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Best Bars in SF

Best Bars in SF

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Created by Rachel Levy • Updated On: June 11, 2024

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The Snug is one of Best Bars in SF.

1. The Snug

8.7
2301 Fillmore St (Clay Street), San Francisco, CA
Pub · Pacific Heights · 23 tips and reviews
Ginger's is one of Best Bars in SF.

2. Ginger's

7.3
86 Hardie Pl (Kearny), San Francisco, CA
Gay Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 7 tips and reviews
Rickhouse is one of Best Bars in SF.

3. Rickhouse

8.3
246 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
83 Proof is one of Best Bars in SF.

4. 83 Proof

7.8
83 1st St (btwn Market & Mission), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 86 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of Best Bars in SF.

5. Smuggler's Cove

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

6. Rye

8.3
688 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 140 tips and reviews
Amelie is one of Best Bars in SF.

7. Amelie

8.2
1754 Polk St (btwn Washington St & Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Polk Gulch · 63 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Best Bars in SF.

8. Bourbon & Branch

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

9. 15 Romolo

8.1
15 Romolo Pl (btwn Fresno St & Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · North Beach · 213 tips and reviews
Twenty Five Lusk is one of Best Bars in SF.

10. 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
The Social Study is one of Best Bars in SF.

11. The Social Study

9.0
1795 Geary Blvd (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Fillmore District · 88 tips and reviews
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of Best Bars in SF.

12. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

8.5
398 Hayes St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 252 tips and reviews
Beretta is one of Best Bars in SF.

13. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews
Local Edition is one of Best Bars in SF.

14. Local Edition

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

15. 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
Hideout is one of Best Bars in SF.

16. Hideout

8.1
3121 16th St, San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Mission Dolores · 57 tips and reviews
House of Shields is one of Best Bars in SF.

17. House of Shields

7.7
39 New Montgomery St (at Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Financial District · 109 tips and reviews
Terroir is one of Best Bars in SF.

18. Terroir

8.5
1116 Folsom St (at 7th St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 62 tips and reviews
El Techo is one of Best Bars in SF.

19. El Techo

8.8
2516 Mission St (btwn 21st St & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Mission District · 171 tips and reviews
Hotel Biron is one of Best Bars in SF.

20. Hotel Biron

9.1
45 Rose St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Civic Center · 60 tips and reviews
Novela is one of Best Bars in SF.

21. Novela

8.0
662 Mission St (at Annie St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 135 tips and reviews
Trick Dog is one of Best Bars in SF.

22. Trick Dog

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

23. Whitechapel

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

24. Pagan Idol

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

25. Churchill

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

26. El Rio

9.0
3158 Mission St (btwn Valencia & Cesar Chavez St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Bernal Heights · 122 tips and reviews
The Treasury is one of Best Bars in SF.

27. The Treasury

7.6
115 Sansome St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 20 tips and reviews
Scopo Divino is one of Best Bars in SF.

28. Scopo Divino

7.2
2800 California St (Divisadero), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Pacific Heights · 6 tips and reviews
Anina is one of Best Bars in SF.

29. Anina

8.8
482 Hayes St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Hayes Valley · 32 tips and reviews
Fig & Thistle Wine Bar is one of Best Bars in SF.

30. Fig & Thistle Wine Bar

8.8
313 Ivy St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Hayes Valley · 48 tips and reviews
Third Rail is one of Best Bars in SF.

31. Third Rail

8.9
628 20th St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Dogpatch · 44 tips and reviews