Lone Star Saloon
The large outdoor patio draws scruffy bears, otters and leather cowboys, especially during sunny afternoons.
- 20+
- 30+
- 40+
- 50+
- leather
- outdoor seating
- pool table
- happy hour
- bears
- after work
- $$
- dive
- casual
- locals
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Was there when it opened
The Lone Star is the result of the earthquake in 1987. The original owner had a very small basement bar. He got a small business loan to open the Lone Star. It was my favorite bar until we moved to San Jose 1995. Met my second great Love there. 25 years ago. Bear Bar. Friendly. Laid back. time tested. It is a local bar that welcomes tourists.
Best Bear Bar SOMA
Great staff and cool patio, can be laid back or FRANTIC!
It's fun
Nice place to hang out. Bartenders are friendly.
What Happened?
This bar use to be fun but now it seems at 10pm every night, even the weekends it is dead. It use to be catered to the Bear community, but with most gay bars in San Fran, they try to be a bar for every type. That is a great idea in theory, but when you are in a hood with a history for a certain type of bar and crowd. When you do that you are digging your own grave I think.
i was taken to the lone star by three guys also staying at my hotel ,thank god !!! i loved it ,kinda seedy easygoing no shit kinda bar what you see is what you get lots of men,leather,bears,bikers,daddies,cubs,something for everyone great staff too real friendly :) nice patio but lots of cigar smoke among other things (lets not go there ) lol ,go on beerbust/charity night ( thursday ) great music i will be returning next september :) yippeee