Castro has a healthy population of flirtatious...	Bars	The Castro

Beach Chalet Be the First to Rate It Map \| This restaurant-microbrewery, on the second floor of a historic...	Bars	Golden Gate Park

Bimbo's 365 Club Be the First to Rate It Map \| The plush main room and adjacent lounge of this club, here since...	Music Clubs	North Beach

Bix Be the First to Rate It Map \| The retro-chic martini-bar craze keeps going strong at glam...	Bars	North Beach

Boom Boom Room Be the First to Rate It Map \| John Lee Hooker's old haunt has been an old-school blues haven...	Music Clubs	Japantown

Bottom of the Hill Be the First to Rate It Map \| This is a great live-music dive -- in the best sense of the word...	Music Clubs	Potrero Hill

Bourbon & Branch Be the First to Rate It Map \| The address and phone are unlisted, the black outer door unmarked...	Bars	Tenderloin

Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| Not ready for the Mint? Stick with the rest of us at this quirky...	Bars	Chinatown

The Bridge Be the First to Rate It Map \| This theater, built in 1939, has been showing films on its single...	Film	Western Addition

Bubble Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| Champagne is the specialty at this dark, upscale spot; the selection...	Wine Bars	North Beach

Buena Vista Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| Smack dab at the end of the Hyde Street cable-car line, the Buena...	Bars	Fisherman's Wharf

Bus Stop Be the First to Rate It Map \| Popular with frat boys and stockbrokers alike, this Marina/Cow...	Bars	Cow Hollow

Café du Nord Be the First to Rate It Map \| You can hear some of the coolest jazz, blues, rock, and alternative...	Music Clubs	The Castro

Cafe International Be the First to Rate It Map \| An open-mike session follows one or more featured readers here...	Readings / Lectures	Lower Haight

The Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| Always comfortable and often packed with a mixed gay, lesbian...	Bars	The Castro

Carnelian Room Be the First to Rate It Map \| Only the birds get a better view of the San Francisco skyline...	Bars	Financial District

Castro Theatre Be the First to Rate It Map \| Designed by art-deco master Timothy Pfleuger and opened in 1922...	Film	The Castro

CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen Be the First to Rate It Map \| Pair your Napa or French wines with a salumi platter or gratinée...	Wine Bars	Hayes Valley

Chanticleer Be the First to Rate It Map \| A Bay Area treasure, this all-male a cappella ensemble stages...	Music	San Francisco

The Cinch Be the First to Rate It Map \| This Wild West-theme neighborhood bar has pinball machines, pool...	Bars	Van Ness/Polk

Circa Be the First to Rate It Map \| This classy lounge with shimmering chandeliers is dimly lighted...	Bars	The Marina

City Arts & Lectures Be the First to Rate It Map \| Each year this program includes more than 20 fascinating conversations...	Readings / Lectures	San Francisco

City Box Office Be the First to Rate It Map \| City Box Office, a charge-by-phone service, offers tickets for...	Tickets	Civic Center

Cityscape Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the absolute best 360-degree views of the city, through...	Bars	Union Square

The Clay Be the First to Rate It Map \| This small but comfortable and well-kept single-screen theater...	Film	Pacific Heights

Cliff House Be the First to Rate It Map \| A bit classier than the Beach Chalet, with a more impressive...	Bars	Lincoln Park

Club Fugazi Be the First to Rate It Map \| Club Fugazi's claim to fame is Beach Blanket Babylon, a wacky...	Cabaret	North Beach

Cobb's Comedy Club Be the First to Rate It Map \| Stand-up comics such as Bill Maher, Paula Poundstone, and Sarah...	Comedy Clubs	North Beach

Commonwealth Club of California Be the First to Rate It Map \| The nation's oldest public-affairs forum hosts speakers as diverse...	Readings / Lectures	Financial District

Curran Theater Be the First to Rate It Map \| Some of the biggest touring shows mount productions at this theater...	Theater	Union Square

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