San Francisco ’s eating house scene is killing it , but sometimes you just need to go to a neighborhood cake , observe the game , and chow down on some delectable food . Fortunately , there are a bunch of ginmill slinging sound eats alongside tasty libation . No worries if your ‘ hood is n’t listed – SF is small , and good bar sting are but a light paseo , Muni ride , or Uber away . bonnie monition : you ’ll belike be rolling home after stuffing your stomach at these locals ’ roast .
Old Bus Tavern
Old Bus Tavern is one of those neighborhood touch you really bid was in your actual neck of the woods . That ’s partially due to the beer brewed in - house ( and the creative cocktail ) , but also because of the food , which is hand down some of the best you ’ll find in that area . The piquant chili is to kick the bucket for , and the hamburger is spot - on , but we also love the elevated bar snack such as beet tempura with yellow curry & dill yogurt , and the halibut crudo . Oh , and this is one meal where you ’ll decidedly desire to spare elbow room for dessert ( just desire us ) .
Hi Tops
Hi Tops is SF ’s most popular gay sports bar thanks to a fun vibe , 15 monotone - concealment TVs , and a small but awesome food menu , with options like a menage - made corn dog , deep-fried chicken sandwich , and some ofthe best annexe you ’ll discover in the entire city(which are $ 5 a basket on Mondays ) . Go with a group , govern the slayer nachos , and add pulled pork – it ’ll be you $ 25 , but it ’s a immense portion and worth every penny . Still got room ? Finish up with an It ’s It . So very SF .
The Blue Light
Sure , Blue Light on Union St has extension , nachos , and jalapeño burgers . but the tangible intellect to go is for taco Tuesday . For $ 1.50 a pop , you could get beef , wimp , or fish taco served in a soft corn tortilla with high mallow , lettuce , salsa , guacamole , and off-key cream . There are also a ton of beer for $ 2 to help you wash ‘ em down .
Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing
It ’s all about the beer and barbeque at this stick . Though you could never go wrong with a shell of tasty smoked meat and sides , Smokestack just sum sandwich to the bill of fare , and we ’re obsessed . Both the sausage sandwich with pimento cheese and Texas caviare , and the tri - hint with horseradish mayo , are bang-up – and sample even better when mate with a Magnolia brew .
The Broken Record
“ Hood Grub ” in the back of The Broken Record has some of the best ( and most affordable ) bar intellectual nourishment in township . Choose from “ insect bite , ” like tater tots with curry catsup , or wings made with Mary ’s organic air - chill drumettes and spicy sauce , or “ handfuls , ” like the Irish potato tot poutine , a meat loaf sandwich on a Dutch compaction roll , or a Moroccan spiced pot Proto-Indo European . Best of all ? Even though it ’s legit bar food for thought , the meat is all sustainably and ethically call forth , the green goods is all organic , and there are no GMOs . This is SF , after all .
Old Ship Saloon
Old Ship Saloon is one ofSF ’s oldest bars– which alone make it worth a visit – but we also have a go at it it for its authoritative “ pub chow . ” Try the selection of Warren Burger , the Old Ship ’s BLT sandwich , a classic Reuben , and a sloppy Joe with pork and Lycopersicon esculentum sauce on a sweet paradiddle , while you toast up some boozy history . Whatever you regularise , be certain to start with the crab mac & cheese .
Orbit Room
The bar food for thought at the Orbit Room is everything you require and so much more . The totchos – nacho - style murphy tots with house - made pico de gallo , Armerican cheddar & mozzarella cheese , house - pickled jalapeños & serranos , and saturnine cream – may be the good totchos in all of SF ( but go ahead and render ‘ em all ) . Plus , Orbit Room offers script - tossed pizzas ( the breakfast pizza is legit , but is only usable on the weekend ) , and amazing special such as meatball sliders on meatball Mondays , street - way taco Tuesdays , chicken “ in ” waffle Wednesdays , and Tiki Thursdays . Good chance break up which day to go .
Steins
beer mug is part sport bar and part German restaurant , which is a arrant compounding of happiness you never even knew you needed in your life . There ’s lots of good , cheap German beer on tap , all of which mate perfectly with a sauerkraut - spread over brat .
Social Kitchen & Brewery
The Inner Sunset has a fortune of bars , but not a lot of bars where you could also get intellectual nourishment . fortuitously , Social Kitchen replete that void with a menu of nearly every kind of bar solid food you will ever thirst . Try the truffle mac & cheese , a sausage balloon & pretzel board , Sriracha - honey poulet fender , a BLT on brioche , or a burger piled high with Francis Bacon , blue cheese , sauteed mushrooms , BBQ sauce , and an onion plant annulus .
Nickies Bar
At first glance , you might not think that this neighborhood sports bar is last to have super - yummy food for thought . But get your eyes train , because Nickies fork up on all straw man – including well-disposed avail and affordable drinks . The menu has all of your bar food staples , like Guinness Gallus gallus wings and nacho , but we mostly make out this place for its full Irish grill ( sausages , vermillion rockfish , black & white pudding , bean , mushrooms , haschisch Robert Brown , grilled love apple , eggs and pledge ) for $ 15 . And , of class , the banger & mash .
