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Best SF Bars

Best SF Bars

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Created by Kristine Yuen • Updated On: November 14, 2021
Whitechapel is one of Best SF Bars.

1. Whitechapel

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

2. The Beehive

8.4
842 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 16 tips and reviews
Cold Drinks Bar is one of Best SF Bars.

3. Cold Drinks Bar

8.0
644 Broadway, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · North Beach · 7 tips and reviews
Dirty Habit is one of Best SF Bars.

4. Dirty Habit

8.0
12 4th St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 85 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of Best SF Bars.

5. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Last Rites is one of Best SF Bars.

6. Last Rites

8.9
718 14th St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Duboce Triangle · 26 tips and reviews
Pacific Cocktail Haven is one of Best SF Bars.

7. 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
Trick Dog is one of Best SF Bars.

8. Trick Dog

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

9. Tosca Cafe

8.6
242 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · North Beach · 118 tips and reviews
Wildhawk is one of Best SF Bars.

10. Wildhawk

8.7
3464 19th St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 30 tips and reviews
Monk’s Kettle is one of Best SF Bars.

11. Monk’s Kettle

3141 16th St (at Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 317 tips and reviews
True Laurel is one of Best SF Bars.

12. True Laurel

9.3
753 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 43 tips and reviews
Linden Room is one of Best SF Bars.

13. Linden Room

8.6
330 Gough St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Civic Center · 18 tips and reviews
Coin-Op Game Room is one of Best SF Bars.

14. Coin-Op Game Room

508 4th St (Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · SoMa · 37 tips and reviews
Louie’s Gen-Gen Room is one of Best SF Bars.

15. Louie’s Gen-Gen Room

871 Sutter St (Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Lower Nob Hill · 24 tips and reviews
Local Edition is one of Best SF Bars.

16. Local Edition

8.5
691 Market St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 267 tips and reviews
Pagan Idol is one of Best SF Bars.

17. Pagan Idol

8.2
375 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 101 tips and reviews
Benjamin Cooper is one of Best SF Bars.

18. Benjamin Cooper

398 Geary St (Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 52 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Best SF Bars.

19. Bourbon & Branch

8.5
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Black Sands Brewery is one of Best SF Bars.

20. Black Sands Brewery

701 Haight St (at Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Lower Haight · 76 tips and reviews
SRO is one of Best SF Bars.

21. SRO

8.1
9 Washburn St (at Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 17 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of Best SF Bars.

22. Smuggler's Cove

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

23. ABV

9.2
3174 16th St (btwn Guerrero & Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 149 tips and reviews
Maven is one of Best SF Bars.

24. Maven

598 Haight St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Haight · 119 tips and reviews
Churchill is one of Best SF Bars.

25. Churchill

8.1
198 Church St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 115 tips and reviews
Blackbird Bar is one of Best SF Bars.

26. Blackbird Bar

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

27. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews
Hobson's Choice is one of Best SF Bars.

28. Hobson's Choice

7.2
1601 Haight St (at Clayton), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Haight Ashbury · 66 tips and reviews
Evil Eye is one of Best SF Bars.

29. Evil Eye

8.8
2937 Mission St (25th), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 34 tips and reviews
Bar Agricole is one of Best SF Bars.

30. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews
Forgery is one of Best SF Bars.

31. Forgery

1525 Mission St (11th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 17 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of Best SF Bars.

32. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews