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Best Of 2011
Molotov's is one of Best Of 2011.

1. Molotov's

7.6
582 Haight St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 49 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PUNK ROCK JUKEBOXWith its low-key vibe, cheap booze, and dingy interior, Molotov's in the Lower Haight is already the city's go-to… Read more.

Public Works is one of Best Of 2011.

2. Public Works

8.6
161 Erie St (at Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Event Space · Mission District · 61 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST NEW VENUEA combo of nonprofit space, art studio & gallery, along with a two-story main room makes it SF's top venues for live electronic music Read more.

Treasure Island Music Festival is one of Best Of 2011.

3. Treasure Island Music Festival

The Magic Carpet Great Lawn, San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Treasure Island · 5 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL The best lineups of similarly sized festivals the mix of top-tier national & locals artists represent both sides of the bay.

Bottom of the Hill is one of Best Of 2011.

4. Bottom of the Hill

8.9
1233 17th St (at Missouri St), San Francisco, CA
Rock Club · Potrero Hill · 79 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST ROCK CLUBAsk bands from around the world what venue they're most excited to play — in any city — chances are you'll hear Bottom of the Hill… Read more.

Rooky Ricardo's is one of Best Of 2011.

5. Rooky Ricardo's

8.2
419 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Record Store · Lower Haight · 11 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PLACE TO FIND NEW OLD MUSICInternationally celebrated records archive of under-appreciated soul, jazz, funk, pop, and R&B from eras long gone… Read more.

San Francisco Dump is one of Best Of 2011.

6. San Francisco Dump

501 Tunnel Ave (at Recycle Rd), San Francisco, CA
Structure · 12 tips and reviews
The Hotel Utah Saloon is one of Best Of 2011.

7. The Hotel Utah Saloon

7.7
500 4th St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Rock Club · SoMa · 83 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PLACE TO DEBUT YOUR MASTERPIECEThis creaky old saloon has long been recognized as hosting SF's best open mic night… Read more.

Cafe International is one of Best Of 2011.

8. Cafe International

7.5
508 Haight St (btwn Fillmore St & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Lower Haight · 77 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PLACE TO FIND FREE LIVE JAZZRelax on the back patio at Cafe International every Sunday at 4pm & take in a set of fine local jazz… Read more.

941GEARY-Closed Feb 2013 is one of Best Of 2011.

9. 941GEARY-Closed Feb 2013

941 Geary (or 60 Myrtle Alley), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Cathedral Hill · 4 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST NEW ART GALLERYIt's not easy to keep one art gallery running, but Justin Giarla now has 3: 941Geary, White Walls and the Shooting Gallery... Read more.

San Francisco Playhouse is one of Best Of 2011.

10. San Francisco Playhouse

8.7
450 Post St (btwn Powell & Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Theater · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 21 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CO. Contemporary playwrights have a difficult time getting works in local theaters because many choose "safe" productions.

Good Vibrations is one of Best Of 2011.

11. Good Vibrations

9.4
603 Valencia St (at 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Adult Store · Mission District · 10 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 - Reader's Poll - BEST SEX SUPPLIES

KUSF Studio is one of Best Of 2011.

12. KUSF Studio

fulton (masonic), San Francisco, CA
Coworking Space · Lone Mountain · 1 tip

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST RADIO STATIONI hop they will survive on a diet of Folk Law, Ragtime Machine, and In the Soul Kitchen with DJ Harry D... Read more.

Musée Mécanique is one of Best Of 2011.

13. Musée Mécanique

9.0
Pier 45, Shed A (at Taylor St), San Francisco, CA
Museum · Fishermans Wharf · 182 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST OLD SCHOOL ARCADEIf you get nightmares for a week from these low-priced games (most are a quarter), don't say we didn't warn you… Read more.

