Evenings in San Francisco
San Francisco Night Life
1) Smuggler’s Cove: 650 Gough Street (Hayes Valley)
-excellent bar with numerous Rum drinks/feels like you are at Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland
2) Otis Lounge: 25 Maiden Lane (Union Square)
-mingle in a more upscale environment with a NY/LA vibe Dance floor on the mezzanine.
3) Cantina: 580 Sutter Street (Union Square)
-in a fun hip environment enjoy tasty drinks especially Margaritas
4) Taverna Aventine: 582 Washington Street (Financial District)
-hip clubby basement bar feel.
5) Harry Denton’s Starlight Room: 450 Powell Street (Inside the Sir Francis Drake Hotel-Union Square)-sweet spot at the just as famous Sir Francis Drake Hotel is on the 21st floor. DJ’s and dancing.. Different themes of music each night.
6) Ritz-Carlton Bar:600 Stockton Street (Union Square)
Elegant, luxe and cozy—candles on tables, soft leather chairs,
6) 22nd and Valencia (Mission)
Make-Out Room, The Latin America Club, Doc’s Clock, Lone Palm and lots more. This is the hip, cool mission district
7) Laszlo :2526 Mission Street (Mission District)
Attached to the same building as the amazing Foreign Cinema rest.
8) Swig: 561 Geary Street (Union Square)
Think swanky with DJ’s playing.. Have a drink around the fireplace
9) Bourbon and Branch: 501 Jones Street (Union Square)
Mostly whiskey and tasty bourbon drinks. Password to get in the back is: library. One of San Francisco’s most talked about drinking establishments is modern take on the speakeasy.
10) Infusion Lounge: 124 Ellis St @Powell (Union Square)
11) The Ambassador: 573 Geary St (Union Square/Tenderloin border)
Touch of 1960s’ Las Vegas. Crystal chandeliers, black leather booths, martini’s
12) Amnesia: 853 Valencia (Mission District)
Crowd varies according to the music-anything from bluegrass to karaoke.
13) Cantina: 580 Sutter Street (Union Square)
Cuba-meet –Mexico-feel along with an extensive list of tequila, mezcal, and cachaca.
14) Casanova Lounge: 527 Valencia Street (Mission District)
Dark casual bar-good margaritas, an eclectic jukebox, DJs spinning tunes
15) Cigar Bar and Grill: 850 Montgomery Street (Jackson Square)
Montecristo cigars/ a heated open-air courtyard with a pool table.
16) Mezzanine: 444 Jessie Street (SOMA)
Super size nightclub
17) Harlot: 46 Minna Street (SOMA)
Enjoy cocktails and the dance f loor
18) R Bar: 1176 Sutter Street (Tendernob)
Original inlaid-wood bar from 1940.
19) Redwood Room: 495 Geary (Inside the Clift Hotel-Union Square)
Majestic bar boasts grandeur with a modern edge.
20) Rickhouse: 246 Kearny Street (Financial District)
Low lit watering hole. Name comes from the warehouses where bourbon is stored and aged, built the place using old barrel staves and whiskey storage tanks.
21) Ruby Skye: 420 Mason Street (Union Square)
Sleek downtown magnet club, where world-class DJs spin electro, trance, hip-hop and techno.
22) Rye: 688 Geary Street (Tendernob)
This elegant bar boasts exposed brick, fabulous spirits and a street-side patio
23) Slide: 430 Mason Street (Union Square)
Just like an old speakeasy, with a slide
24) Supperclub: 657 Harrison Street (Soma)
*An experience.. A dramatic greeting area and bar serve as warm-ups for the over-the-top main room, which sports a huge U-shaped “bunk bed”, where diners kick off their shoes and tuck into a four-course feast.
25) Temple : 540 Howard Street (SOMA)
Patrons sip health-conscious cocktails amid antique Buddha statues stand, white couches and three rooms of cutting-edge dance music in this eco-friendly club.
26) Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar: 950 Mason Street (Nob Hill)
The tiki lounge inside the Fairmont hotel provides a fanciful urban escape to the tropics. Sip a mai tai by the lagoon, and listen to covers played by the band perched on a “floating” straw hut.
