Outdoor Bars in San Francisco
By Citysearch Editors, San Francisco
True San Franciscans appreciate the fog, but not nearly as much as they appreciate the sun. From rooftops and terraces with panoramic Bay views to the dirtiest backyard patios, check out these choice spots to dine and drink while enjoying that rarest of SF anomalies: sunshine.
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Cigar Bar and Grill
850 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA
Buy a cigar from the humidor, light up on the European-style patio (which features decorative fountains) and shoot a game of pool, either indoors or out. -
Bambuddha Lounge
601 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA
The Phoenix Hotel's stylish poolside lounge features bed-like cabanas, bamboo stalks and heating lamps. -
Wild Side West
424 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA
A hidden bar with an outdoor sculpture garden in Bernal Heights. -
Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
A Mission staple with a rock attitude and enough outdoor seating for an entire biker gang. -
El Rio
3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
A free-spirited club with an outdoor dance patio in the Outer Mission. -
Medjool
2522 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
The city's only rooftop bar offers sweeping city skyline views from the Mission. -
Ducca
50 Third St, San Francisco, CA
Take in city views while sipping wine or cocktails and munching light bites in the outdoor lounge, which is designed to look like a modern piazza. -
Americano Restaurant and Bar
8 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
See and be seen at the Hotel Vitale's hip waterfront restaurant-bar hybrid. -
EndUp
401 6th St, San Francisco, CA
Outside at this legendary after-hours club, green foliage, a waterfall and a two-tiered deck comprise the city's most tropical backyard patio. -
The Cafe
2367 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Young gay guys and gals swarm the patio and second-story veranda overlooking Market Street on sunny afternoons and pleasant nights. -
The Ramp
855 China Basin St, San Francisco, CA
A killer view of the bay is the eternal lure at this unpretentious China Basin restaurant and bar. -
Bin 38
3232 Scott St, San Francisco, CA
Sexy, popular wine bar and restaurant with lots of room for stylish mingling and relaxing, inside and out. -
Mars Bar & Restaurant
798 Brannan St @ 7th, San Francisco, CA
This SoMA bar has a hopping heated patio, perfect for after-work parties. -
Thee Parkside
1600 17th St, San Francisco, CA
When Zeitgeist is too packed, indie rock kids take to the large patio here, where music blares and videos are projected.
