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Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron)

Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron)

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Created by Michael Meadows • Updated On: July 5, 2012

Dive-bars and Tiki treasures to Wine bars and Mixologist temples, these are the top 100 Bay Area bars according to the San Francisco Chronicle (which has nothing to do with the list on Foursquare)

123 Bolinas is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

1. 123 Bolinas

7.5
123 Bolinas Rd (Center), Fairfax, CA
Wine Bar · 9 tips and reviews
15 Romolo is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

2. 15 Romolo

8.1
15 Romolo Pl (btwn Fresno St & Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · North Beach · 213 tips and reviews
Adesso is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

3. Adesso

4395 Piedmont Ave (at Pleasant Valley Ave), Oakland, CA
Italian Restaurant · Piedmont Avenue · 40 tips and reviews
Albatross Pub is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

4. Albatross Pub

1822 San Pablo Ave (at Hearst), Berkeley, CA
Pub · 55 tips and reviews
Americano is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

5. Americano

8 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Bar · Financial District · 87 tips and reviews
Antonio's Nut House is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

6. Antonio's Nut House

321 S California Ave (at Birch St), Palo Alto, CA
Dive Bar · 75 tips and reviews
Zam Zam is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

7. Zam Zam

8.0
1633 Haight St (at Clayton St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Haight Ashbury · 22 tips and reviews
Bar Agricole is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

8. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews
Beer Revolution is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

9. Beer Revolution

464 3rd St (at Broadway), Oakland, CA
Beer Garden · Produce and Waterfront · 99 tips and reviews
Beretta is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

10. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews
Bergamot Alley Bar & Wine Merchants is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

11. Bergamot Alley Bar & Wine Merchants

328 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA
Wine Bar · 18 tips and reviews
Big 4 Restaurant is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

12. Big 4 Restaurant

8.6
1075 California St (at Taylor St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Nob Hill · 56 tips and reviews
Bix is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

13. Bix

8.9
56 Gold St (btw Montgomery & Sansome), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 111 tips and reviews
Boot & Shoe Service is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

14. Boot & Shoe Service

3308 Grand Ave (btwn Lake Park Ave & Mandana Blvd), Oakland, CA
Pizzeria · Lakeshore · 135 tips and reviews
Bottega is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

15. Bottega

8.8
6525 Washington St #A9 (in V Marketplace 1870), Yountville, CA
Italian Restaurant · 162 tips and reviews
Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

16. Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ

8.8
975 1st St (at Main St), Napa, CA
BBQ Joint · Central Napa · 128 tips and reviews
Broken Record is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

17. Broken Record

1166 Geneva Ave (at Edinburgh St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Crocker Amazon · 94 tips and reviews
Buena Vista Cafe is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

18. Buena Vista Cafe

9.1
2765 Hyde St (at Beach), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 414 tips and reviews
Cafe Van Kleef is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

19. Cafe Van Kleef

8.8
1621 Telegraph Ave (at 17th St), Oakland, CA
Bar · Oaksterdam · 80 tips and reviews
Churchill is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

20. Churchill

8.1
198 Church St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 115 tips and reviews
City Beer Store is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

21. City Beer Store

1168 Folsom St (btwn 8th & Rausch), San Francisco, CA
Beer Store · SoMa · 113 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

22. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Corners Tavern is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

23. Corners Tavern

7.5
1342 Broadway Plz, Walnut Creek, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown Walnut Creek · 29 tips and reviews
Dosa is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

24. Dosa

1700 Fillmore St (at Post St.), San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · Japantown · 207 tips and reviews
Epic Steak is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

25. Epic Steak

8.4
369 The Embarcadero (at Folsom), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Rincon Hill · 117 tips and reviews
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

26. Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant

8.6
1 Ferry Building Ste 23 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Financial District · 53 tips and reviews
Fifth Floor is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

27. Fifth Floor

12 4th St (at Market), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 36 tips and reviews
Flora Restaurant & Bar is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

28. Flora Restaurant & Bar

1900 Telegraph Ave (at 19th St), Oakland, CA
New American Restaurant · Uptown · 84 tips and reviews
Forbidden Island is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

29. Forbidden Island

8.6
1304 Lincoln Ave (at Sherman St), Alameda, CA
Tiki Bar · West End · 93 tips and reviews
Gitane is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

30. Gitane

6 Claude Ln (btwn Bush & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 86 tips and reviews
Goose & Gander is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

31. Goose & Gander

9.0
1245 Spring St (Main St), Saint Helena, CA
American Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews
The Starlight Room is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

32. The Starlight Room

450 Powell St (at Sutter St.), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 50 tips and reviews
Heaven's Dog is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

