The Best Bars in Bay Area

Surstream in Redwood Canyon

OPEN DAILY, 4PM-8PM. To enhance your outdoor experience, we’re delighted to announce our newest arrival to our campground: the SurStream! It’s a custom-designed mini Airstream that offers beverages, snacks and wraps to nourish your weeke... more

Sushi Sato

Quality fish, Omakase option, and delicious cocktails. more

Sutter Pub

Classic bar that offers English fare like bangers & mash, plus American favorites like burgers and more. They have a lot of great beer and wine options and the service is top notch. There are TVs is you want to catch a game and there's a happy ho... more

Swank

Swank Cocktail Club, a stylish lounge next door to Pacific Heights' charming Laurel Inn, features mid-Century flair in a cozy candlelit atmosphere. Perfectly suited for an intimate drink or large-scale celebration, Swank is a great place to start you... more

Swanson Vineyards - Sip Shoppe

A candy store for adults, from the vision of some of America’s finest talents.  The Swanson Sip Shoppe offers playful, sophisticated original finds in clever packaging designed to elevate the everyday. more

Swanson Vineyards - The Salon

The Salon offers three seated tastings daily for up to eight guests.  Lead by a skilled salonnière (keeper of the Salon), the tasting experience is interwoven with storytelling, wine insights and conviviality, celebrating the many ways to... more

Sweet Spot Pub & Lounge

Sweetie's Art Bar

Sweetie's Art Bar is tucked away in North Beach on Francisco Street. It's a meeting place for locals and people seeking an interesting local spot for a drink. Sweetie's boasts a pool table and art as well as a welcoming bar. Happy Hour happens dai... more

Swell Bar

We are excited to welcome everyone to the newly renovated Swell Bar! The best neighborhood bar in Alameda, we have something for everyone. Bringing everyone together for laughs, awesome conversations, sports and lively scheduled activities to enjoy w... more

Swig

The old, run-down Blue Lamp has been re-invented and totally transformed into a landmark. A modern classic on two floors, melding textures like wood, stone, and metal with glass to create a unique drinking space. Swig is the City's quintessential mod... more

Swirl on Castro

In the heart of San Francisco's famous Castro district, Swirl on Castro showcases a unique wine selection that spans the globe, as well as spirits, glassware, gifts, books, art and wine accessories, all featured in an uplifting, spirited, stylish env... more

Swirl on the Square

At Swirl, dinning is a fun, casual mix of tapas served with an outstanding wine.   Wine is available by the glass or bottle.   The Sparkling Lounge at Swirl on the Square happens each Friday and Saturday, from 5pm - 9pm.  We offer 10+... more

Swiss Park

Whether it’s a fine meal in the Sports Bar & Grill featuring our top Chef’s or appetizers and cocktails in our sports bar with a group of your friends, Swiss Park delivers great food, large portions, low prices and always a good time! more

Tabletop Tap House at the Metreon

Tabletop Tap House is a restaurant, bar and social game hall serving modern American tavern-style food and drinks. Featuring billiard tables, foosball, dozens of TVs, a 50-foot TV screen wall, and over 80 board games. more

Tacolicious - Marina

Tacolicious features tacos, along with a number of snacks and other small bites.   Great quality in a fun environment. No reservations at this location. more

Tacolicious - Mission

Tacolicious features tacos, along with a number of snacks and other small bites.   Having an adjoining tequila bar, Mosto, next door is a huge plus, as the selection of tequila, mescal and mixed drinks is awesome.   This is definitely a won... more

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Tacolicious - North Beach

Like many native Californians, Mexican food is in us. Though we grew up traveling to Mexico regularly (and still do), it took a trip to Mexico City—where the food is served in settings as sophisticated and urban as you’ll find anywhere in... more

Tacolicious - Palo Alto

Tacolicious has a tequila list twice the size of the menu—its priorities are in the right place for those who appreciate one of Mexico's favorite national products. This wide variety of liquor is put to good use in the crafty tequlia cocktai... more

Tacolicious - Santana Row

Santana Row's Tacolicious is where tacos and great shopping go hand and hand. A wall of windows keeps this barcentric location bright and sunny. A patio extends into one of the Row's plant-lined courtyards complete with fountain.  more

Takara Sake

Our Tasting Room offers a selection of sake tasting flights through which you can experience the quality and range of Sho Chiku Bai products. You can also learn about the traditional sake production process from our museum gallery and educational vid... more

