Coffee
La Boulange
Traditional French bakery and cafe. The owner was born in Bordeaux France and has a lifetime of baking experience. The cafe sells bread made of organic flour from their very own wheat mill.
Union St Coffee Roastery
Decent coffee, an excellent location, plenty of seating, and very friendly staff are what attract patrons here.
This area has a great "cafe culture," with lots of good Americana-style cafes. It's a great place to sit down and unwind at a curbside table, sipping away on latte, after a hard day trekking around. Not listed here are the more ubiquitous coffee chains like Starbucks, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and Peet's Coffee; although these are very well represented here too, particularly along Union St, Chestnut St, and Fillmore St.
The Grove
Marina coffee house with a great selection of teas here as well as salads and pastries. Sidewalk alfresco tables give it a European flavor.
Judy's Cafe
Quaint European style Marina cafe serving healthy portions of food.
Tully's Coffee House
Cozy cafe with decent coffee and wi-fi available. They also have a flat screen in store to keep you up to date with the news etc. The outdoor seating is also a nice touch.
Bars
Bar None
Featuring pool, darts, beer pong, a good selection on the jukebox and the "Power Hour" — Su-Th 9PM-10PM, $2 Wells and Drafts.
Black Horse London Pub
They advertise this place as the smallest bar in San Francisco... "Small Pub, Big Heart." It is exactly 7 wide and 19 foot long... not for the claustrophobic! It may be small but this is a fun little bar with a list of "Tenets" on the wall; including "Thou Shall give priority seating to all Women in the Bar. If you need further explication, please see âExit.â" and "Thou Shall have one pub and one pub only. Oursâ¦."
Blue Light
Their "Taco Tuesday" is a long standing favorite amongst locals and features $3 margaritas for the ladies. Guys are equally well served with $2 Coronas, and with $1 tacos, who could go hungry?
Bus Stop
The Bus Stop has a comfortable "homey" atmosphere with 17 TVs and sports memorabilia on the walls. It attracts a twenty-something/thirty-something crowd.
Harry's Bar
Good neighborhood bar in Pacific Heights with a casual atmosphere. Popular with local professionals.
Kelley's Tavern
Busy and huge Irish/sports bar in the heart of the Cow Hollow/Marina neighborhoods. The nightly entertainment runs from football to live music depending on the night. Look for the lucky four leaf clover outside.
Lion Pub
Small intimate Pacific Heights bar specializing in fresh cocktails. It's well decorated inside with marble tables, candles, and even a fireplace doh... it's fake!. They also lay out an impressive spread of free, fresh bar snacks like cheese and crackers.
Mauna Loa Club
Pretty cool little Hawaiian bar decked out in island regalia. They have a nice circular bar, open windows that peer out over Fillmore St, and lots of games inside to keep you occupied. They have a pretty decent happy hour M-F 4PM-7PM, to get your night started.
Monaghan's
Another Irish bar turned sports bar in the Marina district which draws an eclectic crowd. They have a long happy hour that runs M-F 4PM-7PM; and nightly specials including "Ladies Night" on Thursdays where cocktails are half price.
Clubs
The Comet Club
Good place to go if you like to boogie-on-down to the sounds of the 70s and 80s! It's a bit of a cramped space though and can get crowded as a result.
Gravity
Modern Hip Hop dance club that attracts the twenty-something crowd. They claim to be unpretentious, yet they have a pretty strict dress code here... so no jeans, sneakers, or t-shirts! It's not only the name of the club that will bring you down to earth, but the drinks here also cost a pretty penny too!
The HiFi Lounge
The HiFi Lounge is where people come to dance the night away. It also features live DJs, games, and big screen TVs. Happy hour begins at 5PM and they offer $2 Budweisers and $3 well Drinks. Their "Girls of Taste" wine tasting for women is not to be missed and is held once a month.
MatrixFillmore
Back in the day this place used to be a rock and roll magnet, attracting the likes of The Doors, Velvet Underground, and The Grateful Dead who all jammed here. Today, after a renovation, it draws a different set — mostly well-heeled twenty and thirty-somethings... cocktails in hand! But it does feature local DJs and bands nightly and it's a decent place to go for a cocktail and a lively time.
Wine bars
California Wine Merchant
Formerly just a wine retail shop, the California Wine Merchant is now a hip little spot where you can enjoy a few glasses of wine, watch people walk by on Chestnut St, or pick up a few bottles to bring home.
Nectar Wine Lounge
Order your wine from the experts — this sleek wine bar comes complete with wine-connoisseur bartenders. Great stop off point before or after dinner.
Ottimista Enoteca Cafe
Nice little upscale Italian wine bar that has mostly Italian and Californian wines in their exposed cellar. They have a decent selection of circa 40 wines by the glass; 250 by the bottle. They also serve small plates of food to compliment your wine.
The area is not particularly well known for its cutting edge nightlife; it's more residential vis-Ã -vis downtown, and it does not have the cool cachet of trendy hotspot SoMa, nor the hipster popularity of North Beach and The Mission. So, if you're looking for a progressive clubbing scene, you probably won't find it here. What the area does offer though is many upscale bars, wine bars, sleek lounges, and clubs. The scene here can be pricey and many people deliberately avoid the bars and clubs here feeling that they are too pretentious, and consequently sterile. However, this can be a mistake as there are also plenty of cheaper options where you can get equally raucous and debaucherous on your nights out... thank God for that!
Jamba Juice Chestnut Street
Chain serving fresh fruit smoothies, hot vegetable soups, and high-nutrition breads.