The Best Pub in San Francisco

Plough and Stars

World famous Irish Pub serving San Francisco since 1975. Voted best Guinness in town! Live music 6 nights a week... from traditional Irish music to acoustic Americana, bluegrass, classic country, and roots rock. Most shows start at 9pm. Americana fo... more

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Public House

Public House, a modern sports pub is designed to be a year-round destination for great sports watching. Whether it's baseball, football, March Madness, World Cup soccer or Wimbledon, the eatery's 22 giant televisions and comfortable public house envi... more

Richmond Republic Draught House

Great burgers. Happy Hour:   Mon - Fri  3PM-6PM  - As about joining the Mug Club Open mic:  1st & 3rd Tuesday of the Month Free Wifi, Flat Screen TVs and a large Projection Screen - featuring local games, Private Room... more

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Rogue Ales Public House

The Southern-most outpost of the Rogue Nation opened in September 2003 at 673 Union Street in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. The Rogue Ales Public House is located on the ground floor of a 100 year-old building at the intersection of Powel... more

Rosamunde Sausage Grill

Grilled Sausage & Craft Beer Since 1998 - in San Francisco, Oakland & Brooklyn, NY. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Visit the website for hours, menus (including brunch at a few locations) and more. Rosamunde Sausage Grill serves... more

Southern Pacific Brewing

Southern Pacific Brewing (SPB) owes its name to the Southern Pacific railroad line that ran down Harrison Street in the early 1900s, transporting the products of San Francisco factories and craftspeople to points throughout the West. A ten thousand s... 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

The Bitter End

Play pool or darts.  Drink a beer and have a bite to eat.  Plus Tuesday is trivia night. more

The Blarney Stone

We are here for all of your liquid enjoyment needs. Served straight up or on the rocks. more

The Buena Vista Cafe

The historic venture started on the night of November the 10th in 1952. Jack Koeppler, then-owner of the Buena Vista, challenged international travel writer Stanton Delaplane to help re-create a highly touted "Irish Coffee" served at Shannon Airport... more

The Chieftain

The Chieftain is a classic pub, a wonderful pub to watch a game, meet before heading over to AT&T Park and central enough for friends meeting after work.   St. Patrick's Day celebrations.  Close to Moscone Center and the San Francisco C... more

The Dark Horse Inn

Specializing in local craft beer & Northern California wines served with great burgers, sandwiches & bar bites. Good for Families. more

The Family

The Family is a private club in San Francisco, California, formed in 1901 by newspapermen who left the Bohemian Club. The club maintains a clubhouse in the city as well as rural property 35 miles to the south in Woodside. An exclusive, invitation-on... more

The Four Deuces

The Four Deuces is located in the heart of the Sunset district in San Francisco, and is a warm and welcoming neighborhood bar, with some strong Irish Roots! We have a beautiful back smoking patio, which is also great for sunning when the weather is... more

The Hi Dive

A great place to stop before (or after) a game at AT&T.    There's an outdoor seating area, basically right under the Bay Bridge. BAR OPEN UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT(ISH) & LATER ON THE WEEKENDS SATURDAY & SUNDAY BRUNCH AT 10AM-... more

The Irish Bank

What can we say about Irish Bank that hasn't already been said... one of the best little alley pubs in SF to get a pint and a bite to eat. During the week, the after work scene can be a madhouse; filled with people in need of sud therapy after a d... more

The Irish Times

The Irish Times is one of the best Irish pubs and sports bars in the San Francisco area. Located right in the Financial District, we have great beers on tap, tasty food, and 10 TV's playing sports all the time! Happy Hour: 3pm-6pm / Monday - Frida... more

The Little Shamrock

The Little Shamrock is a historic bar pub. Plop yourself up to the bar for an Irish Coffee, Guiness or something with a little more kick. Right across from the 9th & Lincoln entrance to Golden Gate Park. Little Shamrock has a jukebox, board games, bo... more

The Old Ship Saloon

The crowd is mostly people who work close by, in or around downtown, but let the after work crowd bail and enjoy a really cool, old-time SF Pub experience. Not open on the weekends. more

The Phoenix Bar

Phoenix Irish Bar & Gathering House is your friendly local neighborhood pub located on Valencia & 19th in the heart of the Mission District. We show all major sports games on our 9 large HD flat screen TVs. Nightly dinner specials & drink... more

The Pub at Ghirardelli Square

The Pub at Ghirardelli Square proudly serves great food and drinks in a cozy neighborhood setting. Nestled in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf, The Pub offers delectable barbecue dishes accompanied by warm, friendly service. Whether it is for lunch,... more

The Royal Exchange

The Royal Exchange is a landmark family-owned restaurant situated in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District since 1972. Things were simpler then, with only two beers on tap and hot dogs & cold sandwiches on the menu. Our vision was to be... more

The Sycamore

A cool pub in the Mission. They don't take reservations. Happy Hour: Daily 4pm - 7pm Weekend Brunch: Saturday-Sunday 10am - 3pm more

The Treasury

Very nice, intimate, stylish bar located in the Financial District. The cocktail bar features light-hearted craft cocktails, chef-caliber bar fare, beer and wine, and friendly service.  Lunch: M - F, 11:30am - 2:30pm Dinner: M - F, 3pm - 12mid... more

Trick Dog

From the team of the Bon Vivants - this kick ass, neighborhood cocktail bar in Dog Patch features well made, no bullshit, drinks, delicious food - kale salad, "manimal" fries; not to mention great music. more

Valley Tavern

The Valley Tavern is the friendliest bar in Noe Valley!  Enjoy ~40 beers on tap and delicious specialty cocktails.  We have daily drink specials! Our bar is covered end to end with big screen TVs so you can watch all of your favorite game... more

Whitechapel

Since its opening, Whitechapel has become a successful collaboration of San Francisco visionaries: the owners are Martin Cate (Smuggler's Cove) and John Park (Novela), the beverage director is Alex Smith (Novela, Gitane) and chef David Murphy (Austin... more

Woodbury

Woodbury is a lodge style neighborhood watering hole and gastropub that offers an eclectic bar menu including a full bar, seasonal and local craft beers as well as bar bites ranging from familiar favorites to unique renditions. Our goal is to create... more

Yancy's Saloon

Don't let the unassuming look from the street fool you, this place gets hopping on the weekend. Yancy's is a classic Inner Sunset bar. It's a great spot for a drink and catch a game. There are also a dart boards in the back. more

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