Bars near Fisherman's Wharf

since 1933 (Playland at the Beach roots), 300+ coin-operated machines

invented the American Irish coffee in 1952, bartenders line up two dozen glasses at once

a 1931-era supper-club music venue, red velvet and chandeliers

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

bar, pool hall, and rotating art gallery in one, free pool always

open-air beer garden near the wharf, local brews plus cider & wine

open since 1922 — Joe DiMaggio's old haunt, frequented by local mobsters in the 40s–50s, $8 Irish Coffee that's a genuine steal

large selection of flavored whiskeys, pinball machines and darts

tiny French wine bar where the owner tours every table through the menu personally, chalk-covered walls and ceiling — you can write on them

big 'wet your lips' neon sign and burrata on every table, wines organized as 'Rich & Thicc', 'Flirtatious', and 'We Get It Susan, You Like Dry Rosé'

French-leaning late-night bar with steak frites, tinned fish, and oysters, preview of the forthcoming Lillie Coit's in North Beach

famous bacon-wrapped tater tots, homemade Bailey's Irish coffee

hotel-lounge meets mid-century living room, Japanese-inspired cocktails

opened 1933, the day Prohibition ended — three generations of the Nicco family, tiny North Beach lounge — leather banquettes, mirrored back bar, no TVs