Great rotating happy hour specials and a fantastic cocktail menu. Not to mention one of the best overall liquor selections in the city.
Fantastic cocktails and liquor selection are enough to make this an awesome bar, but add Hammond organ and old-school music on vinyl and you won't want to leave...
When in doubt, just ask them to make you something based off of your favorite poison. This works especially well for burbon based cocktails.
hour(+) wait at foreign cinema? no worries... full menu + wider drink selection w/ no wait. (or maybe you just wanna eat a $35 brunch in last night's outfit...)
This fantastic dive bar from another era caters to the tourists, but we come here for the atmosphere, the cheap prices (cash only) and the bartenders. Opens at 7am!
Fine cocktails in an excellent location. Don't miss their fine collection of single malt whiskys. Read more.
Built of reclaimed WWII stuffs, this bar boasts a bunker of beers to enjoy with your bros, brah. When you're done with round 1, head around the corner(s) to Blackbird for more mixologyness!
Quintessential San Francisco spot: located above an iconic massage parlor/brothel, at the bottom of a huge hill, and way cooler inside than the outside would ever promise.
A no bs bar with bartenders who know their stuff. No cocktails list, so come armed with your favorite classic -- but no Cosmos, please! They're plain sick of them. Read more.
Great happy hour prices, free pretzels and/or popcorn, can be a little loud later at night - and that may be just what you need.
go there on a weekday afternoon, order a pitcher, enjoy the weather, order a burger than get another pitcher...by know you should have made friends with someone else....you're welcome
Bring a few friends and get a bottle of punch, specifically the Evening Journal. So tasty.
Instant time travel--this place is authentic and letter perfect. Have the "house cappuccino" (no coffe in it) and bring quarters for the jukebox (Sinatra, Callas, Patsy Cline). Best date place in SF.
Can you say Skeeball championships? This bar has it all games, deer heads and Ike Turner shots. Josh will ask you if you want the slap before or after the shot.
Sit at the bar. The bartender's way friendly and the drinks are made strong enough for Hemingway.
Good for summery days. Outdoor seating in front and “urban garden” in the back. (Large picnic table off to the side plus three smaller tables). Read more.
...enjoy a drink on the 19th floor of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins with panoramic vista of the City! Cheers... Read more.
The space inside the Phoenix Hotel formerly occupied by Bambhudda Lounge, it’s decorated kind of like a cool ex-goth with gobs of good taste and cash got to have her way with the interior
Charmer.....if you like the look of an old men's club this is the place for you! Read more.
Over the years many bars stopped opening early and don't open until 5p or 6p daily...but DOC's is open Sunday's at noon...get rid of your hangover here. Shuffle Board and cocktails with great neighbor
Bring your dog (or some elae's), order a pitcher or beer, and sit at the cool wooden tables.
Formerly La Barca, Stock in Trade has transformed into a hip SF Tavern with a bocce ball court, a 40-seat bar, chandeliers, and delicious food and drinks. Exactly what the Marina needed!
Good margaritas, and doesn't the woman in the photo on the right above the couch look like Drew Barrymore? Or the Virgin Mary? Either one.
Fun two-story bar with cheap drinks and a great throwback vibe. Nice people watching spot in North Beach.
Great place to grab a drink on a week night because there's always interesting people having drinks. From travelers staying at the Clift Hotel to locals downtown.
If you sit at the bar, look down. It's one of the few places in the city with a trough - back in the 49er days men just whipped it out & peed in in the trough, no pesky staggering to the loo!
This is the best karaoke joint in SF! Karaoke 365 days/year, friendly staff, reasonable drinks, giant songbook and a supportive crowd.
