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SF bars to try
Standard Deviant Brewing is one of SF bars to try.

1. Standard Deviant Brewing

8.7
280 14th St, San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 14 tips and reviews
Black Cat is one of SF bars to try.

2. Black Cat

8.1
400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA
Jazz and Blues Venue · Tenderloin · 34 tips and reviews
Holy Water is one of SF bars to try.

3. Holy Water

9.2
309 Cortland Ave (btwn Bocana & Bennington St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Bernal Heights · 59 tips and reviews
Bond Bar is one of SF bars to try.

4. Bond Bar

6.9
3079 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 21 tips and reviews
Pacific Cocktail Haven is one of SF bars to try.

5. Pacific Cocktail Haven

8.6
580 Sutter St (btwn Mason St & Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 129 tips and reviews
The Beer Hall is one of SF bars to try.

6. The Beer Hall

8.6
1 Polk St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Bar · Civic Center · 39 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
Butterfly Lounge is one of SF bars to try.

8. Butterfly Lounge

5.7
1500 Sutter St (Octavia and Gaugh), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Cathedral Hill · 2 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of SF bars to try.

9. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Thieves' Tavern is one of SF bars to try.

10. Thieves' Tavern

496 14th St (at Guerrero St), San Francisco, CA
Whisky Bar · Mission Dolores · 60 tips and reviews
24th Street Bar is one of SF bars to try.

11. 24th Street Bar

6.7
3336 24th St (at Bartlett St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 12 tips and reviews
Whiskey Thieves is one of SF bars to try.

12. Whiskey Thieves

7.0
839 Geary St (btwn Hyde & Larkin), San Francisco, CA
Whisky Bar · Tenderloin · 28 tips and reviews
Wish Bar & Lounge is one of SF bars to try.

13. Wish Bar & Lounge

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

14. Noc Noc on Broadway

6.5
515 Broadway (Columbus), San Francisco, CA
Beer Bar · North Beach · 4 tips and reviews
Pagan Idol is one of SF bars to try.

15. Pagan Idol

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

16. The Uptown

200 Capp St (at 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Mission District · 28 tips and reviews
Myriad Gastropub is one of SF bars to try.

17. Myriad Gastropub

7.2
2491 Mission St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission District · 21 tips and reviews
Holy Mountain is one of SF bars to try.

18. Holy Mountain

680 Valencia St (b/t 17th and 18th), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 9 tips and reviews
Slate is one of SF bars to try.

19. Slate

6.1
2925 16th St (at S Van Ness Ave), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Mission District · 25 tips and reviews
Third Rail is one of SF bars to try.

20. Third Rail

8.9
628 20th St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Dogpatch · 44 tips and reviews
The Phone Booth is one of SF bars to try.

21. The Phone Booth

8.5
1398 S Van Ness Ave (at 25th St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Mission District · 37 tips and reviews
Forgery is one of SF bars to try.

22. Forgery

1525 Mission St (11th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 17 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
Horsefeather is one of SF bars to try.

24. Horsefeather

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

25. Novela

8.0
662 Mission St (at Annie St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 135 tips and reviews
Old Devil Moon is one of SF bars to try.

26. Old Devil Moon

3472 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Beer Bar · Bernal Heights · 25 tips and reviews
Southside Spirit House is one of SF bars to try.

27. Southside Spirit House

7.7
575 Howard St (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 47 tips and reviews
Asiento is one of SF bars to try.

28. Asiento

8.5
2730 21st St (Bryant), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Mission District · 75 tips and reviews
Elda is one of SF bars to try.

29. Elda

3198 16th St (Guerrero), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 5 tips and reviews