Bars in SoMa

a comfortable SoMa wine bar, wine, beer, and American bar bites

a rooftop bar atop Hotel VIA, views across from Oracle Park

a downtown football hideaway, RedZone on a huge screen

right at Oracle Park (Willie Mays Plaza), named for 1958 (the Giants' move to SF)

the stylish ground-floor bar at the St. Regis, luxe, hushed hotel-lounge setting

a sleek, cellar-style wine bar, a long list of hard-to-find wines

a late-night warehouse club, strobes, DJs, and live shows

an upscale, Vegas-style club, state-of-the-art lighting and sound

a slick SoMa bar-lounge, a vast Japanese whisky list

a hopping gay hangout, a dance floor under a domed ceiling

the wine bar from the Saison team, a legendary mulled wine + grilled cheese

beautiful setting and visuals, afro-house and indie-dance bookings

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

three rooms of music, DJs, live acts, bottle service

highbrow tequila and mezcal cocktails, craft beer too

Montana-lodge decor — antler chandeliers, lots of wood, craft beer and a strong bar menu

a low-key sports bar near Oracle Park, cheap pool ($2 a game)

a plant-filled tropical hideaway, tiki drinks made with care

a nautical-themed SoMa cocktail bar, a beautiful hand-crafted bar and a piano

dim, sofa-strewn SoMa lounge, an excellent tequila selection

a retro late-night SoMa lounge, craft cocktails and gourmet bar bites

trailer-park theme — deep-fried Twinkies, beer in paper bags, DJs and a dance floor

vintage cocktail bar upstairs, dance club downstairs, DJs and the occasional trapeze act over the bar

two dance floors, theme nights — All-'80s, goth, Bondage A Go-Go

12th-floor tropical rooftop, Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) small plates

90s & 2000s dance floor, upstairs lounge

spacious second-floor tavern near Oracle Park, surprisingly fresh bar food

a big heated patio, cheap drink specials

a dive bar's dive bar, pool table

dozens of ping-pong tables, DJ nights

steampunk decor, housemade cocktail ingredients

named after Cheers' Sam Malone, horseshoe bar kept from District, relacquered with brass trim

original bear bar (since 1989), huge back patio

hidden behind bookcase in The Cavalier, vintage rock'n'roll vibes inspired by Marianne Faithfull

queer institution since 1966, reopened 2024

leather/biker bar, Folsom Street Fair HQ

two-story SoMa hub, pool and foosball, darts, small arcade

rooftop with frozen slushy drinks, batch-bottled cocktails

rooftop atop Moscone Center, tableside sangria

39th floor of Marriott Marquis, panoramic views from floor-to-ceiling windows

country-western dance bar, queer-friendly two-step nights

leather and bear bar, dark room

small-batch experimental brewery, Strata Premium and Mendo Sleigh Ride IPAs

operating since 1908, open mic Mondays for 30+ years

Bay Area's first 100% solar-powered brewery, dog-friendly

daytime cafe (matcha einspanner, yuzucello) → nighttime cocktail bar, velvet drapes separate the two modes

Bay Area brewery's new SF taproom (2025), lagers focus

post-work tech-crowd happy hour, high tables and wooden stools with brick walls

30+ year SF nightlife institution, two stages, four dance floors, seven bars

SF's longest-running electronic music nightclub, multi-room

members-only — $10 one-day membership or monthly, reservation only via Tock

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

opened 1973 — SoMa institution, part of SF's Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District, afterhours club — keeps going after most places close

10,000 sq ft western saloon arcade bar (formerly Thriller Social Club), line dancing lessons Friday and Saturday 8:30pm