18 and Over Clubs in San Francisco

DNA Lounge

Dancing / 18 and over

Info DNA Lounge is an all-ages dance club in San Francisco’s SoMa district that offers late-night dancing, live music, and DJs nearly every night of the week. Opened in 1985 in a space previously occupied by the leather bar Chaps, DNA Lounge was founded by Jim English, Jeff Mason, and Brian Raffi. The venue featured ... more

375 Eleventh Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Club NV

18 and over / 20s / Balcony / Dance

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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Ruby Skye

18 and over / 20s / 30s / Balcony / DJ

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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Rickshaw Stop

18 and over / All Ages / Balcony

Party Earth Review All-ages clubs are hard to come by in San Francisco, which may explain why so many of the city’s dance-happy teenagers routinely pile into The Rickshaw Stop. Set inside a former television studio, the divey venue hosts live bands and DJs throughout the week at affordable ticket prices that match its million-miles-from ... more

155 Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Just because one can’t drink legally doesn’t mean a night of dancing has to be crossed off the to-do list. San Francisco’s 18 and over clubs allow the city’s younger partiers to get out and about without having to fork over extra cash for an overpriced mixed drink.

Within the highrises and office buildings that dominate the landscape of the Downtown/Financial District skyline exist some haunts where the DJs spin tracks as under-21 college coeds move to the music. At Club NV, hip-hop beats rule supreme as scantily-clad girls take to the dance floor. Not too far from there is Ruby Skye, where some of the world’s most famous DJs have played, including Tiësto and Paul Oakenfold.

Other 18 and over clubs in San Francisco that won’t turn the almost-of-drinking-age-crowd away at the door are Rickshaw Stop in Civic Center, and Death Guild in SoMa.