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Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area)

Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area)

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Created by Vincent Battaglia • Updated On: November 7, 2013
La Trappe is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

1. La Trappe

800 Greenwich St (at Mason), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Russian Hill · 74 tips and reviews
Toronado is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

2. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews

3. The Trappist

460 8th St (btwn Broadway & Washington St), Oakland, CA
Beer Bar · Old Oakland · 129 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

4. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

5. 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant

8.6
563 2nd St (at De Boom St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · South Beach · 373 tips and reviews
Bloodhound is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

6. Bloodhound

1145 Folsom St (at Langton St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 186 tips and reviews
Social Kitchen & Brewery is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

7. Social Kitchen & Brewery

1326 9th Ave (btwn Irving & Judah St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Inner Sunset · 97 tips and reviews
ThirstyBear Brewing Company is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

8. ThirstyBear Brewing Company

661 Howard St (btwn 2nd & 3rd), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · SoMa · 223 tips and reviews
City Beer Store is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

9. City Beer Store

1168 Folsom St (btwn 8th & Rausch), San Francisco, CA
Beer Store · SoMa · 113 tips and reviews
Biergarten is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

10. Biergarten

8.8
424 Octavia St (btwn Linden & Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · Hayes Valley · 157 tips and reviews
Monk’s Kettle is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

11. Monk’s Kettle

3141 16th St (at Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 317 tips and reviews
Healthy Spirits is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

12. Healthy Spirits

8.9
1042 Clement St (at 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Liquor Store · Inner Richmond · 18 tips and reviews
Healthy Spirits is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

13. Healthy Spirits

9.1
2299 15th St (at Castro St), San Francisco, CA
Liquor Store · Duboce Triangle · 37 tips and reviews
Mikkeller Bar SF is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

14. Mikkeller Bar SF

34 Mason St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 391 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

15. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Southern Pacific Brewing is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

16. Southern Pacific Brewing

8.4
620 Treat Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 289 tips and reviews
Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant is one of Best places for beers in SF (and the Bay Area).

17. Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant

7.4
1000 Great Hwy (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Golden Gate Park · 115 tips and reviews