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SF bars to try

SF bars to try

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Created by Sukhjeet • Updated On: May 26, 2013
Zeitgeist is one of SF bars to try.

1. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Churchill is one of SF bars to try.

2. Churchill

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

3. Upcider

7.8
1160 Polk St Fl 2 (at Sutter St.), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Lower Nob Hill · 80 tips and reviews
The Mortimer is one of SF bars to try.

4. The Mortimer

7.4
550 Geary Street (Jones), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 6 tips and reviews
Two Sisters Bar & Books is one of SF bars to try.

5. Two Sisters Bar & Books

579 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Hayes Valley · 101 tips and reviews
Milk Bar is one of SF bars to try.

6. Milk Bar

1840 Haight St (btwn Stanyan & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Haight Ashbury · 26 tips and reviews
Biergarten is one of SF bars to try.

7. Biergarten

8.8
424 Octavia St (btwn Linden & Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · Hayes Valley · 157 tips and reviews
Royal Oak is one of SF bars to try.

8. Royal Oak

5.8
2201 Polk St, San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Polk Gulch · 31 tips and reviews
La Trappe is one of SF bars to try.

9. La Trappe

800 Greenwich St (at Mason), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Russian Hill · 74 tips and reviews
Dear Mom is one of SF bars to try.

10. Dear Mom

2700 16th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission District · 100 tips and reviews
Big is one of SF bars to try.

11. Big

761 Post St (btwn Leavenworth & Jones), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Lower Nob Hill · 27 tips and reviews
The Residence is one of SF bars to try.

12. The Residence

718 14th St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Duboce Triangle · 54 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of SF bars to try.

13. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

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

14. Dosa

995 Valencia St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · Mission District · 129 tips and reviews
Playland is one of SF bars to try.

15. Playland

5.5
1351 Polk St (at Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 37 tips and reviews
Straw is one of SF bars to try.

16. Straw

203 Octavia St (at Page St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 118 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of SF bars to try.

17. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Billed as a detective agency set inside Bourbon & Branch, it’s really a reservations-only cocktail bar with only a few tables & a prix fixe menu, where $30 gets you 3 cocktails. Read more.

Tunnel Top is one of SF bars to try.

18. Tunnel Top

8.3
601 Bush St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 66 tips and reviews
The Abbot's Cellar is one of SF bars to try.

19. The Abbot's Cellar

742 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 43 tips and reviews
Wild Hare is one of SF bars to try.

20. Wild Hare

2801 California St (at Divisadero St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Pacific Heights · 31 tips and reviews
Monk’s Kettle is one of SF bars to try.

21. Monk’s Kettle

3141 16th St (at Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 317 tips and reviews