(415) 567-6565

2062 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94115 37.7886 -122.4403

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Neighborhoods: Pacific Heights, North

Hours:

Monday To Sunday From 04:00 PM To 02:00 AM

Last updated 8.14.11

Category:

Lounges, Bars & Clubs, Neighborhood Bars, Restaurants, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

Cash

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Martinis

Restaurant Special Features:

Celeb Hangout

Bar & Club Special Features:

Romantic Nightlife, 21 & Over, After Work

Minimum Age:

21

Recommended Drink:

Greyhound

What People Are Saying About Lion Pub

Featured Review

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Contributor

There's no sign outside this corner bar, only an abundance of foliage. Dim track lighting helps cast an orange glow over the mirror-backed bar, which advertises daily specials. On the left, plants and a couple of lion statues surround marble-topped tables. Adding to the casual, romantic vibe is a faux fireplace and candles atop each table. A wall of mirrors makes this place seem bigger than it is; the clubby music is at a decent level--so much so that boisterous conversation can often be overheard from nearby tables. Everyone from neighborhood 20-somethings to groups of 50-somethings come here…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Under the TV (showing sports on "mute"), a complimentary plate of cheese, crackers and olives is set out nightly.
Know Before You Go:
This is a cash-only bar. No green? There's an ATM near the bathrooms in back.
Where to Sit:
The tables in front of the fireplace are coveted during chilly nights. For larger groups, there's a big table in back next to the ATM.
Look Good:
If the free cheese doesn't fill you up, head to nearby Solstice, which has a late-night dinner menu.
3 Star Rating: Average

11/05/08

how bout we keep the hate to a minimum!

by teala at Citysearch

you know, i'm a hetero gal who grew up here and i am astounded and disgusted by the anti het reviews i have read here! and you wonder why you lost the support of everyone for prop 8!! seriously!! there are more important things in the world to focus your anger on. get a clue and get a life. i'm sorry people have treated you unfairly and that you for some reason think that hets are horrible people, even though you wouldn't be alive without mom and dad boinkin! but do not encourage and continue hate and discrimination, especially not in MY city! i was born and raised here, i like so many san franciscans have fought for human and civil rights and the last thing i need is some angry little faerie who can't get booty on a friday night taking out his anger on me and other hets! if it's so bad here, come to my neighborhood and hang out at the frickin hole in the wall....prmoise..i won't "infect" that place!

  • Pros: it's nice to get out of my neighborhood
  • Cons: it's a treck from my house
3 Star Rating: Average

07/18/08

Dansbee1 you make me sick

by PissedAtDansbee1 at Citysearch

Dansbee1, what you wrote is disgusting. While I do not fall into the frat boy category, I, and the majority of the world population, fall into the heterosexual category and I am offended. I want to ask you this: What would happen if I wrote something like that but inserted gay instead of heterosexual? How would you like that? You are ignorant.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/06/08

great mojitos

by arnogseel at Citysearch

has great mojitos! fresh and a variety! and i'm normally not a drinker. if you dont think about how the cheeses, olives and vegetables were left out the whole night, it's pretty cool haha i havent gotten sick from it yet! :P

only thing i dont like about it is how crowded it can get. otherwise, great hang out!

  • Pros: mojitos, free appetizers
  • Cons: crowded
1 Star Rating: Poor

11/01/07

Once a gay bar, now infected with straight people

by danbee1 at Citysearch

What a shame. Once a nice gay bar, it's been invaded by (ugh) heterosexuals -- the fratboy and sorority element, at that. Don't these people have enough places to go without dragging our institutions down to their disgusting levels?

  • Pros: It's been in business a long time
  • Cons: Heterosexual fratboy pigs
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/04/07

The Lion Pub is a Gift to San Francisco

by bristow1 at Citysearch

I'm a gay, high end, professional businessman from Las Vegas, and I've been coming to the Lion Pub for about ten years, every time I'm in the City. I certainly regret that the gay character (mostly gay, professional males who live in the area) has beem deminished over the recent years, but at the same time, I'm fascinated to see this "discovery" of a great bar by the apparently straight, female professional class (and there boyfriends), as if it was all something brand new. The Lion Pub was a great bar ten years ago, and I'm sure will remain so (under present ownership) for many years to come. It's fun to hear the Ladies rave about fresh ingredients (ambience, etc.), when many bars have been using fresh lemons,limes & pineapples for an awfully long time. Gee, Gals, you really do need to get out more. Fortunately for the Pub, the Ladies are so together & professional that they would never think to stay in a bar beyoud nine o'clock, thus giving room for the decadent fellas. I've little doubt, that if we get a female president (much to be wished for ), you girls will discover a whole new San Francisco openning up to you. The bottom line is, the Lion Pub is a small gem, and now that gem is known throughout San Francisco. We who love her, give to the City, the Lion Pub as a gift. Who knew?

  • Pros: Ambience, Bartenders, Service, Location
  • Cons: Happy Hour Often Too Popular

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