After dark
Every room has a night that belongs to it. Here is the week laid out — which club runs hip-hop, which runs house, which lounge to start in, and the hours that matter.
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Daily, 3:00pm – midnight
39th-floor room with the best rooftop panorama south of Market.
Book a window seat online for sunset; walk-ins queue after 7pm.
780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Financial District
Mon–Sat, 4:00pm – 2:00am
Reclaimed-barrel-wood bar with a deep American whiskey list and punch bowls.
246 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108
Castro District
Daily, noon – 2:00am
One of the first openly gay bars in the country, floor-to-ceiling windows over Castro & Market.
401 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Lower Nob Hill
Daily, 6:00pm – 2:00am
Prohibition-era bar behind an unmarked door; book the Library or Wilson & Wilson.
Reservations required for the back rooms; front bar is walk-in.
501 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94102
SoMA
Fri–Sat, 9:00pm – 2:00am
Warehouse-scale room, one of the last proper clubs left in SoMA.
Touring underground acts on the Void sound system.
316 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Mission District
Doors vary by show, typically 7:00pm
Converted mortuary chapel turned mid-size venue for touring indie and roots acts.
777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Residencies and themed nights rotate seasonally — confirm the lineup and dress code with the venue before you commit a table.
