The best dive bars in the Outer Sunset
The 8 best dive bars in the Outer Sunset, hand-picked from barfly.life's Outer Sunset list. Cheap, dark, and gloriously unbothered. These are the SF rooms where the drinks are strong, the décor is an accident, and nobody's checking your shoes. Stiff pours over small talk.
8 spots in Outer Sunset.
Flanahan's Pub
an old-school Irish pub near Ocean Beach, opens early for darts and a daytime pint
Silver Spur
an old-school, windowless dive, opens early; no hangover-inducing sunlight
Oneup Bar
a friendly Noriega neighborhood bar, two coin-op games
Chug Pub
the Chug Tower — a 3-liter tower of beer, weekly beer specials
The Riptide
since 1941, fireplace
Pittsburgh's Pub
near Ocean Beach, opens early for day drinking
Pitt's Pub
two-drink max on the Hurricane rum cocktail, pool tables and pinball
Tiki Haven
equal parts sports bar, dive bar, and tiki bar — fake torches, bamboo, and towering tiki masks, Wiki Waki Woo and Jageritas are the signature drinks
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