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Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist

Beer Garden and Burger Joint$$$$
SoMa, San Francisco
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    The Bloody Marys at Zeitgeist is a can't miss
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    Mazda
    "Don't miss the tamale lady, you'll regret it!"(6 Tips)
    Joshua H.
    "Large outdoor area, great beer selection, full bar, and burgers."(32 Tips)
    Nici G.
    "Sit on the patio and enjoy a bloody mary or a pitcher of beer."(44 Tips)
    Stef S.
    "beer, picnic tables, good vibes?"(4 Tips)
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  • Athonia C.
    Athonia CappelliDecember 1, 2017
    Vegans: Ask them to hold the worsteshire & horseradish (it has egg in it). That’ll make it 100% herbivorous. Hell, you could feed that drink to your brachiosaurus 🦕‼️ what’s more? it’s only $5!!
  • Eater
    EaterNovember 19, 2014
    Check out "SF's No. 1 Beer Garden" which offers a charm that just can't be duplicated. Bring a light sweater, snag a picnic bench outside, and feast on pitchers of beer and tamales. Read more
  • SFist
    SFistJanuary 25, 2017
    While it's changed quite a bit in the last six or so years — no longer is a bad look at a bartender enough to get you tossed out — the wonderful Bloody Marys have remained the same. Read more
  • Jessica R.
    Jessica RaeSeptember 3, 2013
    Day Drinking. Popular mission biker bar with large outdoor beer garden and BBQ, great for sunny day drinking. Great Bloody Mary’s. Motto: “Warm Beer, Cold Women”.
  • cami j.heart icon on user image
    cami j.April 25, 2017
    the menu is expansive, and the bartenders are friendly. lots of great local beers on tap, and the beer garden out back is great! also, the grilled cheese is 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🔥🔥🔥.
  • Russell Allen E.heart icon on user image
    Russell Allen EsmusAugust 1, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    It is nice to sit outside with a friend for a beer in the afternoon. It can be a little cliquey here, but mostly nice enough. They have so many beers on tap, there's something for everyone.
  • Eater
    EaterApril 13, 2016
    The bloody mary is award-winning, getting the nod from both SF Weekly and The SF Bay Guardian (RIP). It’s classic but bold and garnished to the brim with pickled goodies. Read more
  • Marcelo G.heart icon on user image
    Marcelo GobettiMarch 31, 2019
    great vibe, sit outside and enjoy the sun with good music, good beer and of course good burgers and fries! also smoke-friendly so you can be yourself without worrying that much about annoying folks
  • Lucero V.heart icon on user image
    Lucero ViktoriaMay 3, 2015
    great beer garden type of place to chill with a cold one on a warm day. plenty of shade, unlike the open Biergarten. immensely popular, so get comfortable with the (mostly hipster) crowd and noise.
  • Pavan K.heart icon on user image
    Pavan KulkarniJune 25, 2016
    Been here 10+ times
    Probably the best open bar place to hang out with friends amongst noisy crowded ambience. Smoking is allowed too. Try the burning daylight.
  • Savoteur
    SavoteurJuly 26, 2016
    No list of Bay Area bars worth visiting is complete without this staple. So much bench seating you're almost guaranteed to get a spot where you can soak up that vitamin D with your drink. Read more
  • Brian S.heart icon on user image
    Brian StraussSeptember 7, 2015
    Perhaps my favorite bar in life. Slight anarchist vibe, mixed with cheap (for SF) drinks, plus a killer outdoor area makes for a fabulous daytime drinking spot.
  • Bourbonaut
    BourbonautJune 14, 2018
    Been here 5+ times
    This bar has become a faux dive. Most of the people that come in are slumming it for the day. I miss when this was a real dive,now everyone is a techbro incognito.
  • Jon B.
    Jon BlajApril 18, 2013
    Hammer in some ultra bonuses w/ Slayer at yer back and a double whiskey coke in yer head, impressing all the punks and hard fuckers on the Attack From Mars and World Cup Soccer tables. 75¢ a play!
