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Favorite SF Bars

Favorite SF Bars

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Created by Connor Hayes • Updated On: March 2, 2014

These are my favorite bars to drink at in San Francisco.

Toronado is one of Favorite SF Bars.

1. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Awesome beer list, Russian River beers.

The Page is one of Favorite SF Bars.

2. The Page

8.4
298 Divisadero St (at Page St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 95 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Sometimes crowded and hipstery, but generally great atmosphere.

Elbo Room is one of Favorite SF Bars.

3. Elbo Room

647 Valencia St (btwn 17th & 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 151 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Great dancing, stiff pours.

Buckshot Bar & Gameroom is one of Favorite SF Bars.

4. Buckshot Bar & Gameroom

3848 Geary Blvd (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Inner Richmond · 68 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Fun place...if you ever find yourself in the Richmond.

Southern Pacific Brewing is one of Favorite SF Bars.

5. Southern Pacific Brewing

8.4
620 Treat Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 289 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Awesome indoor/outdoor space. Never too crowded.

Blondie's Bar is one of Favorite SF Bars.

6. Blondie's Bar

7.1
540 Valencia St (at 16th St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Mission Dolores · 62 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: A guilty pleasure, Friday night hip hop DJs.

Place Pigalle is one of Favorite SF Bars.

7. Place Pigalle

520 Hayes St (at Octavia St.), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Hayes Valley · 35 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: My neighborhood bar.

Tradition is one of Favorite SF Bars.

8. Tradition

441 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 91 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Great cocktails, cool atmosphere, shitty neighborhood.

Greens Sports Bar is one of Favorite SF Bars.

9. Greens Sports Bar

6.1
2239 Polk St (at Green St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Polk Gulch · 31 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Solid sports bar on Polk.

Mint Karaoke Lounge is one of Favorite SF Bars.

10. Mint Karaoke Lounge

7.5
1942 Market St (btwn Buchanan & Laguna), San Francisco, CA
Karaoke Bar · Mint Hill · 88 tips and reviews

Connor H.Connor Hayes: Go see for yourself.

Two Sisters Bar & Books is one of Favorite SF Bars.

11. Two Sisters Bar & Books

579 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Hayes Valley · 101 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of Favorite SF Bars.

12. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
Biergarten is one of Favorite SF Bars.

13. Biergarten

8.8
424 Octavia St (btwn Linden & Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · Hayes Valley · 157 tips and reviews
Edinburgh Castle is one of Favorite SF Bars.

14. Edinburgh Castle

7.4
950 Geary St (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 38 tips and reviews
Madrone Art Bar is one of Favorite SF Bars.

15. Madrone Art Bar

8.4
500 Divisadero St (at Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Lower Haight · 94 tips and reviews
Elixir is one of Favorite SF Bars.

16. Elixir

7.9
3200 16th St (at Guerrero St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 95 tips and reviews
Thieves' Tavern is one of Favorite SF Bars.

17. Thieves' Tavern

496 14th St (at Guerrero St), San Francisco, CA
Whisky Bar · Mission Dolores · 60 tips and reviews
The Knockout is one of Favorite SF Bars.

18. The Knockout

7.6
3223 Mission St (at Fair St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Bernal Heights · 35 tips and reviews
El Rio is one of Favorite SF Bars.

19. El Rio

9.0
3158 Mission St (btwn Valencia & Cesar Chavez St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Bernal Heights · 122 tips and reviews
Rickshaw Stop is one of Favorite SF Bars.

20. Rickshaw Stop

8.6
155 Fell St (btwn Franklin & Van Ness), San Francisco, CA
Rock Club · Civic Center · 75 tips and reviews