The Marina runs from corner dives that have been here since 1937 to garden-patioed cocktail lounges and a beer hall at Fort Mason. Balboa Cafe anchors the scene the way it has since 1913. Chestnut and Fillmore have the density, but the range surprises.
Marina · 2263 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
Farm-to-bar cocktails built from garden-grown ingredients, the Mijo Mijo!!! runs tomato, basil, and green bell pepper through a vodka base, while the Tam Tam layers gin with carrot, saffron, and honey. Warm wood, earth …
Marina · 2024 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
The scuffed Art Deco interior (jukebox, pool tables, liar's dice, hooks under the bar for your bag) tells you exactly what kind of place this is. Since 1954, the Horseshoe Tavern has proudly called itself "the non-Marin…
Marina · 3166 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
Dark wood booths, regulars who already know what they're ordering, and a door that's never taken a reservation signal the kind of Cow Hollow institution that's been here since 1980. The prime rib (boneless Angus with cr…
Marina · 2138 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
A corner dive on Chestnut that has been running since 1937. Vintage rock posters, a pool table in back, a jukebox that earns its keep on weeknights, and craft drafts alongside cold domestic cans. Open noon to 2am every …
Marina · 1905 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
A second-floor cocktail lounge above a Cow Hollow corner building, Left Door is intimate, vintage-lit, and organized around the ritual of a proper martini. The caviar bumps and aged wagyu bites give the food menu real s…
Marina · 2373 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
A handcrafted wine bar on Chestnut that keeps wine approachable without dumbing it down, the list runs deep on California cult bottles (Rochioli, Kosta Browne, Sandlands) poured in three- and five-ounce increments, with…
Marina · 2 Marina Blvd Bldg A, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
An Alpine beer hall inside Fort Mason built around a 30-foot ponderosa wood bar and a German-leaning kitchen running currywurst, schnitzel, käsespätzle, and warm pretzels. The beer list leans heavily European (pilsners,…
Marina · 2120 Greenwich St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
A '70s-themed cocktail lounge in the Marina with avocado leather bar stools, orange-and-gold interiors, and a soundtrack of disco, funk, and soul. The signature cocktails borrow their names from songs of the era, the Lo…
Marina · 3199 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
A Fillmore Street institution since 1913, where the original wood bar still stands and the room still draws the Marina the way it always has. The Balboa Burger arrives on a baguette with butter lettuce and housemade pic…
Marina · 1514 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
A British pub occupying one of the smallest rooms in San Francisco, with rotating craft beers and ciders on a daily chalkboard. Sunday roast and pub staples anchor the food menu, and the regulars who fill the room have …