Bars in San Francisco

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Bars in San Francisco

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21st Amendment
Possibly the best brew pub in SF, with a good range of beer types...
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Bars SoMa
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Badlands
Shirts off! If a sweaty muscle sandwich sounds like your idea...
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Bars The Castro
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Balboa Cafe
You'll spy young (thirtysomething) and upwardly mobile former...
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Bars The Marina
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Beach Chalet
This restaurant-microbrewery, on the second floor of a historic...
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Bars Golden Gate Park
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Bix
The retro-chic martini-bar craze keeps going strong at glam...
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Bars North Beach
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Bourbon & Branch
The address and phone are unlisted, the black outer door unmarked...
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Bars Tenderloin
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Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge
Not ready for the Mint? Stick with the rest of us at this quirky...
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Bars Chinatown
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Buena Vista Café
Smack dab at the end of the Hyde Street cable-car line, the Buena...
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Bars Fisherman's Wharf
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Bus Stop
Popular with frat boys and stockbrokers alike, this Marina/Cow...
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Bars Cow Hollow
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The Café
Always comfortable and often packed with a mixed gay, lesbian...
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Bars The Castro
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Carnelian Room
Only the birds get a better view of the San Francisco skyline...
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Bars Financial District
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The Cinch
This Wild West-theme neighborhood bar has pinball machines, pool...
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Bars Van Ness/Polk
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Circa
This classy lounge with shimmering chandeliers is dimly lighted...
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Bars The Marina
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Cityscape
One of the absolute best 360-degree views of the city, through...
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Bars Union Square
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Cliff House
A bit classier than the Beach Chalet, with a more impressive...
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Bars Lincoln Park
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Divas
In the rough-and-tumble Tenderloin, around the corner from the...
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Bars Tenderloin
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Eagle Tavern
Bikers are courted with endless drink specials and, increasingly...
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Bars SoMa
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Edinburgh Castle
Work off your fish-and-chips and Scottish brew with a turn at...
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Bars Tenderloin
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El Rio
A dive bar in the best sense, El Rio has a calendar chock full...
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Bars The Mission
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Equinox
A revolving platform with 360-degree views of the city makes...
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Bars Embarcadero
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Fourth Street Bar and Deli
San Francisco may not be the best sports town in the country...
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Bars SoMa
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Gordon Biersch Brewery and Restaurant
This giant microbrewery has outlasted the boutique-beer trend...
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Bars SoMa
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Greens Sports Bar
Cramped and packed to the gills with sports memorabilia, Greens...
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Bars Van Ness/Polk
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Harrington's
The epicenter for downtown festivities on St. Patrick's Day...
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Bars Financial District
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Harry Denton's Starlight Room
Forget low-key drinks—the only way to experience Harry...
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Bars Union Square
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Hog Island Oyster Bar
On a sunny day, is there anything better than sipping wine and...
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Bars Financial District
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The Hotel Utah Saloon
This funky hipster spot offers a mix of local bands and young...
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Bars SoMa
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Jade Bar
One of the city's sexiest-looking bars, this narrow tri-level...
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Bars Hayes Valley
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The Knockout
In a grungy but hip section of the Mission, the king of dive...
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Bars The Mission
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Knuckles Historical Sports Bar and Grill
The marble bar tops are evidence of Knuckles' historic location...
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Bars Fisherman's Wharf
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Laszlo
Attached to the Foreign Cinema restaurant, Laszlo is a cavernous...
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Bars The Mission
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Le Colonial
Down an easy-to-miss alley off Taylor Street is what appears...
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Bars Union Square
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Lexington Club
According to its slogan, "every night is ladies' night" at this...
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Bars The Mission
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Lime
The 1960s mod design of this chic cocktail lounge and restaurant...
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Bars The Castro
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Lion Pub
With big comfy chairs, cascades of potted plants, and a small...
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Bars Pacific Heights
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Martuni's
A mixed crowd enjoys cocktails in the semi-refined environment...
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Bars The Mission
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MatrixFillmore
Don a pair of Diesel jeans and a Michael Kors sweater and sip...
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Bars The Marina
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The Mint
A mixed gay-straight crowd that's drop-dead serious about its...
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Bars Hayes Valley
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Moby Dick
The quintessential neighborhood watering hole, this unpretentious...
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Bars The Castro
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Nihon
Whiskey-lovers need to check this place out, if only to drool...
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Bars SoMa
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Park Chalet
You'll feel like you're in a cabin in the woods as you relax...
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Bars Golden Gate Park
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Perry's
It may be one of San Francisco's oldest singles bars, but Perry's...
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Bars Cow Hollow
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Pier 23 Cafe
Beer arrives at your table in buckets at this waterfront bar...
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Bars Embarcadero
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Pilsner Inn
Casual and comfortable—yet still hip and cruisy—Pilsner...
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Bars The Castro
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Rite Spot Cafe
A Mission tradition for more than 50 years, this classy and casual...
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Bars The Mission
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Royal Oak
Tiffany-style lamps and cascading ferns contribute to the clubby...
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Bars Russian Hill
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Specs Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
If you're bohemian at heart, you can groove on this hidden hangout...
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Bars North Beach
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The Stud
Mingle with glam trannies, tight-teed pretty boys, ladies and...
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Bars SoMa
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Top of the Mark
A famous magazine photograph immortalized this place, on the...
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Bars Nob Hill
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Tosca Café
Like Specs and Vesuvio nearby, this historic charmer holds a...
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Bars North Beach
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Trax
"Laid back" would be an understatement. Once inside, you won't...
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Bars The Haight
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Vesuvio Café
If you're only hitting one bar in North Beach, it should be this...
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Bars North Beach
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View Lounge
Art-deco-influenced floor-to-ceiling windows frame superb views...
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Bars SoMa
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Wild Side West
A friendly pool game is always going on at this mellow, slightly...
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Bars Bernal Heights
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Zeitgeist
It's a bit divey, a bit rock and roll, and the port-a-potties...
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Bars The Mission
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