  • Carly S.heart icon on user image
    Carly SJuly 22, 2016
    Been here 10+ times
    There is a bike rack on the patio so you can bring your bike inside rather than locking it up on the street.
  • Tasting Table
    Tasting TableSeptember 5, 2014
    Take a look at its extensive & impressive draft beer list—almost all of which is available by the pitcher. Fair warning: Drinking Total Domination IPA by the pitcher ($19) is dangerous, if delicious. Read more
  • SF Weekly
    SF WeeklyMay 24, 2011
    SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST BLOODY MARYThere's no better spot to cure your hangover & you want your Bloody Mary to be as spicy & saucy as the bartender shaking them up... Read more
  • Stephan G.heart icon on user image
    Stephan GenschApril 5, 2017
    Awesome drinks (beer) and quite solid food options. The beer garden is just a great place to hang out on a Saturday (or any other).
  • Joshua H.heart icon on user image
    Joshua HaftelJanuary 27, 2015
    Can't go wrong here. Large outdoor area, great beer selection, full bar, and burgers. Excellent place to hang out with large groups of friends.
  • OkCupid Daters' Choice
    Zeitgeist was voted the Best Open Air Date Spot by OkCupid users in the first-ever Daters' Choice Awards! Tap Read more for additional date spot categories in San Francisco. #daterschoice Read more
  • Roshan S.heart icon on user image
    Roshan SadananiApril 6, 2016
    Been here 5+ times
    Divey bar with an awesome patio out back and games indoors. Cash only. They sell pitchers of all of the numerous beers on tap.
  • Anissaheart icon on user image
    AnissaAugust 23, 2016
    Lots of options on draft and I love that they clearly mark the Bay Area brewed beers! Hawk Hill was great if you like wheat beers!
  • Shagun A.heart icon on user image
    Shagun AulakhNovember 22, 2014
    Great when your want a low-key dive bar, with an outdoor patio. One of the few bars that still have that vibe that SF used to have before the tech boom hit
  • John K.
    John KhuuDecember 17, 2015
    CASH ONLY. NO PHOTOS/VIDEOS. Besides that, the guys are completely nice jerks. Hang by the bar and get to know them, they have so many hilarious things and stories to talk about.
  • Men's Health Mag
    Men's Health MagAugust 3, 2014
    Last time we sat out back at this biker bar—cycles not hogs—we played a game of poker with strangers, met a guy who claimed to travel the country recording train whistles for Neil Young. Read more
  • SFGate M.
    SFGate ManagerJuly 16, 2012
    Here you'll find one of the best Bloody Marys in town, dozens of craft beers on tap, not to mention a darn good cheeseburger - all served up with no-nonsense attitude.
  • Jussi H.heart icon on user image
    Jussi HäyhäApril 25, 2019
    A place where bikers, punks and other misfits used to hang. The music and decor is still. Otherwise taken over by Patagonia vest wearing techbros like rest of the City.
  • SF Weekly
    SF WeeklyMay 31, 2012
    SF Weekly’s Best Of 2012 Winner – Editorial Pick – Best Hangover Cures. We don’t even care if it’s goddamn raining outside, when you find yourself hungover and you need help ridding your head of an... Read more
  • Missy B.
    Missy BergenSeptember 3, 2012
    Can't go wrong here. So many good beers on tap, including Grand Cru and Damnation on tap. The locals rave about the bloodys. Sit outside in the bier garden.
  • Francesco P.heart icon on user image
    Francesco PittarelloOctober 13, 2018
    My favorite bar in SF. Wide selection of beers and nice garden. Only downside is that the bar accepts only cash.
  • MetroWize
    MetroWizeMarch 1, 2012
    Zeitgeist is bustling with some of the best beers and burgers in town (keep an eye out for the Tamale Lady for a great late-night snack). Looking to go hard? Order a "double beer." Thank us later. Read more
  • Kyle S.heart icon on user image
    Kyle SApril 8, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Dive bar with a surprisingly large (and crowded) back yard. Over a dozen taps, and grilled cheese sandwiches. A trendier crowd shows up on the weekends.