Tala Wine

A boutique wine shop, wine bar, and tea lounge in the heart of San Francisco's historic Excelsior district. more

Tallboy

How 'tinis and weenies? Well, if not that combo, a least you get the gist. Good drinks, hotdogs, and service. more

Tam Commons

The Tam Commons taproom features 34 rotating taps featuring unique and hard to find American & European craft beers. The drink selection is rounded out with crisp ciders, great wines by the glass and bottle as well as a full bar featuring seasonal cr... more

Tamal

Not too far from Mill Valley, Fairfax charms visitors with an old school hippy vibe, while offering plenty of hip dining options for vegans and their friends. The town’s newest establishment Tamal, successfully combines mezcal and tequila fligh... more

Tamarack

Tamarack is a collectively run community space, used by many groups for gathering, sharing food and art and music, as well as community organizing projects from around the Bay Area. The bar includes craft cocktails focused on house made ingredie... more

Tamarind Hall Thai Street Food & Bar

Our mission is simple: to serve authentic Thai comfort food using wholesome ingredients and in a fun and friendly atmosphere. We're part cocktail/sports bar and part Thai restaurant - and hopefully we play some pretty good music.  more

Tampico Kitchen & Lounge

Pull up a booth and relax in the cozy lounge at the end of Pacific. A trusted favorite for larger groups of fiesta-seeking patrons, Tampico serves up authentic comida and delicious margaritas to start your night off, or in some cases, end it on a goo... more

Taplands

Taplands offers 25 rotating craft beers on tap, over 50 bottled craft beers, and a menu of snacks and sandwiches using local, fresh ingredients.   We also brew our own beer, using 20-plus years of home-brewing experience, allowing us to offer gr... more

TAPS Restaurant & Beer Tasting Room

A great place for beer aficionados. more

TasteVin Wine Bar & Bistro

A wine and cheese bar, small plates crafted by Chef Cynthia Bloebaum, amazing food & wine pairings!  Knowledgeable staff, elegant yet laid back, great wine. more

Tasting House

Tasting House offers Tasting Experiences specializing in Wine And Food Pairings. Our goal is to provide guests with the opportunity to enjoy the best expression of the wines we serve. Each wine is presented in wine varietal specific glassware, served... more

Tataki

Tataki specializes in healthy, low-impact ingredients, including local and organic fruits and vegetables. more

Taverna Aventine

Happy Hour: 3pm-7pm (weekdays) Lunch: 11:30am - 2:30am (weekdays) Aventine goes to great and elegant lengths to pay homage to ye olde days. The co-owners (Vintage 415, the guys behind Mamacita and Umami; and Gian Paolo Veronese, who also owns the A... more

Taverna Pellegrini

Taverna Pellegrini offers both a relaxed atmosphere and a sports bar, something for families, couples, students and seniors. "That's why I call it a tavern. It's a casual setting, but we make everything from scratch, so it's fine food, good quality f... more

Teeth

San Francisco's much-anticipated muppet-themed bar, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, has at last opened its doors. "Mayhem" will serve infantilized pub-style food, such as fried chicken with a jelly doughnut, although there's allegedly a burger... more

Telegraph Beer Garden - Beeryland

Oakland has a surplus of beer gardens (Drake's, Lost and Found, The Trappist), but Telegraph is probably the funkiest. Every square inch is graffitied, decor includes old bike wheels and half of a GameStop electronic sign, there's a wallet-friendly s... more

Temescal Brewing

Temescal's own production brewery, tasting room, and beer garden. more

Tempest Bar & Box Kitchen

Established in 1950, The Tempest is a historic bar that sits adjacent to the San Francisco Chronicle building and has been a watering hole for local journalists, bike messengers, the after-work crowd and locals for decades. The Tempest is also hom... more

Temple SF

A venue for artists, by artists, #TheNewTemple offers a nightlife experience that is unrivaled in the San Francisco Bay Area. From awe-inspiring, fully immersive state of the art lighting and visuals, to a thumping custom sound system, multiple rooms... more

Teo Restaurant and Bar

Tēo is derived from the origins of our cuisine, Teo Chew, also known as Chui Chow or Chaozhou. We are not only a restaurant & bar. We are the place where:  * locals make new friends; * startups meet; * companies and organizaations h... more

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