San Francisco outdoor dining runs from a Hayes Valley biergarten with no walls and communal wood tables to a heated SoMa patio anchored by a firepit and a Mission courtyard where free oysters land on the deck every Friday at 5:30pm. These are the spots worth choosing specifically for the outside.
Hayes Valley · 424 Octavia St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
An outdoor biergarten (communal wood tables, no walls, no weather guarantees) that runs on German beers on tap and the snacks they were always meant to accompany. The Pretzel with Obatzda (Bavarian cheese spread) is the…
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 …
SoMa · 12 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
A bar and restaurant on the 5th floor of Hotel Zelos with a film noir-inspired dining room and a heated outdoor patio anchored by a firepit. The back bar runs to 640+ whiskeys, and the cocktail list leans into rare brow…
Hayes Valley · 458 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
A garden-patio wine bar where old- and new-world bottles (classic and natural) keep a walk-in crowd happily lingering. Weekday afternoons bring "Cheeky Hour": $9 mini spritzes and stuzziccini on the front parklet, brief…
Mission · 3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
A queer community bar on Mission Street with a giant back patio that runs from punk shows on Friday nights to salsa orchestras and drag on the weekends. Free oysters land on the deck every Friday at 5:30pm, and the hous…