San Francisco - Union Square San_francisco - Nightlife

1 Tillman Place, San Francisco
415-362-9750

Azul

Shake off your workaday blues in the cool blue vibe of a dark and velvety den. Happy hour draws working stiffs, but as the night melts on, so does the attitude. Yowza! Collars loosen, attitudes chi... read more

25 Maiden Lane, San Francisco

Otis

Make up your minds now: Private club or not? Soho House or Studio 54? Boys get A for exclusivity effort, but velvet rope more gesture than reality. Teeny two-tiered space on lovely Maiden Lane with... read more

247 Powell St., San Francisco
415-397-1695

Gold Dust Lounge

Shucks, it’s Kitty and the crew from Gunsmoke. Saloon-esque watering hole with gold-brocade wallpaper, red velvet booths, mural of cavorting cherubs on the ceiling. Trapdoor once housed a pole for ... read more

450 Powell St, San Francisco
415-395-8595

Harry Denton’s Starlight Room

The setting: crushed-velvet booths on the 21st floor of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. The crowd: Botoxed bleached blonds wearing leftover prom dresses and escorted by black-tie bucks. Portraits of s... read more

495 Geary St., San Francisco
415-929-2372

Redwood Room

Once your eyes adjust to the near-darkness, it’s a people-watching paradise. Ladies doing it up with tube tops and stilettos, fellas getting swanky with pinstripes and the occasional gold chain. Wi... read more

601 Bush St., San Francisco
415-986-8900

Tunnel Top

Unpretentious local hang-out perched above the Stockton Street tunnel (hence the name). Outside looks like a dive but hides a cool Parisian feeling interior with bottle rack chandeliers and dim lig... read more

635 Sutter St., San Francisco
415-673-9900

White Horse Tavern

In the center of theater district, quaint English-style pub with good whiskey and thespians unwinding after hitting the boards. Bloody good place to butter up the folks when they’re in town. Antiqu... read more

401 Mason, San Francisco 94102
415-292-2583

Biscuits and Blues

Basement level blues club hosting blue bands from the lower 48 and beyond. Union Square location means it caters mainly to pasty tourists, but wise locals are hip to the booking agent’s abilities. ... read more

243 OFarrell St., San Francisco 94102
415-954-0777

Johnny Foley’s Irish House

Sweatshirts and stonewashed jeans aside, there’s good times to be had at this true drinkers’ bar. A tall tale or two to raucous old-time rock ‘n’ roll will have you in the gutter singing Irish rebe... read more

420 Mason St., San Francisco 94102
415-693-0777

Ruby Skye

Shell out the C notes player. Former 1890s Victorian playhouse has been transmogrified into a colossal multilevel dance club with private smoking lounge and cigar bar with pool tables. Booth servic... read more

85 Campton Pl., San Francisco
415-433-8585

Vessel

Yet another McClub for posers and socialites who live for being on the list. Sharks in suits ply the waters for bridge-and-tunnel blondes looking for sugar daddies. Nikki Beach meets Financial Dist... read more

430 Mason St., San Francisco
415-421-1916

Slide

Sleek and sexy subterranean club with oodles of old school elegance and mahogany, but douche bag bouncers with L.A. attitude have locals laughing. Hard to get in if you don’t have ovaries.. Groups ... read more

657 Harrison St., San Francisco 94107
415-348-0900

Supperclub

International chain of clubs from Amsterdam finally arrives to SF. Follow Alice through the brass door and down the rabbit hold to world of white, weird and whacked. Euro-stark monochrome setting w... read more

124 Ellis St., San Francisco 94102
415-421-8700

Infusion Lounge

Think sophistication, not convention, but no need to be tame. 6000+ square feet of decadence - private VIP room, inviting dance floor, seductive main lounge, you name it. Fill up on the tea-sc... read more

575 Howard St. , San Francisco 94123
415-543-5874

Eve Lounge

Big bouncer guards the front door starting at happy hour. Weekly theme party nights range from latin and soul to techno. Bottle service attended to by scantily-clad cocktail waitresses and dress co... read more