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Gay San Francisco - Upper Market, Lower Market, Hunters Point, Upper Haight, Lower Haight, Hayes Valley Click for San Francisco, California Forecast

These are the left-overs - those districts or areas that are either rather small, or just have a few bars/clubs in them. Only made it to the Upper Market clubs - hope to get the rest on my next trip!



Upper Market


Cafe du Nord

2170 Market St.

415-861-5016

Hours: 6 pm-2 am, Wed-Sat 4 pm-2 am

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Ladies' parties - 2 levels, Lounge; Pool Table, Dance Floor, Live DJ's; Clientele is mixed, mainly straight but gay friendly; Sometimes host to women's' parties. Call to find out what is happening on the night you would like to go and what the clientele is for that night; This is a medium size bar.

 


Martuni's

4 Valencia @ Market St.

415-241-0205

Hours: 4pm-2am

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Live piano; Clientele is a mixed crowd of gay and straight men and women. Large crowds on weekends, so get there a bit early if you would like to find a place to sit; This is a small bar.

 


The Mint

942 Market St.

415-626-4726

Hours: 11am- 2am every day

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Karaoke 7 days; patio for smokers; Clientele is mixed gay and straight. Crowd is friendly and
some of them sound like they are recording artists. Don't be shy. Everyone will clap no matter how bad you are, because they would like you to do the same. This is a medium size bar.

 


Pilsner Inn

225 Church St.

415-621-7058

Hours: 6am-2am

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2 pool tables, 1 video game, 2 pinball games; Patio for smokers; Clientele is mainly men of all ages. Fun weekend crowd that is very well mixed . From Castro to Financial District to the drag scene this is a cool place to hang. Also mainly a local's hideaway from the Castro on the weekends; This is a medium size bar.

 


The Transfer

198 Church St.

415-861-7499

Hours: 11am-2am, weekends 6am-2am

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1 pool table, 1 video game; Clientele is a mixed age group, over 30, and is a local area bar. Mainly men, but women are always there as well; Not a Castro type crowd at all; This is a small neighborhood bar.



Hayes Valley

Chances

Club Waziema

Justic League

LUV Garage Ladies

Marlena's Drag / Leather

Place Pigalle


Chances

298 Divisadero

415-255-6101

Hours: 5 pm - 2 am every day.
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1 pool table, 1 video game, jukebox, foozball, 23 beers on tap; Clientele is a neighborhood crowd 25-30 and seem loyal to the bar. Mainly straight, but gay friendly. This is a small bar.


Club Waziema

543 Divisadero

415-346-6641

Hours: 4 pm - 12 am every day
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Jukebox, 1 pool table, backroom lounge; Only sell beer and wine. Artists display new works every 6 weeks; Clientele is a local neighborhood crowd around 25-30 and they pack the place on the weekends; Mainly straight, but gay friendly; size: This is a medium to large size bar.


Justice League

628 Divisadero

415-440-0409

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1 large dance floor; some lounge space; This space is available for parties & events; Clientele: Depends on the night as they are a host club for parties and special events; This is a large club.


LUV Garage 

628 Divisadero, Located at the Justice League

415-440-0409

Hours: 10 pm - 2 am the 1st Saturday of every month.

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1 dance floor, small lounge area, live Dj's; Special note: Foxxee from KMEL spins at this party; Clientele is mainly a lesbian crowd; more top shelf type people out to have some fun; This is a large club.


Marlena's

488 Hayes St.

415-864-7386

Hours: 10 am - 2 am.

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1 pool table, smoking patio; live drag shows; Clientele is about 35+; more of a local neighborhood
group there after work and evenings; This is a small bar.

 


Place Pigalle

520 Hayes St.

415-552-2671

Hours: 4 pm - 2 am.

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1 pool table. Live Dj's. Art gallery space in the back with a new artist showing every month; Clientele is about 23-35; local neighborhood crowd; mainly straight but gay friendly; This is a medium size bar; holds 100.

 



Lower Haight

An Bodran

Movida Lounge

Noc Noc



An Bodhran

668 Haight St.

415-431-4724

Hours: 4 pm - 2 am.

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Live Irish bands Wednesdays and Sundays; Music: Juke box mixed - Live Irish groups; Clientele is a younger mixed crowd of Irish folks and local friends. Mainly straight but gay friendly; This is a small bar.


Movida Lounge

200 Fillmore Street

415-934-8637

Hours: M-F 4 pm - 2 am / Sat-Sun 1 pm - 2 am.

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All Lounge space seating, Jukebox, lots of beer on tap; Music: Jukebox- mixed music; Clientele is a local crowd mixed gay and mainly straight; Very good bar to lounge and chat; This is a medium bar holds about 100 people.


