SF Nightlife Recs
For those of you in SF, these are my top spots, what are yours? SF is picking up IMO lately
I've been having a decent time lately because I shifted my expectations. Prime hours in SF are sunset to midnight; the late night scene in SF sucks and there's no food spots open really. Crowd gets cringey too.
- Amelie on Polk St; this place has been popping off. It's run by a bunch of Italian/French guys and the crowd there is what you want; lots of folks from out of town, and non-cringey locals; peak hours are 7-11pm
- Cafe Celeste on Union; can be good earlier in the evening as well
- Key Klub; pretty decent, another wine bar
- Harper & Rye; good cocktails/pool table; NY vibe
- Bar April Jean - same owner as Harper and Rye - gets too crowded but it's an NY vibe, same owner as Harper
- As overplayed as it as / as much as people hate it Balboa Cafe has it's time/place (did you know Gavin Newsom owns it)
- California Wine Merchant Chestnut St; more of a date spot
- Bar Darling Chestnut St
- The Mission is cool too - way edgier / not the finance or Marina Crowd at all
- Bar Part Time; house music / only beer & wine / fog machine. It's a vibe but gets sweaty
- If Irish Pubs are your thing then Maggie McGarry is cool
- There are 'intern' bars that I left out because i'm out of the age range now (25)
- Monroe SF
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If you're looking for a mix of refined spots, edgy vibes, or classic hangouts, these recommendations should cover a variety of preferences!
Sources: 2020 San Francisco Summer Housing, Help Convince me to go to San Francisco
Bus stop is a good shout
+1 for Harper & Rye and Bus Stop. Would add Shanghai Kelly's and Butter.
Union St Ale House has its moments
Bruh
monaghans in the marina
The years I lived in SF I was 23-24 so I just went to all the Marina bars lol. Wilder, Westwood, Jaxson, Balboa Cafe, Silver Cloud, Bus Stop, White Rabbit.
Start your evening at Radhaus, have a German beer while the sun goes down, then walk over to the Marina bars. That's how we used to do it.
This guy gets it
Dude these Marina bars are so overplayed. The BO in White Rabbit on weekend nights is seriously unbearable and the ratio is like 3 guys to 1 5/10 girl.
Funny enough, I was just in SF recently and this list lines up with what I noticed too. Amelie was packed every night I passed by, and Harper and Rye really does have that NY energy. Mission spots felt way more relaxed, especially Bar Part Time, good music and zero finance crowd vibes. If you ever add more to the list, drop some late night food ideas because that’s the one thing SF desperately needs.
there’s none, maybe Westwood but even that’s hit or miss, leave that dystopian god forsaken city
Power exchange and the sling.
Have you actually been to Power Exchange. You're wild
Bus stop, bar darling, monaghans, pacific cocktail haven, trick dog, true laurel, mauna loa club, bar sprezz (after work), bar april jean. celeste for early sunset dates
If you prefer nyc vibey bars like I did (think bemelmans / katana kitten / angels share / bar clemente) those don't exist. also you should move back to nyc anyways unless you were stanford cs
Geelou is the most NYC bar in SF IMO
Can't lie, the talent at April Jean's is solid
There is none. Congrats on 10pm bedtimes!
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