San Francisco Gay Bars

Badlands

Iconic dance and video bar

440 Castro

The Castro's neighborhood leather bar

Powerhouse

Dark, cruisy bar

The Cafe

Dance bar at Market and Castro Street

Q Bar

Hip dance bar on Castro Street

Moby Dick

Welcoming place to meet with friends

Edge

Mature crowds and stiff drinks

Lone Star Saloon

Bears, bikers and beers outside

Midnight Sun

Video bar in the heart of Castro

Toad Hall

Disco balls and cheap drinks

The Stud

Campy, iconic dive bar in SoMa

El Rio

Welcoming and unpretentious patio bar

The EndUp

End up at the EndUp!

Blackbird

Stylish atmosphere, crafted cocktails

Underground SF

Hip bar in Lower Haight

Beaux Bar and Dance Club

Swanky boyland in the Castro

Trax

Cheap drinks near Haight-Ashbury

OMG!

Party bar in SOMA

Encore Karaoke Lounge

Karaoke dive bar in historic Polk-Gulch

Driftwood

Shipwreck-inspired bar on Folsom Street