We've all been there. Saturday night, a few verses into an epic rendition of "Hey Jealousy" at the Mint karaoke lounge. It's dark, you're a round ...

San Franciscans are very protective of their beloved watering holes. If someone tries to close a bar that's been around long enough to serve Anchor St...

From the hip Mission district to the Castro, here are a few of the best places to booze on the cheap in the city.

For dog owners, a guilt-free night on the town without the dog can be hard to come by. Luckily, the dog-friendly bar solves this problem, and there may be more of these bars in San Francisco than anywhere else. Here are five of the best places.

San Francisco will get its first gay sports bar this fall--an addition that we frankly cannot believe did not exist before. Following in the foots...

There are times when we all can forgo the confines of the handful of beliefs that separate us, and gather as one for that truly unifying practice of slinging back a few too many cocktails.

This article comes to us by Ian S. Port courtesy of SF Weekly's All Shook Down. Yes, rock stars are real people who exist in the same world as the ...

It's been a rough couple of years for San Francisco nightlife. In 2009, popular SoMa nightclub DNA Lounge was nearly shuttered for "running a diso...

If there is one thing we San Franciscans love talking about, it's those hallowed days of yore. It makes me wonder: Did those people back then think they were in the good old days?

What does it mean to be a native San Franciscan? Such an easy question, and yet I was unable to get my arms around it.

Last month, nostalgic locals were outraged after the owner of the Gold Dust Lounge -- a San Francisco institution since 1933 -- was served with an une...

Having fun yet Mister Mayor? Somewhere along the line, you must have realized that there is no grace period for this job. And worse, that there is no place to hide.

The Gold Dust Lounge is one of the venerable old watering holes downtown, which used to be littered with them. Now, like many other cities, downtown is turning into a glorified mall, and the saloon is being forced out for yet another clothing store.

On Polk Street, no one's on the front lines of a subculture war. Polk Street has no "code," dress or otherwise. There is no one way to act, no one bar to crowd, no one scene to be seen at. No one San Francisco subculture dominates.

The holidays are here and we're ready to eat, drink and be merry. And whether you're looking to spread holiday cheer or just cheers the end of another...

As Anthony Bourdain said, San Francisco is a "two-fisted drinking town." And now the rest of the nation knows it, too. This month, Food and Wine re...

Finding the 50 best bars in the world: it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. Fortunately, San Francisco's own Camper English took on the t...

Jerry Brown may be on a veto binge, but at least he's got his priorities in order. On Wednesday, Governor Brown signed a bill legalizing infused a...

By Shyla Batliwalla Raise your glass for a toast to the best week of the year -- San Francisco Cocktail Week is back. (SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS) ...