Hole in the Wall Saloon

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  cavalier 2 months ago

  Loves it

  Talk about truth in advertising! I love a divey gay bar, and so I definitely came to the right place. The bar is darker than the pictures would suggest, and it's on a strange street--definitely not a place you would happen to stumble across as a tourist. Friendly with good drinks. If you like dive bars, you'll like this one; if you don't, you will probably run away screaming. lol

  • Low-key vibe
  • Strong drinks
  • Total dive
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  postcub Over a year ago

  Hates it

  The name says it all
  Just like the other reviews have stated.. it is like the place where time forgot. It is trapped in the 1970's. This is definitely a dive bar. In San Fran, you can be naked. This bar encourages you to be naked. Although, just like most naked places, the ones who are naked "maybe" shouldnt be and the ones that should be naked are not. If you are a nudest this it the bar for you. It just wasnt for me.

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  Bucknkd64 Over a year ago

  Loves it

  Love the Hole
  I'm from Boston and everytime I'm in San Francisco, I spend as much time as I can at the hole, last time was Sept 2010, I enjoy spending time at the hole completely naked, I even got to play pool naked, which was a lot of fun, the bartender's don't always let you go naked but when they do, I take advantage of it.

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  RobAnt Over a year ago

  Hates it

  Too quiet
  Went on a Tuesday night and it was dead, no atmosphere!!

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  msiaguy Over a year ago

  Hates it

  Querky
  It's definitely an interesting bar to check out. It has definitely improved since its move to its new location on Folsom. Drop by for a drink and don't expect much, since it is only a hole in the wall... seriously!

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  Buzz Over a year ago

  Hates it

  The Name Says It All!

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  bullseye Over a year ago

  Loves it

  gay classic
  love the old time of this place, like i'd been transported back to the 70s. since i was only a teenager back then, it's fun to see what it might have been like had i the guts to come out a little earlier :-) nowadays i force my non-gay friends to stop in with me for a drink after work. after overcoming their shyness, they end of loving the totally unpretentious feeling and the attention they always end up getting from the rather, well, outgoing regulars

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  HalCall Over a year ago

  Hates it

  Not The Old Hole
  I must say that the owners went overboard with the stained glass window in front. How many gay bars have stained glass? The new Hole would work much better if they found a way to deaden the noise -- it sounds like a high school gym in there -- and made it cozy. Inside it looks way too industrial. Fix those two problems and the new Hole will be a winner. The crowd is good, the drinks are good, the bartenders friendly.

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  Stravinsky Over a year ago

  Loves it

  Did you expect the f'ing Ritz w/this name?
  This is my favorite bar in the city. The greatest mix of net nerds and naked bears. One cigar munching monster (naked) was staring me down and said "What are YOU looking at?" I said "You, handsome." Peace reigned.

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  mrm717 Over a year ago

  Loves it

  Love it
  Great atmosphere.

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  queriss Over a year ago

  Loves it

  Best Bar in the World
  The music is the best mix in any bar I've been to: rock, funk, blues, punk, jazz, bluegrass. . . no disco, no show tunes. Amazing collection of art, trippy lighting, and killer cocktails. Friendly, diverse, wacky crowd.

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  nevsf Over a year ago

  Hates it

  Yes, indeed!
  From the week after this place opened it had the wax monument to wasted hours and watered drinks burning brightly on the bar corner. There must be action here, and we we've never found it. It's as if the SoMa Phoenix was born, fully jaded and waiting, but there were no takers. Check out the Lone Star, which is sad but true...