33. Heaven's Dog

1148 Mission St (btw 7th & 8th), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · SoMa · 67 tips and reviews
Heinold's First & Last Chance is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

34. Heinold's First & Last Chance

8.5
48 Webster St (at Embarcadero), Oakland, CA
Dive Bar · Jack London Square · 58 tips and reviews
Hideout is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

35. Hideout

8.0
3121 16th St, San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Mission Dolores · 57 tips and reviews
Hog & Rocks is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

36. Hog & Rocks

3431 19th St (San Carlos St.), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission District · 173 tips and reviews
Hotsy Totsy Club is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

37. Hotsy Totsy Club

8.3
601 San Pablo Ave (at Garfield Ave.), Albany, CA
Cocktail Bar · 42 tips and reviews
The Hotel Utah Saloon is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

38. The Hotel Utah Saloon

7.6
500 4th St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Rock Club · SoMa · 83 tips and reviews
Jasper's Corner Tap and Kitchen is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

39. Jasper's Corner Tap and Kitchen

6.7
401 Taylor St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Tenderloin · 185 tips and reviews
Joe's of Westlake is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

40. Joe's of Westlake

11 Glenwood Ave (at Lake Merced Blvd), Daly City, CA
Italian Restaurant · Westlake · 56 tips and reviews
Kennedy's Irish Pub & Indian Curry House is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

41. Kennedy's Irish Pub & Indian Curry House

1040 Columbus Ave (btwn Taylor & Chestnut St), San Francisco, CA
Irish Pub · North Beach · 119 tips and reviews
Kezar Pub is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

42. Kezar Pub

8.0
770 Stanyan St (at Waller St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Cole Valley · 81 tips and reviews
La Bodeguita del Medio is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

43. La Bodeguita del Medio

8.4
463 S California Ave (btwn W El Camino Real & Ash), Palo Alto, CA
Cuban Restaurant · 104 tips and reviews
Lagunitas Brewing Company is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

44. Lagunitas Brewing Company

9.3
1280 N McDowell Blvd (at Scott St), Petaluma, CA
Brewery · 207 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

45. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
Marinita's is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

46. Marinita's

7.9
218 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews
Martin's West is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

47. Martin's West

831 Main St (at Broadway St), Redwood City, CA
Gastropub · 83 tips and reviews
Martuni's is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

48. Martuni's

8.8
4 Valencia St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 81 tips and reviews
Michael Mina is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

49. Michael Mina

8.2
252 California St (at Battery), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Financial District · 78 tips and reviews
Molloy's Tavern is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

50. Molloy's Tavern

8.0
1655 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · 11 tips and reviews

51. Mr. Bing's

6.5
201 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Chinatown · 38 tips and reviews
Monk’s Kettle is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

52. Monk’s Kettle

3141 16th St (at Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 317 tips and reviews
Nihon Whisky Lounge is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

53. Nihon Whisky Lounge

8.0
1779 Folsom St (at 14th St), San Francisco, CA
Whisky Bar · Mission District · 109 tips and reviews
Nopa is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

54. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
Oenotri is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

55. Oenotri

8.1
1425 1st St, Napa, CA
Italian Restaurant · Central Napa · 80 tips and reviews
ØL Beer Cafe & Bottle Shop is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

56. ØL Beer Cafe & Bottle Shop

1541 Giammona Dr (Main & Civic), Walnut Creek, CA
Beer Store · Downtown Walnut Creek · 42 tips and reviews
Original Joe's is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

57. Original Joe's

8.2
601 Union St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · North Beach · 107 tips and reviews
Ozumo is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

58. Ozumo

8.7
161 Steuart St (btwn Howard & Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 148 tips and reviews
Perry's is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

59. Perry's

7.9
1944 Union St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Union Street · 66 tips and reviews
Picán is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

60. Picán

2295 Broadway (at 23rd St), Oakland, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Oakland · 76 tips and reviews
Pier 23 Cafe is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

61. Pier 23 Cafe

8.0
Pier 23 (btwn Battery St & Green St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 147 tips and reviews
Plum Bar + Restaurant is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

62. Plum Bar + Restaurant

2216 Broadway (at Grand Ave), Oakland, CA
Cocktail Bar · Uptown · 61 tips and reviews
Prizefighter is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

63. Prizefighter

9.1
6702 Hollis St (at 67th St.), Emeryville, CA
Cocktail Bar · 71 tips and reviews
Public House is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

64. Public House

7.0
24 Willie Mays Plz (at King St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · South Beach · 59 tips and reviews
The Ramp is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

65. The Ramp

8.2
855 Terry a Francois Blvd (at Illinois St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 111 tips and reviews
The Refuge is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