Noc Noc

557 Haight St.

Hours: 5 pm - 2 am.

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Live DJ's. Small back room lounge; Music: House; Clientele is local crowd from area 21-40. Mainly Straight but gay friendly; This is a small to medium size bar.



Upper Haight

Love Haight Lounge

Traxx

Vinyl



Love Haight Lounge

1437 Haight St., located at Traxx

Hours: 10pm - 2am Wednesdays.

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1 pool table; Music mixed; Clientele is a local crowd with no attitude; This is a small bar.


Traxx

1437 Haight St.

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1 pool table; Music mixed; Clientele is more of a local neighborhood crowd; This is a small bar.


Vinyl

1840 Haight St.

415-820-1621

Hours: 10 PM - 2 AM Every Saturday Night.

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1dance floor, DJs; Music is House; Clientele is 21 to 35 years of age, local crowd; This is a large club holds 300 people



Hunters Point

Metropolis

Orgy

Psychofunkodiscodelic

Robot

Space 550

Sundance Saloon



Metropolis

550 Barneveld

415-550-1388

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3 Dance floors. DJ's from around the world; Music: Circuit and House; Clientele is different every weekend. This newly remodeled space is host to different parties every Friday and Saturday; This is a giant size club hold 1000+.


Orgy

550 Barneveld; located at Space 550
800-561-1800

Hours: 10 pm - 6 am the 4th Friday of every month.

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3 Dance floors. Space available for rent; Also has an outside smoking patio; Music is House, Break Beats, Drum & Bass, Trance; Clientele is a mixed crowd straight and gay 21 to 45 years of age from all over the Bay Area; This is a giant size club holds 1000+ people.


Psychofunkodiscodelic

550 Barneveld

415-273-1170

Hours: 10 PM to 6 AM The Last Friday of the month.

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3 dance floors, DJs, Smoking area; Music is funky house, rockin' breakbeat; Clientele is mixed gay and straight from 21 to 50; This is a giant size club holds 1000+.


Robot

550 Barneveld; located at Space 550
415-522-9423

Hours: 9 pm - 4 am 1st Friday.

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2 dance floors - live DJ's - Lounge; Music is electroclash, synthpop, new wave, tech; room 2 booty bass, hip-hop, ghetto tech, freestyle; Clientele is a local crowd; This is a giant club space 1000+ people.


Space 550

550 Barneveld

415-550-1388

Hours: Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 pm -6am
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3 Dance floors. Space available for rent; Also has an outside smoking patio; Music is House, Break Beats, Drum & Bass, Trance; Clientele is different every weekend. This newly remodeled space is host to different parties every Friday and Saturday; This is a giant size club holds 1000+ people.


Sundance Saloon

550 Barneveld; located at Space 550
415-699-5764

Hours: Lessons 6pm-7:30pm dancing until 11pm, Every Sunday

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Live DJs, 1 huge dance floor. Balcony overlooking the dance floor with some lounge space; Music is Country; Clientele is mainly gay men; This is a large club.



Lower Market

Aunt Charlie's Drag

Citation

Fridays@220 Club 18+

Polly Ester's



Aunt Charlie's

133 Turk Street

415-441-2922

Hours: 6 am - 2 am every day.

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Drag Show, Jukebox; Music: Jukebox; Clientele is mainly a local older crowd 35 - 60; This is a small bar


Citation

34 7th Street, located at Cloud 9

Hours: 9:30pm to 4am the 1st Thursday of every month.

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2 dance Floors, Live DJ's; Music: House, Deep House; Clientele is around 21 to 35 years of age and mixed with local and tourist. Mixed Straight / Gay crowd; This is a large club.


Fridays

220 Jones Street

415-673-3384

Hours: Every Friday night 10pm - after-hours.

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Located at 220 Club (inside Campus Theater); San Francisco, bars, clubs, nightlife; Includes: Live DJ's, 1 Dance Floor, 18+; Music: House, Trance; Clientele is 18 to 40 years of age mixed straight & gay; This is a large club and holds around 280 people.


Jezebel's Joint

510 Larkin St.

415-345-9832

Hours: 12 pm - 2 am W-Sun

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Clientele: This is a sex industry lounge, from porno starts, to trannies, to the fetish folks; This is a large 2-level club & lounge; holds 94.


Polly Ester's

181 Eddy St.

415-885-1977

Hours: 9 pm - 4 am Th-Sat

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3 dance floors - live DJs - 70's disco theme; Space is available for private parties and special events; Music: The best of the 70's and 80's; Clientele fun eclectic crowd. Some nights it's mainly out-of-town tourist groups, but they are fun to "pick on"; Great local crowd on the weekends; This is a giant 2-level club



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This page was last updated on 03/26/12.