SoMa bars carry decades of SF history. Hotel Utah has hosted songwriters since the 1800s, Dawn Club sits in a basement licensed as a speakeasy in the 1930s, and Eagle Tavern anchors the neighborhood's queer social scene. The rest of this list fills out a district that does late nights seriously.
SoMa · 10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Art Deco lamps, a glowing sign that still reads "DANCING COCKTAILS ENTERTAINMENT," and nightly jazz anchor the basement of the Monadnock Building, where a speakeasy first opened in the 1930s. The whiskey program spans r…
SoMa · 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
For a landmark like The Eagle NYC, the crowd is as much the draw as the bar itself. Open since 1981, it has remained a cornerstone of New York's leather and LGBTQ+ community, with a sprawling patio, legendary Sunday Bee…
SoMa · 500 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
An 1908 SoMa saloon where a worn front bar opens into a live music room running most nights of the week. The kitchen stays simple. Wings, tacos, the Hard Hat Special (beer, shot, and burger). And the drinks are stiff en…
SoMa · 1148 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Every drink at this 12-seat hideaway inside Merchant Roots contains at least eight ingredients, the house Fernet-and-Coke riff uses nocino from a staff member's backyard walnut tree, foraged spruce tips, and a spritz of…
SoMa · 90 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Exposed brick walls, high wood-beam ceilings, and cascading tropical greenery fill a converted 1912 blacksmith shop on a tucked-away SoMa alley. The mezcal program anchors the drinks: the Ozzy and the Sayulita are the c…
SoMa · 662 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
A glamorous bar masquerading as a library in a former nightclub space, featuring color-coded bookshelves, crystal chandeliers, and a black-and-white zigzag tile floor. The real standout is punches on tap. Draft bowls of…
SoMa · 993 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
A Spanish and Mediterranean tapas bar hidden behind an original pawn shop storefront, where entry requires giving the Pawn Master something to trade. Inside: tostones, steak skewers, and a bomba (a spiced, fried meatbal…