The best bars with pool tables in San Francisco

a cash-only corner Irish bar, good beer on tap + a pool table

a horseshoe-shaped bar, a clean pool table + free snacks

antique-punk decor, no TVs, but a pool table

open till 2am, tater tots

true pool hall, premium experience, high-end decor

two-tiered backyard, corn hole and shuffleboard

open on Mission Street since 1951 — Mission institution, neon 'It's about time' clock sign out front is iconic

Mission corner dive at 17th & Guerrero with the iconic neon martini sign, huge red 'COCKTAILS' sign — landmark in every Mission photo

vintage-accented modern lounge, a pool table and books on the walls

a dive bar's dive bar, pool table

opened 1942 — North Beach's old-Italian-guys bar par excellence, Beat-era regulars (Ferlinghetti, Saroyan) drank here when it was already old

a friendly Geary Street neighborhood bar, a pool table and the game on TV

Art Deco building, Emperor Norton SF history theme

a longtime, community-oriented gay bar, pool, pinball, and video games

a friendly Castro gay bar, a back patio and pool table

rustic-modern Castro lounge, a pool table in back

heated back patio, pool tables

WWII-inspired space, long beer list

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

bi-level with a pool table, a piano upstairs

a big neighborhood saloon, walls of TVs, pool table and old-school arcade games

multi-floored sports bar, Skee-Ball, pinball, shuffleboard, pool

two-drink max on the Hurricane rum cocktail, pool tables and pinball

a family-vibe Richmond pool bar, reputedly the best pool table in the city

a family-owned Richmond neighborhood bar, comfy booths + a pool table and jukebox

a Geary Street dive with two pool tables, friendly, memorable bartenders

a dark, cash-only Richmond pub, pool tables and a jukebox

a British-pub-feeling Clement St brewpub, shuffleboard and games

15 drafts including German beers, 8-ball pool

darts and pool tables, shepherd's pie on the menu

a melting-pot Haight bar (gay, straight, everyone), cheap ~$5 pints

pool, pinball, and a jukebox, red banquettes and a chill vibe

queer institution since 1978, massive dog-friendly back patio with lemon tree

warehouse brewery, shuffleboard and pinball

underground basement bar — descend a staircase under a neon Persona sign, inspired by SF's erotic cinema culture of the 1960s–70s: dark textures, metallic accents, neon

historic Harding Theater (1926), 50+ arcade games

Monday trivia, service industry crowd

sports-bar décor, pool table in back

named after Johnny Cash's 'I'm A Drifter' and Taoism's concept of the sage, opened 2021 by three Hockey Haven veterans

punk-rock dive, two pinball machines, $1 games

a pirate-themed Polk Street bar, a pool table + flat-screens

formerly the New Amsterdam — setting of the Counting Crows song 'Mr. Jones', $3 drafts and wells 4–8pm daily

a family-owned dive since 1939, pool, a jukebox, and pop-a-shot

multiple pool tables, fernet specialty

Cow Hollow / Marina edge — opened 1956, cash only

1900 Union Street's corner sports dive since 1900 — yes, since 1900, the bar's been continuous on this corner for 125+ years

established 1949 — 12 blocks from the Pacific Ocean, hockey-themed dive — pennants and memorabilia covering the walls ('a hockey fanatic's dream basement')

a revamped historic Dogpatch bar, pool tables and a jukebox

on Pier 28, Bay views

a Sunnyside/Ingleside neighborhood bar, a pool table and a friendly crowd

a textbook West Portal Irish pub, Irish beers on tap + the game on TV

pool tables, cheap drinks