14. Zambaleta

2929 19th St (between Florida & Alabama), San Francisco, CA
Dance Studio · Mission District · 1 tip

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PLACE TO JOIN A KLEZMER BANDEthnomusicologist Mina Girgis opened a space in the Mission to incorporate the spirit of a zambaleta.. Read more.

Baonecci Ristorante is one of Best Of 2011.

15. Baonecci Ristorante

516 Green St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · North Beach · 46 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST ONE-STOP DINNER & MOVIEEvery 2nd Thurs. of the month this cafe in North Beach run by the Gambaccini family from Italy, turns into a movie hous Read more.

Showdown is one of Best Of 2011.

16. Showdown

10 6th St (Market St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · SoMa · 25 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST FREESTYLE THROWDOWNA gathering of the mics long on true lyrical rhyme-setters and short on wannabe MCs... Read more.

Plough & Stars is one of Best Of 2011.

17. Plough & Stars

8.0
116 Clement St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Pub · Inner Richmond · 22 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 Winner - BEST IRISH/CELTIC FOLK JAM Dozens of the Bay Area's best Celtic musicians gather to rip through favorites and attempt complex Celtic melodies throughout the bar.

Bimbo's 365 Club is one of Best Of 2011.

18. Bimbo's 365 Club

8.3
1025 Columbus Ave (btw Chestnut & Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Rock Club · North Beach · 49 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST ROCK N’ ROLL BATHROOMAn Art Deco marvel in North Beach since 1931, Bimbo's doesn't leave its class at the bar with the sharply dressed staff… Read more.

The Bold Italic HQ is one of Best Of 2011.

19. The Bold Italic HQ

San Francisco, CA
Office · Civic Center · 1 tip

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST WEBZINEThe whole spirit of the enterprise is bite-sized immersion journalism by people committed to indulging their longstanding fascinations. Read more.

Oh Happy Day is one of Best Of 2011.

20. Oh Happy Day

San Francisco, CA
Uncategorized · 1 tip

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST DIY LETTERPRESSJordan Ferney teaches how to work with photopolymer plates & proof presses to imprint designs they've created onto white cotton Read more.

Needles and Pens is one of Best Of 2011.

21. Needles and Pens

3253 16th St (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Mission Dolores · 7 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PUNK ROCK ART SHOWSThe far left corner of the store plays exhibits other cities' punks & underground collectives only dream about… Read more.

Language of the Birds is one of Best Of 2011.

22. Language of the Birds

300 Columbus Ave (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · North Beach · 2 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST LITERARY-PROWESS PUBLIC ARTBrian Goggins and Dorka Keehn's Language of the Birds catches 23 open books in midflight over Columbus and Broadway Read more.

Shotgun Players is one of Best Of 2011.

23. Shotgun Players

8.8
1901 Ashby Ave (at Martin Luther King Jr Way), Berkeley, CA
Theater · South Berkeley · 15 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST THEATER COMPANYYou almost start to wonder whether the people at Shotgun haven't sold their souls to the devil... Read more.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is one of Best Of 2011.

24. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Golden Gate Park · 15 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 - Reader's Poll - BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Fillmore is one of Best Of 2011.

25. The Fillmore

9.3
1805 Geary Blvd (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Fillmore District · 124 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 - Reader's Poll - BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of Best Of 2011.

26. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PRIVATE CLUB ON THE CHEAP$80 a year buys you easy access to SFMOMA's rooftop garden and cafe, one of the city's most private public spaces... Read more.

Castro Theatre is one of Best Of 2011.

27. Castro Theatre

9.2
429 Castro St (btwn 18th & Market), San Francisco, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Castro · 116 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 - Reader's Poll - BEST THEATER

American Conservatory Theater is one of Best Of 2011.

28. American Conservatory Theater

8.7
405 Geary St (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Theater · Tenderloin · 25 tips and reviews
111 Minna Gallery is one of Best Of 2011.

29. 111 Minna Gallery

8.5
111 Minna St (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · SoMa · 60 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 - Reader's Poll - BEST ART GALLERY