San Francisco Bars - Where to Drink

Red’s Place

Bills itself as the oldest bar in Chinatown.

A Chinatown dive with red lanterns, a jukebox, and stiff, cheap pours.

The 1937 Chinatown dive famous for its secret-recipe Chinese Mai Tai.

A Mission dive on 24th and York, a Legacy Business with block history back to 1937.

A Castro dive on 18th with a pool table and a back smoke patio.

A Mission dive since the 1940s, known for strong margaritas under paper lanterns.

A 39th-floor hotel bar with picture windows over Yerba Buena and the skyline.

A candlelit Mission cocktail bar with a pre-Prohibition drink list.

A 19th-floor Nob Hill lounge open since 1939, with a 100 Martinis menu.

A Mission dive with punk and garage DJs, live bands, bingo, and burlesque.