Rite Spot Cafe
The Verdict
"Live music most nights with no cover. A quiet, intimate room where performers play acoustic sets without amplification. Tip the musicians in cash."
What you need to know
Rite Spot Cafe is a small neighborhood bar on Folsom in the Mission, at the corner of 17th, with live music most evenings and room for about 50.
What to Expect
Acts play the room’s piano or a corner stage, ranging across jazz, blues, folk, country, and singer-songwriter sets, mostly local musicians playing for tips. The room is quiet enough that an acoustic act usually fills the space without amplification. The bar serves beer, wine, and simple cocktails, with a small kitchen menu. There’s no cover, and tips for the musicians are expected.
Getting There
16th Street Mission BART is about a 10-minute walk west. The 12 Folsom/Pacific runs past the door, and the 33 stops one block north on 18th.
Filmed here
Productions the city recorded shooting at or beside Rite Spot Cafe.
- 2000 Folsom134m awayLooking 2014
From the San Francisco Film Commission permit record.
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