San Francisco Athletic Club
We ’re haunt with the SF Athletic Club for a few reasons . First , the bulwark are covered with flat - screen TVs showing pretty much any fun you could ever need to watch . Second , you could get a bathtub full of beer . And finally , it ’s one of the few sports bars in SF with a immense solid food menu that even includes healthy choice like poached salmon salad and a veg chili . Those are good , but our stomachs really starve the Southern - electrocute , crinkle - cut pickle chip served with house ranch , the four unlike type of hot dogs , and the Greco-Roman park pretzel with house honey mustard and stalwart cheddar cheese sauce .
The Dorian
We were hesitant to admit The Dorian on this tilt because it ’s emphatically fancier than all of the other stripe ( the carte is judge “ provisions ” on the website , if that gives you an musical theme ) . But if you skip over eat on in the dining elbow room in lieu of a booth in the taproom , this is really a gravid spot for cocktail and swooning bites like crispy chain beans , shrimp & crab bar Pseudemys scripta , and rile eggs . If you ’re feeling like splurging , the bar also serves a $ 40 burger that includes applewood Roger Bacon , Dungeness crab , and black chocolate truffle . ( Do n’t worry – there ’s a $ 15.50 Warren E. Burger that ’s more affordable , but come with “ fancy sauce ” so you do n’t experience too provide out if you ’re price out of the $ 40 option . )
Bender’s Bar & Grill
If you need delicious bar solid food in the Mission , Bender ’s is the place to go . This biker ( the kind you pedal ) bar is dog - friendly and serve up totchos , deep-fried pickle , burgers , and $ 3 taco out of the “ counter offer ” kitchen . There are also fried Oreos , and even house - made dog delicacy for your furry ally . All in all , it ’s a great spot to befuddle back some drinks while play pool and fill up on fried yumminess .
Comstock Saloon
Comstock is all about fancy craft cocktails , so it ’s no surprise the food carte is also more elevated than your typical bar . Yes , you’re able to get volaille wings , but be warned , they ’ll cost you $ 15 , and are list on the carte du jour next to the chicken liver mousse tartine . Still , all of the food for thought is so pleasant-tasting that we could n’t give this swanky cocktail lounge with a ‘ 20s palpate off of the listing .
Tee Off Bar & Grill
How could you refuse a spot that offer “ Oyster Orgy Fridays ? ” ( We think those oyster are SFW . ) Everything else that total out of the kitchen at this hole - in - the - rampart dive cake is also tasty , but our faves are the Bronx sub ( wimp wings in a fiery hot BBQ glaze ) and the 1/2 lb burger . Note that the kitchen is temporarily close due to a little fire , but should re - spread soon .
The Taco Shop at Underdogs
If you eff sports , and you love tacos , then you ’re likely very familiar with the taco shop that has 10 flat - screenland TVs and does tacos “ Nick ’s direction ” ( a grilled crispy corn tortilla wrap in a soft tortilla with cheese , beans , pico de gallo , guac , and your selection of nitty-gritty ) . Taco Tuesday is a matter here as well – you ca n’t beat $ 2 street tacos and $ 3 Tecates – and if you go on Fridays from 6 - 6:30pm , you could get $ 1 margaritas . Even if you live in SoMa , tacos and drink in for under $ 5 are worth a schlep .
Bullitt
We love a bar that plays the game and has awing food specials , which is why we go back to Bullitt again and again . Get $ 1 wetback on Tuesdays , 25 - centime wings on Wednesdays , and $ 5 totchos on Thursdays . No matter what day of the workweek it is , you ca n’t go wrong with the Wake Island & bacon grill Malva sylvestris ( which comes with a deep-fried egg on it ) or a bucket of deep-fried volaille . feel adventurous ? Take the “ Do n’t Fear the harvester ” challenge – all you have to do is consume four last flank made with Carolina Reaper chilies ( the hottest pepper on earth ) in five minutes without imbibe any liquidity . If you could stomach it , you ’ll get your entire order of wings , plus two shots of Jameson on the house . We think in you !
Tempest
If you ask a local to orient you in the direction of a real prima donna bar with awing food , there ’s a hazard you ’ll end up at Box Kitchen inside Tempest . roleplay a plot of pool while you look for your pastrami tacos ; potato skins with pork paunch , Gouda cheeseflower , and quail eggs ; or Thai wings with peanut sauce . Then settle in with a boozing and watch the biz .
Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen
Oh , Jasper ’s , how we love you for your 18 continuously rotating beers on tap , your delightful cocktail , and your scorched chicken wings . But we ’re also feelin ’ your disco fries , fried chicken , fish & chips , and ( in all probability more than anything ) your Frito Proto-Indo European with Coney Island chili pepper that comes in the Frito bag . We appreciate how you keep it posh .
Club Deluxe
When you call up of bar food , you probably do n’t think of run to a jazz club . That ’s the best matter about Club Deluxe on Haight St : you’re able to go there for detached jazz seven nights a workweek and collation on pizza made from household - made scratch and the freshest ingredient . ( take note : the kitchen is presently closed , but the pizza pie at Club Deluxe is so famous , we ’re certain it ’ll be open and serve up up tasty pies at night any mean solar day now . )
Horsefeather
This neighborhood spot is all about the cocktails made with fresh ingredients and house - made syrup , but the food is the unknown submarine sandwich . Our faves are the pulled pork barrel wetback , “ claypot ” Gallus gallus wings , fried poulet with mac & cheese , and , of line , the double cheeseburger , which is made with a chuck and short rib blend , and topped with bread & butter muddle and special sauce .
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