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Top picks for Bars

Top picks for Bars

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Created by Bill Copeland • Updated On: November 27, 2011
Horseshoe Tavern is one of Top picks for Bars.

1. Horseshoe Tavern

7.2
2024 Chestnut St (at Mallorca), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Marina District · 31 tips and reviews
California Wine Merchant is one of Top picks for Bars.

2. California Wine Merchant

8.5
2113 Chestnut St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Marina District · 25 tips and reviews
Greens Sports Bar is one of Top picks for Bars.

3. Greens Sports Bar

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

Bill C.Bill Copeland: Baltimore Ravens Bar on Sundays

Eastside West Restaurant & Raw Bar is one of Top picks for Bars.

4. Eastside West Restaurant & Raw Bar

3154 Fillmore St (at Greenwich St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Union Street · 46 tips and reviews
The Brixton is one of Top picks for Bars.

5. The Brixton

7.1
2140 Union St (btwn Fillmore & Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Union Street · 102 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Top picks for Bars.

6. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews

Bill C.Bill Copeland: A great speak easy with expensive but fantastic drinks. Look on the website for all of "the rules" and the password to get in. The password to get into the Library is "books".

The Bell Tower is one of Top picks for Bars.

7. The Bell Tower

7.9
1900 Polk St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 67 tips and reviews
Cosy Car is one of Top picks for Bars.

8. Cosy Car

San Francisco, CA
Bar · Polk Gulch · 1 tip
Rouge is one of Top picks for Bars.

9. Rouge

5.4
1500 Broadway (at Polk), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Polk Gulch · 10 tips and reviews
Harry's Bar is one of Top picks for Bars.

10. Harry's Bar

7.2
2020 Fillmore St (at California St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Pacific Heights · 70 tips and reviews
Monaghan's is one of Top picks for Bars.

11. Monaghan's

6.1
3243 Pierce Street (at Chestnut St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Marina District · 38 tips and reviews
Perry's is one of Top picks for Bars.

12. Perry's

7.9
1944 Union St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Union Street · 66 tips and reviews
The Grove is one of Top picks for Bars.

13. The Grove

2250 Chestnut St (at Avila), San Francisco, CA
Café · Marina District · 78 tips and reviews
MatrixFillmore is one of Top picks for Bars.

14. MatrixFillmore

3138 Fillmore St (btwn Greenwich & Filbert), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Union Street · 41 tips and reviews
Steps of Rome is one of Top picks for Bars.

15. Steps of Rome

348 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · North Beach · 15 tips and reviews
Shanghai Kelly's is one of Top picks for Bars.

16. Shanghai Kelly's

7.2
2064 Polk St (at Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Polk Gulch · 28 tips and reviews

Bill C.Bill Copeland: Pittsburgh Steelers bar on Sundays

Irish Times is one of Top picks for Bars.

17. Irish Times

6.8
500 Sacramento St (at Sansome St.), San Francisco, CA
Irish Pub · Financial District · 38 tips and reviews
Capp's Corner is one of Top picks for Bars.

18. Capp's Corner

1600 Powell St (at Green St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · North Beach · 18 tips and reviews
Bigfoot Lodge is one of Top picks for Bars.

19. Bigfoot Lodge

1750 Polk St (btw Washington & Clay), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Polk Gulch · 45 tips and reviews
The Buccaneer is one of Top picks for Bars.

20. The Buccaneer

6.5
2155 Polk St (at Vallejo), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Polk Gulch · 35 tips and reviews

Bill C.Bill Copeland: New England Patriots bar on Sundays

Cresta's Twenty Two Eleven Club is one of Top picks for Bars.

21. Cresta's Twenty Two Eleven Club

7.5
2211 Polk St (btw Bonita St & Vallejo St), San Francisco, CA
Pub · Polk Gulch · 14 tips and reviews
Tonic is one of Top picks for Bars.

22. Tonic

2360 Polk St (at Union St.), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Polk Gulch · 41 tips and reviews
Olive Bar & Restaurant is one of Top picks for Bars.

23. Olive Bar & Restaurant

743 Larkin St (btwn O'Farrell and Ellis), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 43 tips and reviews
Buena Vista Cafe is one of Top picks for Bars.

24. Buena Vista Cafe

9.1
2765 Hyde St (at Beach), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 414 tips and reviews
The Bubble Lounge is one of Top picks for Bars.

25. The Bubble Lounge

714 Montgomery St (at Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Champagne Bar · Jackson Square · 22 tips and reviews
Gold Dust Lounge is one of Top picks for Bars.

26. Gold Dust Lounge

247 Powell St (at Geary St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 41 tips and reviews
The Brick Yard is one of Top picks for Bars.

27. The Brick Yard

1787 Union St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Union Street · 49 tips and reviews
BIN 38 is one of Top picks for Bars.

28. BIN 38

3232 Scott St (btwn Lombard & Chestnut), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Marina District · 48 tips and reviews