199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: Whatever cultures collided to bring a beer garden, a BBQ pit, and a biker bar together did it right. Snag a Spaten Premium Lager. It sticks with your ribs. And there will be a lot of ribs.
550 Sutter St (btwn Mason St & Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 129 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: The bartenders here know the value of detail. They’re throwing blackberries into caipirinhas. They’re juicing oranges behind the bar. Grab a caipirinha, here they do it right.
Men's Health Mag: These old-timers are keeping things on the hush-hush, and not just with the lack of a marquee. No cell phones. No cosmos. No standing around at the bar. Get a Buffalo Trace bourbon. Taste the history.
1511 Haight St (btw Ashbury St and Clayton St), San Francisco, CA
Jazz and Blues Venue · Haight Ashbury · 72 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: If you need to forget things for a while, this place is your go-to. The raunchy comics will have you on the floor if the Bloody Mary’s don’t do it first.
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: The owners here worship beer. They’ll talk your ear off about the 100-plus beers in the back. It would be overwhelming if it wasn’t so damn genuine. Ask for a local brew and win their attention.
2140 Market St (btwn Church & Sanchez St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Duboce Triangle · 92 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: Ladies in this profession don’t get enough credit. The women here won’t take heat from anyone, and they pour a damn good drink too. Show a little respect and they might pass you a free plate of BBQ.
1168 Folsom St (btwn 8th & Rausch), San Francisco, CA
Beer Store · SoMa · 113 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: Here’s a genius concept: buying beer? Drink some as you’re shopping. This mom and pop shop packs in more than 300 beers to buy and a few on tap to taste. Find it in the fridge? Drink it at the bar.
Men's Health Mag: Every man should visit this bar, which requires men to give their seats to the ladies. And guess what, guys? There are more girls here because of it. Grab a chimay, she’ll like it too.
Men's Health Mag: When your bar is housed in the building that's survived prohibition and anearthquake, you know it's rock solid. Grab a Big Daddy, a local beer.
Men's Health Mag: Grab a seat at the far end of the bar, within earshot of the famouslycolorful keep. It's the cheapest form of entertainment this city has tooffer.