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SAN FRANCISCO —— browse →
PERSONA
Stylish cocktail lounge with a resident DJ and moody ambiance. Open to 2am every night.
SFJAZZ CENTER
Purpose-built jazz concert hall. The Miner Auditorium has been praised as one of the…
CHEAPER THAN THERAPY
Intimate comedy venue with strong local lineups.
THE FILLMORE
Legendary Fillmore music hall with chandeliers and free posters after the show.
THE INDEPENDENT
Beloved intimate concert venue, consistently ranked among SF's best.
SAN JOSE —— browse →
HABERDASHER
Hidden cocktail room behind a tailor-shop facade. Serious drinks, low light, low volume.
ISO BEERS
SJSU-edge craft beer bar plus bottle shop. Rotating taps, knowledgeable staff, growlers…
ORIGINAL JOE'S SAN JOSE
1956 downtown SJ classic. Bow-tie servers and an open kitchen counter; now more…
PAPER PLANE
Two-story downtown cocktail bar with a packed rooftop. Strong list, sharp service.
TRIALS PUB
Downtown SJ's neighborhood Irish pub. Imperial pints, fish & chips, regulars who know…
OAKLAND —— browse →
FENTON'S CREAMERY
Century-old Piedmont Ave creamery. Banana splits the size of small children. The 'Up'…
HEINOLD'S FIRST AND LAST CHANCE SALOON
1883 saloon at Jack London Square with floors tilted by the 1906 quake. Cash-friendly,…
THE NEW PARISH
Mid-size Uptown concert room programming heavy on hip-hop, soul, and Bay Area legends.
ELI'S MILE HIGH CLUB
Decades-deep rock'n'roll dive with a tiny stage that's hosted everyone. Cheap beer,…
KINGFISH PUB & CAFÉ
Last surviving 1920s bait-shop-turned-bar in Temescal. Outdoor heaters, shuffleboard,…
BERKELEY —— browse →
THE ALBATROSS PUB
Berkeley's oldest pub. Free popcorn, shuffleboard, darts, trivia, and a fireplace that…
THE WHITE HORSE INN
One of the country's oldest continuously-running queer bars (1933). Dance floor, drag,…
JUPITER
Massive Belgian-leaning beer list, a tree-shaded back patio, and live jazz late on…
TRIPLE ROCK BREWERY
One of the country's first brewpubs (1986). House IPAs, rooftop deck, burgers stay on…
TOP DOG
The surviving Durant Ave Top Dog: campus hot dogs, kielbasa, and late-night Cal energy…
SANTA CLARA —— browse →
RICE JUNKY
A tight Korean pub doing rice bowls and fried chicken till midnight, packed on 49ers…
HONG DAE POCHA
Named after Seoul's college nightlife district and trying hard to live up to it. Spicy…
GOOYI GOOYI
Grill-it-yourself Korean BBQ with the smoke vents going and the soju flowing past…
POCHA K
Tented Seoul street-stall energy compressed into an El Camino strip mall. Soju bottles,…
EMA KARAOKE & BAR
Private-room noraebang done right — Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese tracks, a…
SUNNYVALE —— browse →
QUARTER NOTE BAR & GRILL
Tucked into a Sunnyvale industrial-park strip mall and named best live music in Silicon…
NOKORI
A near-secret whisky bar buried inside the TETRA Hotel near Moffett. Toki highballs,…
FIBBAR MAGEES
Murphy Avenue's anchor pub since '94 — the South Bay's deepest Irish whiskey shelf,…
THE CRAFT HOUSE
Half neighborhood bar, half pool hall, all night. Late karaoke, 2am close every day, the…
BOGART'S SPORTS BAR
Industrial-park dive that's been here longer than half the buildings around it. Pool…
CAMPBELL —— browse →
THE VESPER
Downtown Campbell's most ambitious cocktail program — hidden door, dim booths, classic…
KHARTOUM
A 50-year-old time warp tucked behind the Pruneyard. Jukebox in front, shuffleboard and…
WILD ROSE EATERY AND BAR
Steakhouse with a serious cocktail program that flips into a lounge after 10pm on…
CARDIFF & COCKTAILS
Downtown Campbell's house-and-Top-40 dance bar since 2002. Tight room, mirror walls, the…
LOS GATOS —— browse →
SECOND STORY
The new upstairs lounge in the old Mountain Charley's space — velvet, low light, ice…
CARRY NATIONS
A North Santa Cruz Ave Irish pub that swerves into proper cocktail bar after 10pm.…
NUMBER 1 BROADWAY
Upstairs music room that's been booking live bands in Los Gatos for 25+ years. Wednesday…
BLACK WATCH
The infamous Los Gatos dive that serves kamikazes in pint glasses. Cash culture,…
MOUNTAIN VIEW —— browse →
CASCAL
Castro Street Latin tapas with live music on the back patio. A staple of late-evening MV.
ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN
Castro Street Irish pub. Pints, footy on the screens, fish and chips you can rely on.
SCRATCH
Downtown MV New-American with a covered patio and a late kitchen on weekends.
DALY CITY —— browse →
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NATION'S GIANT HAMBURGERS
Nostalgic 24-hour burger and pie chain. The Westlake location is a local late-night…
JOE'S OF WESTLAKE
Daly City Italian-American institution since 1956. Open kitchen counter, prime rib, and…
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IHOP DALY CITY
Closest 24hr IHOP for post-bar pancakes south of the city.
PALO ALTO —— browse →
THE PRO
The revived Old Pro space on Ramona, rebuilt as a polished sports bar with Stanford…
REPOSADO
Upscale Mexican on Hamilton with a serious tequila program and a covered back patio.
REDWOOD CITY —— browse →
LV MAR ENOTECA
Manuel Martinez's Latin tapas room on Broadway. Inventive plates and a deep wine list.
DONATO ENOTECA
Northern-Italian kitchen with a serious wine list. Late-evening pasta and tableside…
CUPERTINO —— browse →
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DONUT WHEEL
The 3am donut on De Anza, open every hour of every day. Vegan glazed that taste like the…
LAZY DOG RESTAURANT & BAR
Main Street Cupertino's reliable midnight kitchen — sliders, ramen bowls, and a patio…
COLMA —— browse →
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LUCKY CHANCES CASINO
Open 24 hours. Full Cal-Filipino menu plus a cardroom; the parking lot tells you which…
MILPITAS —— browse →
PHO SAIGON NOODLE HOUSE
Milpitas's most reliable late-night pho — wide menu, broth that tastes like it's been…
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO —— browse →
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DENNY'S (SOUTH SF AIRPORT)
24-hour Denny's near SFO. Classic post-flight or post-3am breakfast diner move.