Thanks for joining us for this deep dive into drinking at the best bars in San Francisco. From a tall glass of beer and a shot of vodka to local drink specials and singing karaoke we are going to try and cover it all over the next few minutes.
The best wine and cocktail bars near you will get the ball rolling. Once they have been discussed in full breweries and sports bars to watch the big game or maybe play some pool and throw some darts will get a shout out.
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Those who want to get the party started right after work or just buy some cheaper drinks will learn about the best drink specials in your area next. After they are out of the way we will move on to bars with trivia, quiz, and/or game nights around town.
Bars for dancing, karaoke, and to listen to live music will wrap this all up. Be sure to check out our San Francisco bar map that has every place we mention throughout the post pinned on it.
For more of our blogs about drinking at bars across the Pacific Northwest check out that link if you want.
Cocktail & Wine Bars
Many would agree that the best San Francisco cocktail and wine bars are:
- Birba at 458 Grove St
- Press Club at 20 Yerba Buena Ln
- Blush at 476 Castro St
- Mortar & Pestle Bar at 129 S B St, San Mateo
- The Barrel at 246 S B St, San Mateo
- 840 Wine Bar at h 840 Brewster Ave, Redwood City
- Nighthawk at 2033 Broadway, Redwood City
- Calave at 299 California Ave #115, Palo Alto
- Wine Room at 520 Ramona St, Palo Alto
Birba is a great bar in San Francisco that specializes in champagnes and European white, red, and sparkling wines.
Discounts on red and white wines are offered from 4pm to 6pm on weekdays at Press Club.
Blush serves approximately 40 wines by the glass as well as flavorful and authentic French influenced cuisine while also offering drink discounts in your area from 4pm to 6pm on weekdays.
Handcrafted cocktails, local microbrews, specialty wines, syrups, sodas, and tonics are served at Mortar and Pestle Bar in San Mateo.
840 Wine Bar has a great wine list in Redwood City with over 35 options by the glass and specialty cocktails that are meticulously crafted with real freshly squeezed juices and fruit purees from 4pm to 2am Tuesday through Saturday and 2pm to 10pm on Monday.
Both Nighthawk and Calave offer alcoholic drink specials near you until 6pm on weekdays.
A wide selection of wines are available seven days a week from 4pm to 12am at Wine Room.
San Francisco Breweries & Sports Bars
You and your buddies will have a great time watching the big game at these local sports bars and breweries:
- Standard Deviant Brewing at 280 14th St
- Trademark at 1123 Folsom St
- 3rd Ave Sports Bar & Grill at 77 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo
- Fieldwork Brewing at 3030 S Delaware St, San Mateo
- Ghostwood at 1757 E Bayshore Rd, Redwood City
- Scotty’s Bar at 548 Emerson St, Palo Alto
Standard Deviant Brewing serves homebrewed beers in your area along with barrel aged and drafts.
12 different types of beers on tap that are also offered in cans are available at Trademark as well as local drink specials from 12pm to 6pm on weekdays.
3rd Avenue Sports Bar & Grill in San Mateo is a good place to go for 16 beers on tap, wines by the glass, and 10 HDTV’s for local and international sports.
8 different beers on tap, crowlers, and canned beverages are provided at Fieldwork Brewing.
Scotty’s Bar in Palo Alto has a high definition TV where you can watch sporting events throughout the week except for Sunday and Monday when they are closed.
Local Drink Specials
There are plenty of good bars with drink specials in your area and you can get great value if you time your visit properly:
- Dirty Habit at 12 4th St
- ABV at 3174 16th St
- Yuppie Bar at 709 S B St, San Mateo
- Field Club at 742 Polhemus Rd, San Mateo
- Timber & Salt at 881 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
- Vino Locale at 431 Kipling St, Palo Alto
- Nola at 535 Ramona St, Palo Alto
Dirty Habit provides a large selection of bottled wines and a great cocktail menu near you from 5pm to 11pm Wednesday through Saturday.
Both ABV and Yuppie Bar are open every day until 2am.
A rotating selection of some of the latest beers on tap and fine liquors in San Mateo are available six days a week from 3pm to 9pm at Field Club.
Timber and Salt serves cocktails in Redwood City along with red and white wines by the glass and bottle, drafts, and bottled beers starting at 5pm.
You can buy cheaper alcoholic drinks in Palo Alto from 3pm to 5:30pm Tuesday through Saturday at Vino Locale.
You can also get beers, wines, mojitos, ginger juleps, margaritas, and sangrias for only 5 to 6 dollars at Nola from 3pm to 6pm.
There are plenty of other bars in San Francisco with great drink specials that we have mentioned in other sections so don’t only focus on this one.
Trivia, Quiz & Game Nights
Check out this list of bars with trivia, quiz, and game nights near you:
- Danny Coyle’s at 668 Haight St
- McGovern’s Bar at 215 E 4th Ave, San Mateo
- Freewheel at 3736 Florence St, Redwood City
- City Pub at 2620 Broadway, Redwood City
- Rose & Crown at 547 Emerson St, Palo Alto
Danny Coyle’s is one of the best places to go for drinks, trivia, and sports on TV on massive HD screens and they are open from 6am to 2am.
23 local and imported beers on tap are offered every day at McGovern’s Bar from 5pm to 2am as well as some of the best happy hours in San Mateo.
Freewheel Brewing Company in Redwood City specializes in cask conditioned brews that they sell six days a week.
From 3pm to 6pm on weekdays City Pub offers discounts on drinks.
Darts, trivia nights, beers, and liquor specials from 4pm to 6pm Palo Alto are all provided at The Rose and Crown.
You can also find some form of trivia or quiz nights or games to play at Hub RWC, Patio, and Slate Bar from our other lists.
Dance, Karaoke, & Live Music
Dance, listen to live music, or sing karaoke at these fun bars around town:
- Mint Karaoke at 1942 Market St
- Slate at 2925 16th St
- Wunderbar at 310 Baldwin Ave, San Mateo
- Hub RWC at 2650 Broadway, Redwood City
- Patio @ Rudy’s at 412 Emerson St, Palo Alto
The Mint Karaoke Bar in your area has a large selection of local and international beers on tap and bottles as well as cocktails and over 250,000 songs from various musical genres from 5pm to 2am Thursday through Sunday.
Slate Bar hosts dance and karaoke nights near you every Thursday from 9pm to 1am and offers pool tables as well as seasonal cocktails.
Regular events such as comedy, game nights, and karaoke are held from 5pm to 8:30pm on weekdays at Hub RWC.
Trivia is hosted every Wednesday night at Patio from 7pm to 9pm plus they have drink specials from 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.
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There are plenty of local wine and cocktail bars, breweries to watch sports at, places with good drink specials to save money, trivia, quiz, and game nights, as well as bars to listen to live music, dance, and sing karaoke near you. Hopefully we were able to fill you in on some valuable info that will make your next night out a little better.
Please use the comments to let us know if any spots have closed down or if any new cool places have opened up in your area so that we can keep our lists fresh. Now go have fun drinking at the best bars in San Francisco.
