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SF Bars to try

SF Bars to try

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Created by Allison Kruse • Updated On: September 8, 2017
District is one of SF Bars to try.

1. District

8.4
216 Townsend St (btwn Ritch & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 110 tips and reviews
20 Spot is one of SF Bars to try.

2. 20 Spot

9.2
3565 20th St (at Lexington St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Mission District · 60 tips and reviews
Marengo on the Alley is one of SF Bars to try.

3. Marengo on the Alley

6.8
531 Commercial St, San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Financial District · 12 tips and reviews
Birba is one of SF Bars to try.

4. Birba

9.3
458 Grove St (btwn Gough & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Hayes Valley · 23 tips and reviews
Nectar Wine Lounge is one of SF Bars to try.

5. Nectar Wine Lounge

3330 Steiner (btw Lombard and Chestnut), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Marina District · 22 tips and reviews
The Treasury is one of SF Bars to try.

6. The Treasury

7.6
115 Sansome St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 20 tips and reviews
Hopwater Distribution is one of SF Bars to try.

7. Hopwater Distribution

850 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
Beer Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 99 tips and reviews
Rx Cocktail Bar is one of SF Bars to try.

8. Rx Cocktail Bar

701 Geary St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 17 tips and reviews
Brass Tacks is one of SF Bars to try.

9. Brass Tacks

8.0
488 Hayes St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Hayes Valley · 70 tips and reviews
The Interval at Long Now is one of SF Bars to try.

10. The Interval at Long Now

9.3
2 Marina Blvd, Fort Mason Building A, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · 94 tips and reviews
Pagan Idol is one of SF Bars to try.

11. Pagan Idol

8.2
375 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 101 tips and reviews
The Barrel Room is one of SF Bars to try.

12. The Barrel Room

7.9
415 Sansome St (Commercial), San Francisco, CA
Wine Store · Financial District · 14 tips and reviews
Press Club is one of SF Bars to try.

13. Press Club

7.9
20 Yerba Buena Ln (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 113 tips and reviews
Hotel Biron is one of SF Bars to try.

14. Hotel Biron

9.1
45 Rose St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Civic Center · 60 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of SF Bars to try.

15. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews
Benjamin Cooper is one of SF Bars to try.

16. Benjamin Cooper

398 Geary St (Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 52 tips and reviews
The View is one of SF Bars to try.

17. The View

8.1
55 4th St (btwn Market & Mission), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 173 tips and reviews
The Ramp is one of SF Bars to try.

18. The Ramp

8.2
855 Terry a Francois Blvd (at Illinois St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 111 tips and reviews
83 Proof is one of SF Bars to try.

19. 83 Proof

7.8
83 1st St (btwn Market & Mission), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 86 tips and reviews
Cellarmaker Brewing Company is one of SF Bars to try.

20. Cellarmaker Brewing Company

1150 Howard St (btwn 7th & 8th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · SoMa · 104 tips and reviews
Fig & Thistle Wine Bar is one of SF Bars to try.

21. Fig & Thistle Wine Bar

8.8
313 Ivy St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Hayes Valley · 48 tips and reviews
Bender's Bar & Grill is one of SF Bars to try.

22. Bender's Bar & Grill

8.5
806 S Van Ness Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Mission District · 108 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of SF Bars to try.

23. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Whitechapel is one of SF Bars to try.

24. Whitechapel

600 Polk St (btwn Eddy and Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 112 tips and reviews
Hideout is one of SF Bars to try.

25. Hideout

8.1
3121 16th St, San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Mission Dolores · 57 tips and reviews
Terroir is one of SF Bars to try.

26. Terroir

8.5
1116 Folsom St (at 7th St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 62 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of SF Bars to try.

27. Smuggler's Cove

8.8
650 Gough St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Civic Center · 328 tips and reviews
Bloodhound is one of SF Bars to try.

28. Bloodhound

1145 Folsom St (at Langton St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 186 tips and reviews
Les Clos is one of SF Bars to try.

29. Les Clos

234 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 37 tips and reviews
The Willows is one of SF Bars to try.

30. The Willows

8.5
1582 Folsom St (at 12th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · SoMa · 65 tips and reviews
Edinburgh Castle is one of SF Bars to try.

31. Edinburgh Castle

7.0
950 Geary St (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 38 tips and reviews
JAX Vineyards is one of SF Bars to try.

32. JAX Vineyards

8.6
334 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
Vineyard · South Park · 6 tips and reviews
The European is one of SF Bars to try.

33. The European

6.5
490 Geary St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 16 tips and reviews
Blackbird Bar is one of SF Bars to try.

34. Blackbird Bar

8.9
2124 Market St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 179 tips and reviews
Trick Dog is one of SF Bars to try.

35. Trick Dog

9.1
3010 20th St (at Florida St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 278 tips and reviews
Horsefeather is one of SF Bars to try.

36. Horsefeather

8.9
528 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Alamo Square · 48 tips and reviews
Bar San Pancho is one of SF Bars to try.

37. Bar San Pancho

3198 16th St (Guerrero), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission Dolores · 16 tips and reviews
Monroe is one of SF Bars to try.

38. Monroe

7.6
473 Broadway, San Francisco, CA
Lounge · 17 tips and reviews
High Treason is one of SF Bars to try.

39. High Treason

8.5
443 Clement, San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Inner Richmond · 18 tips and reviews
Tradition is one of SF Bars to try.

40. Tradition

441 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 91 tips and reviews
HECHO is one of SF Bars to try.

41. HECHO

2200 Market St (at Sanchez & 15th), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 48 tips and reviews
Dogpatch Saloon is one of SF Bars to try.

42. Dogpatch Saloon

9.0
2496 3rd St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Dogpatch · 38 tips and reviews
The Royal Cuckoo is one of SF Bars to try.

43. The Royal Cuckoo

8.9
3202 Mission St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Bernal Heights · 74 tips and reviews
Twenty Five Lusk is one of SF Bars to try.

44. Twenty Five Lusk

7.6
25 Lusk St (off Townsend St, btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 152 tips and reviews
Forgery is one of SF Bars to try.

45. Forgery

1525 Mission St (11th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 17 tips and reviews
Wish Bar & Lounge is one of SF Bars to try.

46. Wish Bar & Lounge

7.7
1539 Folsom St (at Norfolk St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 39 tips and reviews
1760 is one of SF Bars to try.

47. 1760

1760 Polk St (at Washington St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 63 tips and reviews
Zeki's Bar is one of SF Bars to try.

48. Zeki's Bar

7.9
1319 California St, San Francisco, CA 94109 (at Leavenworth), CA, CA
Bar · Nob Hill · 53 tips and reviews
The Lord George is one of SF Bars to try.

49. The Lord George

7.5
555 2nd St, San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · South Beach · 11 tips and reviews
Oddjob is one of SF Bars to try.

50. Oddjob

1337 Mission St (at 9th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 75 tips and reviews
Churchill is one of SF Bars to try.

51. Churchill

8.1
198 Church St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 115 tips and reviews
1601 Bar & Kitchen is one of SF Bars to try.

52. 1601 Bar & Kitchen

8.3
1601 Howard St (12th St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · SoMa · 34 tips and reviews
Bar Fluxus is one of SF Bars to try.

53. Bar Fluxus

7.0
447 Bush St (Grant), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 8 tips and reviews
Petit Marlowe is one of SF Bars to try.

54. Petit Marlowe

234 Townsend St (Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Mission Bay · 12 tips and reviews