🍺 Day drinking, done right

Big gritty beer garden, picnic tables, tamales, zero pretension. Cash only, dogs and bikes welcome. The great equalizer of SF bars.

Bright tropical Marina spot with rum drinks and a lively patio. Easy and warm, good for a first date that needs a little momentum.

Beloved dive with a big back patio, free oysters on Fridays, and a come-as-you-are crowd. Salsa, drag, ping pong. The friendliest bar in the Mission.

Plush, vaguely Victorian cocktail lounge on Valencia with a hidden patio. Dressier than the dives, still unpretentious. A date that turns into a night.

No-frills, no-nonsense Mission sports bar and game-day favorite.

English-style pub turned sports bar near Golden Gate Park.