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44 happy hour spots in San Francisco, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Happy Hour Spots

1
Last Rites
Tiki Bar · Castro
Billed as a 'Polynesian-Noir Adventure', Last Rites is built inside a fictional crashed 1960s airplane fuselage — actual airplane seats serve as bar chairs, banyan-tree roots crawl across the ceiling,...
88
2
Burma Superstar
Burmese · Inner Richmond
The restaurant that introduced Burmese food to the Bay Area, and the place that still defines it. Since 1992, the tea leaf salad — fermented leaves, crispy nuts, chickpeas, sesame, fried garlic — has ...
88
3
La Taqueria
Mexican · Mission · James Beard Award, Michelin Guide
Serving the Mission since 1973. No-rice burritos packed tight with carne asada or carnitas, charred on the grill until the tortilla crisps — the format that FiveThirtyEight once called the best burrit...
88
4
Great American Music Hall
Live Music Venue · Tenderloin
Built in 1907 as a bordello and dance hall, Great American Music Hall retains its ornate marble columns, gilded balconies, and frescoed ceilings. The 600-capacity room books a wide range — indie rock,...
88
5
Nopalito
Mexican · NoPa
Chef Gonzalo Guzman's James Beard-nominated celebration of his mother's Veracruz kitchen, built on organic masa, house-made chorizo, and ingredients that wouldn't embarrass any taquería in Mexico City...
87
6
Cellarmaker Brewing
Brewery · SoMa
A small-batch brewery on Howard Street pouring rotating IPAs, lagers, and stouts alongside wood-fired pizza. Cellarmaker focuses on hop-forward West Coast styles and limited one-off releases. The tapr...
87
7
The Devil's Acre
Cocktail Bar · North Beach
Named after the 19th-century Barbary Coast block of opium dens and pickpockets, Devil's Acre is a Future Bars cocktail apothecary on Columbus where bartenders mix tinctures, bitters, and forgotten med...
86
8
Saigon Sandwich
Vietnamese · Tenderloin
The Tenderloin's Vietnamese bánh mì counter — authentic, filling, and $5.50. Over 40 years of roast pork and roast chicken sandwiches, stuffed with pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, jalapeño, and p...
86
9
Taqueria Cancun
Mexican · Mission
A Mission District taqueria legend since 1991 — consistently ranked among SF's finest burrito makers across three locations. The O.M.G. Burrito Mojado and Super Burrito are the standard against which ...
85
10
Bottom of the Hill
Live Music Venue · Potrero Hill
A scrappy 250-capacity club at the corner of 17th and Missouri, Bottom of the Hill has been a launchpad for indie and punk bands since 1991. The back patio is one of the best outdoor spaces attached t...
85

All 44 Happy Hour Spots in San Francisco

Fort Point Beer Company
Brewery · Mission
85
Souvla
Greek · Hayes Valley
84
Barebottle Brewing
Brewery · Bernal Heights
84
Natoma Cabana
Cocktails · SoMa
83
Horsefeather
Cocktail Bar + New American · NoPa
83
Elixir Saloon
Bar · Mission
82
Blackbird Bar
Cocktails · Castro
82
International Smoke
American · SoMa
82
Standard Deviant Brewing
Brewery · Mission
82
Tacolicious
Mexican · Marina
81
Magnolia Brewing
American · Haight-Ashbury
81
Flores
Mexican · Cow Hollow
81
Greens Sports Bar
Sports Bar · Russian Hill
81
Amelie
French Wine Bar · Polk Gulch
81
Sheba Piano Lounge
Piano Bar / Ethiopian · Fillmore
81
Roam Artisan Burgers
American · Cow Hollow
80
Left Door
Cocktails · Cow Hollow
80
Churchill
Cocktails · Castro
80
The Bird
American · SoMa
79
The Vault Garden
American · Financial District
78
Arbor
American · Hayes Valley
77
The Halfway Club
American · Mission
77
Rampant Bottle & Bar
Wine Bar · Outer Richmond
75
Fifty Vara
Brewery · Outer Sunset
74
Back to Back
Wine Bar · Nob Hill
74
Pier 23 Cafe
Live Music Bar · Embarcadero
74
Lost Marbles
Brewpub · Inner Richmond
73
Breck's
Wine Bar · Inner Richmond
73
Two Pitchers Brewing
Brewery · Outer Sunset
73
Enterprise Brewing
Brewery · SoMa
73
Blush! Wine Bar
Wine Bar · Castro
73
Fieldwork Brewing
Beer Garden · Mission Bay
73
Nara Restaurant & Sake Bar
Sake Bar · Lower Haight
73
Lush Lounge
Lounge · Polk Gulch
70
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