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San Francisco Nightlife & the Arts
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Badlands
Shirts off! If a sweaty muscle sandwich sounds like your idea... |
Bars | Castro |
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Balboa Cafe
Here you'll spy young (thirtysomething) and upwardly mobile former... |
Bars | The Marina and the Presidio |
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Balboa Theatre
This historic theater, which just celebrated its 87th birthday... |
Film | San Francisco |
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BATS Improv
In addition to teaching workshops in improvisation, this club... |
Comedy Clubs | The Marina and the Presidio |
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Beach Chalet
This restaurant-microbrewery, on the second floor of a historic... |
Bars | Golden Gate Park |
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
The Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre is the American... |
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Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra rose to prominence under Kent... |
San Francisco | |
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Bimbo's 365 Club
The plush main room and adjacent lounge of this club, here since... |
Music Clubs | North Beach |
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Bix
The retro-chic martini-bar craze keeps going strong at glam... |
Bars | North Beach |
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Blackbird
It tries too hard to be hip and cool, but this neighborhood hangout... |
Bars | Castro |
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The Boardroom
If you've been looking for a bar where you can watch football... |
Bars | North Beach |
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BooM BooM RooM
John Lee Hooker's old haunt has been an old-school blues haven... |
Music Clubs | Japantown |
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Bottom of the Hill
This is a great live-music dive—in the best sense of the... |
Music Clubs | Potrero Hill |
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Bourbon & Branch
The address and phone are unlisted, the black outer door unmarked... |
Bars | San Francisco |
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Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge
At this quirky, inclusive, divey karaoke bar, you can get your... |
Bars | Chinatown |
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Bubble Lounge
Champagne is the specialty at this dark, upscale spot; the selection... |
Wine Bars | North Beach |
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Buena Vista Café
At the end of the Hyde Street cable-car line, the Buena Vista... |
Bars | Fisherman's Wharf |
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Bus Stop
Popular with frat boys and stockbrokers alike, this Marina/Cow... |
Bars | Cow Hollow |
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