SF's jazz scene runs from a North Beach saloon barely changed since the Gold Rush to a SoMa basement where nightly sets play under Art Deco lamps. Keys Jazz Bistro brings national acts to Broadway. The Jazz Room in the Bayview has been holding the same address since the 1960s.
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…
North Beach · 56 Gold St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
A two-story supper club in Jackson Square. Fluted columns, mahogany paneling, plush banquettes, white-jacketed bartenders, and live jazz every evening. The cocktail list runs classic, the menu modern American, and most …
North Beach · 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
Low-lit room on Broadway with nightly jazz, rotating from Bay Area regulars to national names and covering the range from organ trios to full sextets. Shows are ticketed; the lineup resets weekly, so it's worth checking…
North Beach · 1232 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
The oldest bar in San Francisco (wooden, dark, and completely unchanged) with live blues and jazz most nights and cold beer at prices that have not kept pace with the neighborhood. Bring cash; the jukebox covers the qui…
South S.F. · 5267 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124, USA
A dive bar and jazz room in the Bayview that has been at the same address since the 1960s, recognized as a legacy local business by San Francisco. Live sets tilt toward straight-ahead jazz and blues on weekends, with a …