  • Gürkan G.heart icon on user image
    Gürkan GezginMarch 15, 2013
    Been here 10+ times
    First time I was here, I stuffed my face with a cheeseburger and two grilled cheese sandwiches! Nice young crowd! Great prices! Good variety on tap!
  • Mansi S.heart icon on user image
    Mansi ShahMarch 3, 2016
    Beer! Great outdoor and indoor space. Also has a pool table. Cash only
  • Korin S.
    Korin SanchezMay 11, 2012
    Been here 5+ times
    If you find that you cross faded wrong, the ladies bathroom is a perfect place to bring a friend, lay your hues down and have her play with your hair till the room stops spinning.
  • Daniel S.heart icon on user image
    Daniel SandovalSeptember 22, 2014
    Cool beer garden. It gets paaaaaaaacked on the weekends. Good spot to just grab a table and meet a bunch of new people.
  • Jessica
    JessicaAugust 15, 2011
    Chill here on a (unusually) warm day in the City.Large bench seating makes it easy to make new friends (who will probably buy you a beer).Free matches with naked bitches on 'em a plus.TAMALE LADY <3
  • Jennifer A.heart icon on user image
    Jennifer AndersonApril 8, 2014
    Spectacular beer selection, excellently priced. Come here! Oh, except, based on how packed it was at 5pm on a Monday, maybe don't come here if you like sitting down.
  • Andrew C.heart icon on user image
    Andrew ChoiApril 10, 2016
    Been here 5+ times
    Good for large groups if you can find a spot on the benches in the great outdoor space, and extensive draft beer selection.
  • Marta T.heart icon on user image
    Marta TapperoSeptember 12, 2016
    Great outdoors place. Good drinks. Sometimes the music could be a little loud, but still fantastic place!
  • Shinaheart icon on user image
    ShinaJune 20, 2015
    Best damn grilled cheese sandwiches. Cash only so come prepared. Great outdoor spot for large groups as well.
  • Showtime Network
    Showtime NetworkJune 18, 2010
    A tucked away popular SF spot with outdoor seating, cheap drinks and pool tables; the perfect spot for a gorgeous afternoon with friends. - Whitney
  • Lauren
    LaurenNovember 11, 2013
    Awesome vibe, chill bike-friendly bar in the Mission. Gets PACKED on the weekends. Cash only, smoking allowed outside.
  • Men's Health Mag
    Men's Health MagNovember 15, 2011
    Whatever cultures collided to bring a beer garden, a BBQ pit, and a biker bar together did it right. Snag a Spaten Premium Lager. It sticks with your ribs. And there will be a lot of ribs.
  • Gabby G.heart icon on user image
    Gabby GolubFebruary 24, 2015
    great beer list and enough open space for a huge group - music is loud, just the way it should be here!
  • Caro S.heart icon on user image
    Caro SchieferMarch 26, 2017
    Great location. No photos allowed :) huge beer selection some food is also available. Cool indoor garden.
  • A S.
    A SSeptember 15, 2016
    Best bar in SF. Just check it. Bring your ID and be chill, this place is not for arrogant and toplofty people.
  • Jag F.heart icon on user image
    Jag FirerwalkerApril 1, 2017
    Been here 5+ times
    This place is still as good as it was in 2014, when I came the first time. People are the same and the beer is still as tasty
  • Pedro C.heart icon on user image
    Pedro Couto e SantosNovember 10, 2015
    Cool bar, some good music, but some wild variations as well, probably due to the juke box. Still, cool bar.
  • IFC
    IFCJuly 6, 2010
    SF: A real biker bar with heart. It’s the last bastion of the pre dot-com rebel/artist. Park benches on a dirt lot; it's like drinking in a junkyard and is one of SF's most loved hangouts. -IFC Staff
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