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    Best bars in San Francisco.

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    On 11/10/2021 at 10:18 AM, maninsoma said:

    I haven't been out to a gay bar (with the exception of going to a drag brunch at Midnight Sun) since the pandemic started, so I don't have specific recommendations.  What I can say is that it's very easy to check out the majority of the city's gay bars by simply walking around a very small area in the Castro (most of the bars are within a few blocks of each other) and a slightly larger area South of Market.  Unlike a lot of places where you'd actually have to get in your car or catch a ride if you wanted to check out what else was happening, it's very easy to sample a lot of bars in a very short period of time -- especially if you just want to walk in, see what the vibe is like, and then head to the next one without buying a drink until you find a place you actually want to spend some time in.

    My pre-pandemic recommendations would have been: 

    Castro: Moby Dick.  Usually nice bartenders, some of whom have been there a long time.  Nice fish tank to look at if you get bored, but if you go when it's at all busy there will surely be some nice looking men to look at.  The Mix.  Popular and very mixed clientele.  Back patio is usually too smokey for me, though.  440 and The Edge can both be fun, though The Edge went down in ranking for me after the place sold and the new owners made it less sleazy.  (Before the sale, it was the only remaining bar in the Castro that had the kind of "edge" that's more common at South of Market bars.)  If you want to dance to loud modern music, there's Badlands.  That's another tragedy for me -- the old Badlands was a lot of fun and cruisy; after it was reborn as a dance club I stopped going. 

    South of Market.  Powerhouse.  Different things happening different nights, but always got busy on weekend nights.  Some frisky action in the back room, though that was supposedly forbidden.  Hole In The Wall.  Though I liked it's previous location more and it seemed to become more tame after it moved, I still love this bar.  The decor is one of a kind so I think it's worth a visit just to look around.  Beyond that, more than any other bar I've been to I would say this is one where the phrase "let your freak flag fly" applies.  That sometimes is a bit off-putting for me because I'm only a moderate freak (lol), but I generally enjoy it because it seems quintessentially San Francisco.  The Eagle.  Probably don't need to write more about this bar since most people know of it.  I live just a few minutes away and I think they have reopened, though their status as a going concern has been in doubt off and on for the past couple of years. 

    Thanks Man!!

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