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Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco

Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco

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Created by Patrick Sullivan • Updated On: June 23, 2018
Comstock Saloon is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

1. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews

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The Alembic is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

2. The Alembic

8.7
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

3. Bourbon & Branch

8.5
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

4. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews
Rickhouse is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

5. Rickhouse

8.2
246 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

6. Smuggler's Cove

8.8
650 Gough St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Civic Center · 328 tips and reviews
Local Edition is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

7. Local Edition

8.5
691 Market St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 267 tips and reviews
98 Turk is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

8. 98 Turk

7.4
98 Turk St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 6 tips and reviews
Forgery is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

9. Forgery

1525 Mission St (11th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 17 tips and reviews
Pacific Cocktail Haven is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

10. Pacific Cocktail Haven

8.6
580 Sutter St (btwn Mason St & Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 129 tips and reviews
Evil Eye is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

11. Evil Eye

8.8
2937 Mission St (25th), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 34 tips and reviews
Nightbird is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

12. Nightbird

8.4
330 Gough St (Linden), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · Civic Center · 13 tips and reviews
True Laurel is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

13. True Laurel

9.3
753 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 43 tips and reviews
Villon is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

14. Villon

8.1
1100 Market St, San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Tenderloin · 15 tips and reviews
Liholiho Yacht Club is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

15. Liholiho Yacht Club

9.2
871 Sutter St (btwn Jones & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Hawaiian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 160 tips and reviews
Horsefeather is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

16. Horsefeather

8.9
528 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Alamo Square · 48 tips and reviews
Wildhawk is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

17. Wildhawk

8.5
3464 19th St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 30 tips and reviews
Pagan Idol is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

18. Pagan Idol

8.4
375 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 101 tips and reviews
ABV is one of Must-Visit Bars in San Francisco.

19. ABV

9.1
3174 16th St (btwn Guerrero & Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 149 tips and reviews