350+ bars and restaurants with happy hour deals across San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco's 350+ happy hour bars cluster in the Mission, SoMa, Marina, Castro, Hayes Valley, and North Beach. SoMa's tech-corridor bars run sharp 4-6 PM windows aimed at after-work crowds; the Mission and Castro keep neighborhood-bar value alive with $4-6 wells; Hayes Valley leans upscale-but-walkable with strong cocktail programs; the Marina caters to a younger after-work crowd with sports-bar-meets-cocktail-room pricing. North Beach maintains old-school Italian-bar pricing on the Columbus Avenue strip. SF happy hour menus typically pair drinks with food — half-price small plates, oyster specials, discounted appetizers — though that's local culture rather than legal requirement. SF's food scene means those plates are often genuinely good, not afterthoughts.
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The Mission and Castro have the most consistent neighborhood-bar pricing ($4-6 wells). Outer Sunset and Outer Richmond run cheaper still but with sparser happy hour programs. SoMa and the Marina trend more expensive but with stronger food specials.
Most SF bars run 4-6 PM weekdays, on the shorter end nationally. SoMa tech-corridor bars often start at 3 PM to catch early commuters; Mission and Castro neighborhood bars sometimes extend to 7 or 8 PM.
Most do — half-price small plates, $1-2 oysters, and discounted appetizers are standard at SF happy hours, though it's industry norm rather than legal requirement. SF's food scene means those plates often beat the afterthought-tier bar food you'd find at happy hours elsewhere.
Other major cities: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Boston.
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