Bars in San Francisco

Bars in San Francisco

Nightlife Overview
Name Category Location
 
21st Amendment
Possibly the best brewpub in SF, 21st Amendment has a good range... 		Bars SoMa
 
Badlands
Shirts off! If a sweaty muscle sandwich sounds like your idea... 		Bars Castro
 
Balboa Cafe
Here you'll spy young (thirtysomething) and upwardly mobile former... 		Bars Marina
 
Beach Chalet
This restaurant-microbrewery, on the second floor of a historic... 		Bars Golden Gate Park
 
Bix
The retro-chic martini-bar craze keeps going strong at glam... 		Bars North Beach
 
The Boardroom
If you've been looking for a bar where you can watch football... 		Bars North Beach
 
Bourbon & Branch
The address and phone are unlisted, the black outer door unmarked... 		Bars Tenderloin
 
Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge
An inclusive quirky, divey karaoke bar where you can get your... 		Bars Chinatown
 
Buena Vista Café
Smack-dab at the end of the Hyde Street cable-car line, the Buena... 		Bars Fisherman's Wharf
 
Bus Stop
Popular with frat boys and stockbrokers alike, this Marina/Cow... 		Bars Cow Hollow
 
The Café
Always comfortable and often packed with a mixed gay, lesbian... 		Bars Castro
 
The Cinch
This Wild West-themed neighborhood bar has pinball machines... 		Bars Van Ness/Polk
 
Circa
This classy lounge with shimmering chandeliers is dimly lighted... 		Bars Marina
 
Cliff House
A bit classier than the Beach Chalet, with a more impressive... 		Bars Lincoln Park
 
Divas
In the rough-and-tumble Tenderloin, around the corner from the... 		Bars Tenderloin
 
Eagle Tavern
Bikers are courted with endless drink specials and, increasingly... 		Bars SoMa
 
Edinburgh Castle
Work off your fish-and-chips and Scottish brew with a turn at... 		Bars Tenderloin
 
Fourth Street Bar and Deli
San Francisco may not be the best sports town in the country... 		Bars SoMa
 
Greens Sports Bar
Cramped and packed to the gills with sports memorabilia, Greens... 		Bars Van Ness/Polk
 
Harrington's
The epicenter for downtown festivities on St. Patrick's Day... 		Bars Financial District
 
Harry Denton's Starlight Room
Forget low-key drinks—the only way to experience Harry... 		Bars Union Square
 
Hog Island Oyster Bar
On a sunny day, is there anything better than sipping wine and... 		Bars Embarcadero
 
The Knockout
In a grungy but hip section of the Mission, the king of dive... 		Bars Mission District
 
Knuckles Historical Sports Bar and Grill
The marble bar tops are evidence of Knuckles' historic location... 		Bars Fisherman's Wharf
 
Laszlo
Attached to the Foreign Cinema restaurant, Laszlo is a cavernous... 		Bars Mission District
 
Le Colonial
Down an easy-to-miss alley off Taylor Street is what appears... 		Bars Union Square
 
Lexington Club
According to its slogan, "every night is ladies' night" at this... 		Bars Mission District
 
Lime
The 1960s mod design of this chic cocktail lounge and restaurant... 		Bars Castro
 
Lion Pub
With big comfy chairs, cascades of potted plants, and a small... 		Bars Pacific Heights
 
Martuni's
A mixed crowd enjoys cocktails in the semirefined environment... 		Bars Mission District
 
MatrixFillmore
Don a pair of Diesel jeans and a Michael Kors sweater and sip... 		Bars Marina
 
The Mint
A mixed gay-straight crowd that's drop-dead serious about its... 		Bars Hayes Valley
 
Moby Dick
The quintessential neighborhood watering hole, this unpretentious... 		Bars Castro
 
Nihon
Whiskey-lovers need to check this place out, if only to drool... 		Bars SoMa
 
Otis
The brainchild of a transplanted New Yorker, this tiny, two-level... 		Bars Union Square
 
Park Chalet
You'll feel like you're in a cabin in the woods as you relax... 		Bars Golden Gate Park
 
Perry's
It may be one of San Francisco's oldest singles bars, but Perry's... 		Bars Cow Hollow
 
Pier 23 Cafe
Beer arrives at your table in buckets at this waterfront bar... 		Bars Embarcadero
 
Pilsner Inn
Casual and comfortable—yet still hip and cruise-y—Pilsner... 		Bars Castro
 
Rite Spot Cafe
A Mission tradition for more than 50 years, this classy and casual... 		Bars Mission District
 
Royal Oak
Tiffany-style lamps and cascading ferns contribute to the clubby... 		Bars Russian Hill
 
The Rrazz Room
Tucked away in the marble lobby of Hotel Nikko, the newly opened... 		Bars Union Square
 
Specs Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
If you're bohemian at heart, you can groove on this hidden hangout... 		Bars North Beach
 
The Stud
Mingle with glam trannies, tight-teed pretty boys, ladies and... 		Bars SoMa
 
Sugar
Just trendy enough, but never pretentious, Sugar has fun cocktails... 		Bars Hayes Valley
 
Top of the Mark
A famous magazine photograph immortalized this place, on the... 		Bars Nob Hill
 
Tosca Café
Like Specs and Vesuvio nearby, this historic charmer holds a... 		Bars North Beach
 
Trax
"Laid back" would be an understatement. Once inside, you won't... 		Bars Haight
 
Vessel
A relatively new club/lounge that's enticing, romantic, and ultrahip... 		Bars Union Square
 
Vesuvio Café
If you're only hitting one bar in North Beach, it should be this... 		Bars North Beach
 
View Lounge
Art-deco-influenced floor-to-ceiling windows frame superb views... 		Bars SoMa
 
Wild Side West
A friendly pool game is always going on at this mellow, slightly... 		Bars Bernal Heights
 
Zeitgeist
It's a bit divey, a bit rock and roll, and the port-a-potties... 		Bars Mission District
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