Piano Bars in San Francisco

Lefty O'Doul's

Irish Pub / Piano Bar / Restaurant / Sports Bar

Party Earth Review Located a block from the shopping, hotel, and theater district that surrounds Union Square, Lefty O’Doul’s is a lively, old-fashioned pub/cafeteria that straddles the line between relaxed watering hole and gaudy tourist bait. An archway divides the long space into two separate areas, the first of which drips with classic Celtic kitsch and yellowed old-time boxing and baseball photos, including many of the venue’s namesake left-handed pitcher. Fresh from a cable car ride, out-of-towners from all walks of life grab a tray off the long buffet counter, reminiscing about high school lunchrooms as a thick roast beef sandwich plops onto their plates ... more

Address:

333 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Lefty O'Doul's - Irish Pub | Piano Bar | Restaurant | Sports Bar in SF

San Francisco Piano Bars are the height of kitsch and candor, offering a throwback vibe for everyone who loves a hammy show tune, a slow-eyed crooner, or a stylish scenester making new hits retro fabulous.

Boasting a kaleidescope of artistic offerings from sculptures and paintings to video displays, Madrone Art Bar in the heart of the Haight also serves up some piano-induced joy where the young and funky cut a rug on the tiled floor or swill and sway to the melange of musical offerings.

Martuni's is a rowdy retro lounge in the SoMA where the back room brims with sultry standards or Top 40 ditties, depending on patron's requests. Expect a raucous crowd fueled by heaping $6 martinis, bow-tied bartenders, and the flickering romance of the candlelight.

Happily hidden away above the lobby of the boutique Crescent Hotel, the Burritt Room is a hip hideaway with a yesteryear flair, complete with exposed brick, antique chandeliers, and a vintage white piano. Wednesdays wow the crowd with covers tickled on the ivories amid crimson velvet and well-heeled cocktail-ers.

The piano bars of SF are red-hot spots for sipping in style and channeling the glam of San Francisco's 1950s heydays.