Finding your kind of bar in San Francisco has a lot to do with which district it's in. The following is a very general description of what types of bars you're likely to find throughout the city:
- Marina/Cow Hollow bars attract a yuppie post-collegiate crowd.
- The opposite of the Marina/Cow Hollow crowd frequent the Mission District haunts.
- Haight-Ashbury caters to eclectic neighborhood cocktailers and beer-lovers.
- The Tenderloin is new hotspot for serious mixologists.
- Tourists mix with conventioneers at downtown pubs.
- North Beach serves all types, mostly tourists.
- Russian Hill's Polk Street has become the new Marina/Cow Hollow scene.
- The Castro caters to gay locals and tourists.
- SoMa offers an eclectic mix from sports bars to DJ lounges.
Those reviewed are a list of a few of San Francisco's more interesting bars. Unless otherwise noted, these bars do not have cover charges.