66. The Refuge

8.8
963 Laurel St (btw Arroyo and Morse), San Carlos, CA
Sandwich Spot · 97 tips and reviews
Rickhouse is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

67. Rickhouse

8.4
246 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
Ricky's Sports Theatre & Grill is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

68. Ricky's Sports Theatre & Grill

7.1
15028 Hesperian Blvd (at Grace St.), San Leandro, CA
Sports Bar · 21 tips and reviews
RN74 is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

69. RN74

301 Mission St (at Beale St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · SoMa · 155 tips and reviews
Russian River Brewing Company is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

70. Russian River Brewing Company

9.0
725 4th St (btwn D & E St.), Santa Rosa, CA
Brewery · 326 tips and reviews
Rye is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

71. Rye

8.3
688 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 140 tips and reviews
The Saloon is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

72. The Saloon

8.0
1232 Grant Ave (Fresno), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · North Beach · 59 tips and reviews
Sam Jordan's Bar & Grill is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

73. Sam Jordan's Bar & Grill

4004 3rd St (at Galvez Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Bayview · 3 tips and reviews
Sam's Anchor Cafe is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

74. Sam's Anchor Cafe

8.3
27 Main St, Tiburon, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 102 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

75. Smuggler's Cove

8.8
650 Gough St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Civic Center · 328 tips and reviews
Southern Pacific Brewing is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

76. Southern Pacific Brewing

8.4
620 Treat Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 289 tips and reviews
Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

77. Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe

8.2
12 William Saroyan Pl (Columbus Avenue), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · North Beach · 63 tips and reviews
Spoonbar is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

78. Spoonbar

8.5
219 Healdsburg Ave (Mill St), Healdsburg, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews
Underdogs Tres is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

79. Underdogs Tres

1824 Irving St (at 19th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 153 tips and reviews
Tadich Grill is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

80. Tadich Grill

8.6
240 California St (btwn Battery & Front St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 164 tips and reviews
Tee Off Bar is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

81. Tee Off Bar

3129 Clement St (at 32nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Outer Richmond · 42 tips and reviews
Tommy's Mexican Restaurant is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

82. Tommy's Mexican Restaurant

7.7
5929 Geary Blvd (at 23rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 67 tips and reviews
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

83. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

7.5
950 Mason St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Nob Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Toronado is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

84. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews
Toyose is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

85. Toyose

8.9
3814 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 91 tips and reviews
Trader Vic's is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

86. Trader Vic's

8.3
9 Anchor Dr (at Powell St), Emeryville, CA
Tiki Bar · Marina - Watergate · 42 tips and reviews
Trad'r Sam's is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

87. Trad'r Sam's

7.5
6150 Geary Blvd (btwn 25th and 26th Aves), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Outer Richmond · 61 tips and reviews
The Trappist is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

88. The Trappist

460 8th St (btwn Broadway & Washington St), Oakland, CA
Beer Bar · Old Oakland · 129 tips and reviews
Two Sisters Bar & Books is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

89. Two Sisters Bar & Books

579 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Hayes Valley · 101 tips and reviews
Txoko is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

90. Txoko

504 Broadway (at Kearny St), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · North Beach · 23 tips and reviews
Under Attic is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

91. Under Attic

6.7
234 S B St (btwn 2nd & E 3rd Ave), San Mateo, CA
Bar · Downtown San Mateo · 12 tips and reviews
Uva Enoteca is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

92. Uva Enoteca

8.3
568 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Haight · 95 tips and reviews
Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

93. Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar

9.0
1511 Mt Diablo Blvd (at Main St.), Walnut Creek, CA
Wine Bar · Downtown Walnut Creek · 63 tips and reviews
Vesuvio Cafe is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

94. Vesuvio Cafe

8.7
255 Columbus Ave (btwn Broadway and Pacific), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · North Beach · 130 tips and reviews
Walnut Creek Yacht Club is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

95. Walnut Creek Yacht Club

8.1
1555 Bonanza St (at Locust), Walnut Creek, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Walnut Creek · 31 tips and reviews
Wild Side West is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

96. Wild Side West

7.7
424 Cortland Ave (at Wool), San Francisco, CA
Gay Bar · Holly Park · 31 tips and reviews
Willi's Wine Bar is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

97. Willi's Wine Bar

4404 Old Redwood Hwy, Santa Rosa, CA
Wine Bar · 57 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

98. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

99. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Zuni Café is one of Top 100 Bay Area Bars (According to the SF Chron).

100. Zuni Café

8.8
1658 Market St (at Rose St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Civic Center · 318 tips and reviews