The best late-night bars in SoMa
The 15 best late-night bars in SoMa, hand-picked from barfly.life's SoMa list. The spots still pouring at 1 and 2 AM, verified against real opening hours where we have them. For when the night refuses to end and you need somewhere that agrees.
15 spots in SoMa.
Halcyon
Latea late-night warehouse club, strobes, DJs, and live shows
The Grand
Latean upscale, Vegas-style club, state-of-the-art lighting and sound
OMG
Latea hopping gay hangout, a dance floor under a domed ceiling
Madarae
Latebeautiful setting and visuals, afro-house and indie-dance bookings
The Great Northern
Latethree rooms of music, DJs, live acts, bottle service
Woodbury
Montana-lodge decor — antler chandeliers, lots of wood, craft beer and a strong bar menu
Butter
Latetrailer-park theme — deep-fried Twinkies, beer in paper bags, DJs and a dance floor
Monarch
Latevintage cocktail bar upstairs, dance club downstairs, DJs and the occasional trapeze act over the bar
Cat Club
Latetwo dance floors, theme nights — All-'80s, goth, Bondage A Go-Go
KAIYŌ Rooftop
12th-floor tropical rooftop, Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) small plates
Raven Bar
Late90s & 2000s dance floor, upstairs lounge
Tempest Bar & Box Kitchen
Latea dive bar's dive bar, pool table
Lone Star Saloon
original bear bar (since 1989), huge back patio
The Stud
queer institution since 1966, reopened 2024
Novela
literary-themed cocktail bar — color-arranged books line the walls, drinks named after literary characters: Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caulfield, Daisy Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, Sherlock Holmes
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