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The Phone Booth

Dive Bar$$$$

Mission District, San Francisco

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The Phone Booth

8.1^/10

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Ranked #5 for dive bars in San Francisco
The experts at SF Weekly and SFist recommend this place
"Any dive bar with a great jukebox and Macallan 18 gets my vote."(10 Tips)
"The best place in the Mission for dirt cheap drinks and a good hang."(5 Tips)
"Very nice place to play pool"(4 Tips)
"This place is super chill."(2 Tips)

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SFistNovember 21, 2016
The well loved jukebox here is terrifically eclectic, with everything from country to punk, shoutouts to Peaches and TLC, and a hefty helping of Morrissey and Depeche Mode. Read more
SFistJune 24, 2015
Before the word "hipster" came to define the Mission, The Phone Booth was a hipster bar with a little bit of an ambiguously gay bent. The well-loved jukebox here is terrifically eclectic. Read more
Diego RufoMarch 24, 2011
In a city not known for its cheapness, you can still get a strong cocktail here for less than $4 and the jukebox is a who's who of punk and indie rock icons. Read more
Karina van SchaardenburgMarch 20, 2014
Been here 5+ times
I give the jukebox here an A+ double thumbs up!
O LNovember 20, 2016
Sick jukebox. Cheap beers and a good pool table. Great vibe too
Nick ShethJanuary 22, 2023
Andy the bartender on saturday nights is the best! Super classic sf dive bar.
William DiazJuly 11, 2011
Ask for a Cracked Chandelier, its Sambuca White Bacardi Rum and Sprite. Simply put it taste like Good and Plenty candy.
Jussi HäyhäNovember 16, 2019
Been here 10+ times
Local watering hole with a amaxing jukebox.
SpikeFebruary 11, 2013
The best place in the Mission for dirt cheap drinks and a good hang.
Ben CruzOctober 16, 2013
All out with the Halloween decor. Chill spot for the pool table in the back.
Simon Favreau-LessardMarch 20, 2014
If indoor smoking is your thing, this is a good place to be
Jennifer BurlingtonJuly 24, 2015
Been here 10+ times
You're gonna get drunk!
TiffanyMay 20, 2013
Been here 10+ times
The music is toooo loud so just get really drunk-o so you will not care.
Ros HodgekissNovember 16, 2012
Good tunes and lots of hot drunk folks on the sidewalk at 2am on a school night. Party on, Wayne!
Abo SimpsonNovember 15, 2013
Been here 100+ times
Great bartenders + cheap drinks - attitude = good timez.
Tameez SunderjiFebruary 3, 2013
Any dive bar with a great jukebox and Macallan 18 gets my vote.
DonaldJanuary 31, 2012
This place is super chill. They also have a Barbie chandelier (2 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more
Brittany CooperApril 2, 2010
Go to Phone Booth and drink their dirt cheap well drinks and smoke all the cigarettes you'd like in doors again. Heaven.
Francesca KrihelySeptember 29, 2011
My favorite bar in San Francisco. Free popcorn, PBR and billiards!
Nate WalshDecember 8, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Rumple Minze and Cults on the jukebox. People, I am home.
SF WeeklyMay 19, 2011
SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 Winner - Reader's Poll - BEST JUKE BOX
Clay SmithNovember 9, 2011
Been here 50+ times
There's a hidden pistachio dispenser.
John WDecember 17, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Scuzzy bar full of smoke yet has a charm as strong as the drinks.
Ivan Pulido NavarroDecember 12, 2014
Very nice place to play pool
LuisOctober 12, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Be nice to my sweet bartenders!!!
Ledjee LedjJanuary 16, 2013
No more smoking inside allowed
jessi KFebruary 16, 2010
My favorite hole in the wall <3 The only spot for whiskey after work!
Seth BensonSeptember 26, 2013
You can smoke inside.
Tom DSeptember 7, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Best jukebox ever!!!
Alan GreenSeptember 2, 2011
Been here 100+ times
Keep your eye open for Panda sightings!
Mike PMay 16, 2013
Don't sit near Joan H., she pees her pants All. The. Time.
Mike PMay 16, 2013
People have uploaded some SHITTY pics for this joint. Help them out!
Laurence BNovember 22, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Too loud and the smell is always a problem
William DiazJuly 11, 2011
Cracked Chandelier
Kelli CochranJanuary 17, 2010
Been here 10+ times
Cape cod for days
Nick SullivanFebruary 3, 2010
Been here 100+ times
2$ Tecate cans
Chris MasonAugust 18, 2009
Been here 25+ times
Buy Gavo a beer...he's a bitch

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