27) Top of the Mark: 999 California Street (Nob Hill)
Most romantic cocktail lounge in SF. Breathtaking 360 degree views. Live Jazz.
8:30pm on seven nights a week.
28) Vessel: 85 Campton Place (Union Square)
Luxurious lounge of signature San Francisco style & elegance
29) Burritt Room :417 Stockton (Union Square)
Inside the Crescent Hotel expect strong drinks set against exposed brick, vintage couches, and crystal chandeliers.
30) 83 Proof :83 First Street (SOMA)
Amazing drinks by very knowledgeable mixologists
31) Irish Bank :10 Mark Lane (Financial District)
A True Ireland Style Pub in a hidden alley… Authentic bartenders as well..
32) John Collins 138 Minna Street (SOMA)
Has an island feel to it… surf videos, palms, dance floor and tropical décor
33) Sloane :1525 Mission Street (SOMA)
Casual bar scene meets glitzy nightclub..
34) 620 Jones :620 Jones @ Post (Union Square)
Cool, hip new bar with outside seating as well..
35) Chambers :601 Eddy @ Larkin (Tenderloin)
Cool, hip new bar with outside seating as well
36) Social Kitchen & Brewery :1326 9th Ave (Sunset)
-fun brew pub
37) Thirsty Bear Brewery :661 Howard Street (SOMA)
-great brew pub –make their own beer on-site
38) 21st Amendment :563 2nd Street (SOMA)
-make their own beer great brewery
39) Magnolia :1398 Haight Street (Haight)
-great brewery
40) Gordon Biersch :2 Harrison Street (SOMA)
-great brewery make own beer
41) Wilson & Wilson :505 Jones Street (Union Square)
Need to make a reservation ahead of time. You get access to a private room and are given an envelope containing the cocktail menu, which includes a small selection of punches served out of a teapot and cocktails with obscure ingredients in the form of bitters and syrups.
41) The View :39th Floor-55 Fourth Street (SOMA)
Amazing San Francisco City Views-Sophisticated Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres
42) Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen :401 Taylor Street @ O’Farrell & Geary
-Pub grub type of food/awesome mixology drinks/beers on tap
42) Local Edition :691 Market @ 3rd
(Inside the Hearst Building) –Speakeasy feel
43) Southern Pacific Brewing Company :620 Treat Avenue @ 19th St. (Mission)
Soaring ceiling, a mezzanine level, and an outdoor patio. They make their own beer.
44) Monarch :101 Sixth Street (SOMA)
Hip new lounge south of market with delicious cocktails
45) The Brixton :2140 Union Street (Marina)
Delicious food and cocktails
46) Tradition :441 Jones @ O ‘Farrell (Union Square)
Think Traditional American bar (Whisky)
47) Hancock Room :787 Broadway (inside Sip Bar & Lounge) (Polk Gulch)
Furniture is antique, soundtrack is classical, drinks colonial-inspired
48) Wine & Wall :300 Steuart St @ Market (Financial District/Soma)
Gallery, wine shop and wine bar
49) Hi Lo Club :1423 Polk St between CA & Pine (Polk Gulch)
Blend of grit & glam. Beer, classic cocktails
50) Playland :1351 Polk between Pine Street (Polk Gulch)
Carnival inspired funhouse with awesome fun cocktails
51) Rumors :398 7th Street @ Harrison (SOMA)
Sports bar with darts, flat screens, game time grub & pool tables
51) Gold Star Bar :1548 California @ Polk
Chalkboards, retro school desks, vintage globes, pool, crafty cocktails & childhood charm. Catch a game on flatscreen TV.
52) Eve Lounge :575 Howard Street (SOMA)
This stylish cocktail house pays homage to the naughty 1920s. Hit the dance floor!
53) The Grand :520 Fourth Street (SOMA)
Multiple dance floors, posh VIP seating , state of the art sound and lighting system
54) Manor West :750 Harrison Street (SOMA)
Hit the Dance Floor! Dress to Impress