The best bars with a fireplace in San Francisco

For a foggy SF night: the bars with an actual fire going. Cozy, dim, and built for settling in with something brown and stirred while the city does its worst outside.

5 spots across San Francisco.

Tenderloin

Swig

Late

Tenderloin · $$★ 4.3 · 470

a lounge with a tiny dance floor, a fireplace

Polk Gulch

Lush Lounge

Polk Gulch · $$★ 4.2 · 342

exposed brick and a fireplace, a driftwood bar with Tarantino flair

Outer Sunset

The Riptide

Outer Sunset · $★ 4.6 · 475

since 1941, fireplace

Haight-Ashbury

O'Reilly's Irish Pub

Haight-Ashbury · $

opened 2024 in the former Milk Bar comedy space, live music, comedy, and trivia seven nights a week

Inner Sunset

Fireside Bar

Inner Sunset · $★ 4.4 · 329

a cozy fireplace and overstuffed sofas, an outstanding beer selection

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