Lookout Formerly: Metro City Bar
Address
3600 16th St
San Francisco,
CA
94114
Near: Market St
Hours
Weekdays
3:30 pm - 2:00 am
Weekends
12:30 pm - 2:00 am
Address
3600 16th St
San Francisco,
CA
94114
Near: Market St
Hours
Weekdays
3:30 pm - 2:00 am
Weekends
12:30 pm - 2:00 am
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Reviews
Add a reviewGreat people watching!
Always fun watching people walk by and great place to be on a sunny afternoon.
nothing special
Like vintage videos and outdoor space, but fails to bring in the crowds
The best place to people watch on a sunny day
The lookout bar is probably the best place in Noe to people watch. It was my first time going to this bar, and I was completely shocked that the security does not even check my ID. Another thing that puzzled me at first is the drink mix. I ordered a house tequila. The bartender mixed the hard liquor, and I was asked to mix the flavor on my own. The flavor choices are strawberry, lime and guava. The bar also has light snack menu to go along with your cocktail. My strategy for this bar: grab a drink from the bar, find a nice seat on the balcony, and people watch.
View
Nice balcony and view - cool music
Not what I expected ...
I checked it out twice. Maybe it's my age, but I remember the bar that used to be in this location in the '80s as a great place to get together with people for conversation and drinks. Now it seems to have been transformed into just another bar like most others with ear-deafening, generic "music" making it almost impossible to talk to anyone ... an awful lot of attitude and posing, too.