Gay Bars with happy hour in San Francisco

Dark and cruise-y bar

Various fetish seekers meet at this musky Folsom bar. Occasionally special events will draw diverse crowds and voyeurs.

SOMA · 1347 Folsom St, San Francisco

• 30+
• 40+
• leather
• outdoor seating
• happy hour

Bears, bikers and beers outside

The large outdoor patio draws scruffy bears, otters and leather cowboys, especially during sunny afternoons.

SOMA · 1354 Harrison St, San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• leather
• outdoor seating
• happy hour
• bears

Disco balls and cheap drinks

With video DJs and Top 40, meet friends on the dance floor or covered outdoor patio. Toad Hall is Badland's flirty...

The Castro · 4146 18th St, San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• video
• happy hour
• cruising
• cocktail lounge

Welcoming and unpretentious patio bar

This lesbian-owned bar hosts popular karaoke nights and local musicians. Their huge backyard patio is the place to be...

The Mission · 3158 Mission St, San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• outdoor seating
• happy hour
• mixed gay/straight
• dive

Stylish atmosphere, crafted cocktails

Blackbird takes the prize for sexy, specialty cocktails in the Castro. The dim, sophisticated lounge welcomes a mixed...

The Castro · 2124 Market St, San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• pool table
• happy hour
• after work
• cocktail lounge
• pub
• mixed gay/straight

Lively bar for every sport

Enjoy some top shelf "pub grub" and beer while watching sports events on the plethora of televisions displayed in the...

The Castro · 2247 Market St, San Francisco

• sports
• happy hour
• mixed gay/straight
• LGBTQ+ owned

Casual neighborhood bar

Opened by bartenders from Moby Dick, Daddy's (now 440) and Whiskey Lounge, this casual bar offers a good time and a...

The Mission · 1900 Folsom St., San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• pool table
• happy hour
• bar food

Swanky boyland in the Castro

Beaux offers a swanky club/lounge experience on Castro Street. Twinks and those who love them most often make...

The Castro · 2344 Market St, San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• happy hour
• cocktail lounge
• LGBTQ+ owned

Cheap thrills on Haight

A gay dive bar with pool tables and unpredictable music for the diverse Haight-Ashbury crowd.

Haight-Ashbury · 1437 Haight St, San Francisco

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• pool table
• happy hour
• mixed gay/straight
• dive

OASIS

Sprawling nightclub in SoMa

This wild and raucous nightclub in a former bathhouse features cabaret, innovative drag shows, DJs, and themed dance...

2nd place in Best of GayCities 2023 - Drag Cabaret

SOMA · 298 11th St, San Francisco

• trans-friendly
• dancing
• drag
• outdoor seating
• happy hour
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• live entertainment
• cabaret