Bars in Bernal Heights

an old-school Latin nightspot, cocktails, dancing, live entertainment

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

church-themed decor and religiously-named cocktails, a thoughtful tap list and glassware

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

warehouse brewery, shuffleboard and pinball

replaced Virgil's Sea Room, funkified space-age decor

SF's last remaining lesbian bar (founded 1962), named after the 1962 film Walk on the Wild Side starring Barbara Stanwyck

dive-bar warmth meets cocktail-bar craft, the kind of place where regulars introduce themselves

specializes in unique Italian varietals you won't see elsewhere, by-the-glass program is the centerpiece

opened 2011 in a space that's been a bar since at least The Cherokee era — preceded by Alfonso's (1987-90) and Skip's Tavern (1990-2011), big horseshoe-shaped bar in the middle that points everyone at each other