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Elbo Room
(Now Closed)Bar, Rock Club, and Night Club$$$$
Mission District, San Francisco
The experts at SF Weekly and SFist recommend this place
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Eli HickoxMarch 10, 2016Great bar! Disco dance floor upstairs! They make a good Manhattan and their house cocktails are a bit fruity, but still good.
Best happy hour for beer in San Francisco - and it lasts until 9p. You can beat it. Friendly enough staff. They feature pinball and a photo booth. They project movies on the bak wall. Super cool.
- Seriously, one of the best happy hour spots in the mission. This place has a cool vibe, a photo booth, arcade games, a dj, and get this… you can get a pint of good beer for $3.50 until 9pm!
Shagun AulakhNovember 6, 2014I never go for the bar downstairs. It's all about the live music, or djs going on upstairs. Expect crowds, lots of marijuana smoke, and a diverse crowd. Usually someone there with no deodorant. :-)
Len B.August 21, 2015I liked the place since the first moment I saw it, music was great, they have pinball machines. But the service took all the charm away. It took 20 minutes before the not busy bar tender came back.
When it's not packed, a great place to chill, play some pinball, and knock back a few cheap drinks.
- Ashley MowreyMay 11, 2015Cheap and strong cocktails. They host events upstairs, but get there an hour early because they never have enough chairs and if you're short you'll never see the stage
ᴡ YoungSeptember 30, 2013My favorite bar in SF, great booze at a good price, and all people here are young and good looking, an awesome place to hang out!!
LeonJuly 30, 2012Go for the Speakeasy Prohibition Draft. Nice drop!! Get in early after a Delores park visit and get a seat at the bar and enjoy the super smooth soul tunes..
T SripunJanuary 12, 2015Crowded on a friday night but some space to move and find a place to talk w/friends. Good crowd + staff was friendly. Quick to get a drink at the bar. Dancing upstairs had a $5 cover.
If you like 60s music, then you'll love Soul Party. Wear your vintage best and get ready to dance!
Emily KaneMarch 22, 2015Pretty consistently packed, if you can snag a table for you and your gal pals, do it. Otherwise you're bound to be in someone's way at all times.
safia rJuly 13, 2017Love the atmosphere. Drinks are reasonably priced and good for the price. Go here for the ambience.
Naomi NesJuly 29, 2018Love the pinball, retro feel. Very dark inside, so you have to like that sort of thing.
If you have ever wondered what that weird artsy movie about a rat and a bear is, it's called The Right Way. Quite a gem!
Jessica RaeSeptember 3, 2013Hip mission bar and music venue with a communist theme. Bar downstairs, music venue upstairs.
Former beloved neighborhood spot with good beers and pinball. Now the former location of Mission Condos.
Kyle BrazilOctober 6, 2014Live music upstairs. Pinball in the back. Strong drinks. Moscow Mules come in pint glasses.
I love their spiked blueberry lemonade. I also love taking drunk photos in the photo booth.
Christian BakerFebruary 8, 2016Cheap drinks are good. Cheap drinks that are too cool for you aren't. Can get packed nuts to butts in here. Still, better a quasi-dive than another Mission craft cocktail nightmare.
Make sure to dress up for Soul Party night! You'll pay half price cover. And the music is great.
5 pinball machines in the back, but the lighting is kind of junk. Beware of The Simpsons machine as the tilt fucked up and it's set to be really stingy on free balls.
Actually a large venue, but once the mod dancing gets started upstairs, that's all you'll have. Photobooth in the back. Read more
A solid Mission staple. Bring quarters for pinball machines. Bar is cash only
Adriana Pérez BonillaAugust 9, 2013Cool place! Videogames! Vintage and beautiful! Happy hour until 9 pm! Beers 3 bucks!
Seana MickolsNovember 17, 2010They have a great selection of pinball tables and their Adams Family table is in better condition than any other AF table I've played in the city!
H FDecember 29, 2009East Bay crowd. Hendrick's and Tonic. Classic Pimm's Cup. It's usually free to go upstairs at around 1 a.m., so if you're already lit and wanna' shake your ass with some Castro Valley girls who don't
the tilt setting on the iron man pinball table is very unforgiving--one good shake and I was out.
Lia PerezMay 8, 2011Once a month there's an awesome 60's soul party upstairs. Formal attire will get you a discount for the cover. Awesome place.
Carl PetroffJuly 28, 2013Free wifi and excellent happy hour specials. Place is hot. Muy, muy caliente.
Great place to see live music, make sure you have cash on hand for the cash only bar. Good drinks and prices still.
Ros HodgekissNovember 16, 2012Get your night started here, or stay on to catch a gig. The super-long happy hour is a treat.
Easy going bar on Valencia. Playing a game of Ms. Pacman or Galaga with beers is the best there is.
Pratheeksha KSAugust 21, 2016I was manhandled by the bouncers and the staff and when I opposed that I got kicked out of the bar. All my friends were inside and it was my going away party. Shittiest experience ever.
They use a lot of sweet & sour in their cocktails...heartburn city here we come!
Check out DJ Lucky's Soul Party every 1st and 3rd Sat night upstairs. Classic 60's soul in The Mission...awesome.
The Simpsons Pinball machine is broken and by some miracle it never ends your game. PLAY IT!
Best happy hour in the Mission. Good tunes, pinball, great drinks. What more could you want?
Devo LFebruary 16, 2013Rock that Simpsons pinball in the back room. See if you're good enough to handle Independence Day.
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