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Clubs in San Francisco

Skylark

Club / Dive Bar

Party Earth Review In business since the mid-90s, Skylark prides itself on being one of the only hip-hop dives in the city, hosting DJs nightly who specialize in urban beats with a little bit of disco, reggae, R&B, and soul thrown in. As the sun sets, this joint draws a vast clientele of pop lockers, beat street bad boys, kids from the East ... more

3089 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

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Cat Club

Bar / Club

Party Earth Review A popular watering hole for tatted metalheads and over-pierced punks, Cat Club is a twisted dance hall where karaoke, bondage, and 80s pop live together in perfect harmony. Motown nights, regular wedding ceremonies, and who knows what else fill the rest of the docket, but one thing’s for sure – even though the clientele ... more

1190 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

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Ruby Skye

Club

Party Earth Review It began as The Stage Door, an 1890s-era playhouse whose long life included everything from entertaining soldiers during WWII to showcasing the premiere of Hitchcock’s Vertigo, but since 2000 the renamed Ruby Skye has become synonymous with festive clubbing and world-class DJs in San Francisco. The venue’ ... more

420 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Elbo Room

Bar / Club / Live Music Venue

Party Earth Review Home since the 1930s to a Spanish restaurant, a cowboy bar, and even a women’s nightclub, nowadays the Elbo Room is all about eclectic music and nightly Happy Hour specials. Reminiscent of a bordello, the space draws neighborhood hipsters early in the evening, who belly up to the bar to down PBR tallboys in the red hue ... more

647 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

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Club NV

Club

Party Earth Review One of a handful of SoMa clubs that cater to the eighteen and over crowd, Club NV – aka “Club 525” – attracts a markedly younger set of college-age revelers with its ever-changing rotation of special events and loud dance music. A décor awash in shiny chrome and multicolored strobes ... more

525 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

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Make-Out Room

Bar / Club / Live Music Venue

Party Earth Review Part dive bar, part DJ dance floor, and part live performance venue, Make-Out Room is a smorgasbord of nightlife delights clearly seen through the horn-rimmed specs of its regular clientele. After forking over the cover to the hipsteroid bouncer, patrons enter an elaborately decorated room featuring hundreds of streamers ... more

3225 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

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CIRCA

Club / Lounge / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Catering daily to the discerning Marina party crowd, CIRCA is a chic and trendy lounge that’s equal parts restaurant, dance club, and budget-friendly mimosa lover’s paradise. Reminiscent of a classy hotel lobby, the ground floor features high ceilings, thick square pillars, and dark oak paneling, all a-twinkle with soft ... more

2001 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

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The Parlor

Bar / Club / Lounge / Sports Bar

Party Earth Review Located in tourist-heavy Fisherman’s Wharf, The Parlor is equal parts dance club, sports bar, and classic cocktail lounge. Daily Happy Hours entice preppy young Giants fans from the nearby Marina to drop in for a game and a Bud, not to mention the tidal waves of out-of-towners making a pit stop before hitting the area’s ... more

2801 Leavenworth Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

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The Knockout

Club / Dive Bar

Party Earth Review Although far removed from the Mission’s pulsing nightlife center, The Knockout offers a packed schedule of live entertainment bound to appeal to a variety of true dive lovers. From the logo of a hard-boozing Mexican wrestler out front to the kitschy interior strewn with neon signs, random photographs, and vintage album ... more

3223 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

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John Colins

Bar / Club / Lounge

Party Earth Review Located on the ground floor of a brick office building and accessed via a narrow alley just off Montgomery Street, John Colins is a popular little club with Happy Hour specials characteristic of a casual neighborhood bar. Murals of coastal scenes and mounted surfboards combine with impressionistic cityscapes to create ... more

138 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

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MatrixFillmore

Bar / Club / Lounge

Party Earth Review Opened in 1965 by Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane, MatrixFillmore (formerly The Matrix) once featured some of the biggest bands of the flower-power generation, including The Grateful Dead, The Doors, and many other formative members of San Francisco’s rock scene. After undergoing many incarnations since the original ... more

3138 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

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Harlot

Club / Lounge

Party Earth Review During the 1800s Gold Rush, a large stretch of San Francisco was known as the Barbary Coast – and even better known for the “professional” ladies who worked its streets. Dark and decadent, Harlot is a SoMa club designed to celebrate the most famous of these women, the dolled-up gals who were as sophisticated as they were ... more

46 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

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SF Clubs Overview

CIRCA - Club | Lounge | Restaurant in SF

No, it’s not the club capital of the world, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a host of clubs in San Francisco to choose from when planning a night out.

The highest concentration of traditional San Francisco clubs is in SoMa (South of Market), North Beach, and around Union Square Downtown. Plenty of swanky nightclubs offer a see-and-be-seen atmosphere, while long-standing institutions like Ruby Skye are so expansive they have room for everyone on the dance floor.

Cool underground jazz clubs and blues clubs are easy to find in The Mission, while those looking for a guaranteed upscale evening (that will no doubt degenerate into an anything-goes fest after a few drinks) need look no further than the Marina clubs.

Big warehouses in SoMa have been cleaned out since the dotcom madness and replaced with massive multi-level DJ dance clubs, and even a few 18+ clubs have popped up in this area too.

The Castro, of course, is where to go for a bumping gay SF club scene, although that nightlife scene is flourishing out into SoMa as well – especially the hardcore leather and S&M clubs. But hey, it’s San Francisco, a city known for letting it all hang out.

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