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The Saloon
Dive Bar$$$$
North Beach, San Francisco
"Don't miss the blues music, played nightly."(15 Tips)
"Best damned blues bar period :-)"(2 Tips)
"Fun place for live music and affordable drinks!"(6 Tips)
"Amazingly friendly place with incredible live music."(8 Tips)
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Lindsay EyinkAugust 14, 2014After 11 years, I finally made it to the oldest bar in SF. There is 1 beer on tap (PBR), it smells like the oldest bar, and is a blues club. What is there not to love?
Cash, cash, cash. Bring your liver game and your dance game. Real people, real money (F yo' credit card!), real stories, real music, real fun. A dive bar's dive bar.
The oldest saloon in SF! Live music and cheap drinks. One of the spots that still holds punchy SF character. Cash only.- JamesOctober 9, 2013Amazingly friendly place with incredible live music. Don't miss it - unless you're not the type who enjoys real, old school tunes.
Best bar in SF. No frills. No cards. Cheap as chips and guaranteed good time.
Erik BrokSeptember 23, 2016This soul bar is a true dive. Only PBR on tap but you can get Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada on bottle.
JimMarch 27, 2016A serious find. Every Monday night The Bachelors play. Go! Great crowd too. A North Beach institution.
Joe HallAugust 24, 2014The 2nd oldest bar in San Francisco. A steady stream of live music and PBR the lone tap beer adds to the personality...
Hector HuertaApril 3, 2016Best blues bar on SFO try to listen to Daniel Castro and his band, they are great
SFGate ManagerJuly 16, 2012Dating back to 1861, it's the oldest bar in San Francisco. Don't miss the blues music, played nightly.
Good music, mostly locals, cheap drinks, cash only, fun to dance to blues and rock n roll
Jim WyattNovember 23, 2014Another great dive bar in North Beach, claims to be one of the oldest in SF
AliSeptember 5, 2014Smells a little weird at first, but you'll get used to it. Small, stiff cocktails
Ryan BattyJuly 13, 2013A complete dive bar with some patrons who look like they've been in the same stools for a good two decades
Jorge PelaezAugust 1, 2013If people would stop peeing on the floors, this would be the best Blues Bar for 100 miles.
Priyan PiyaratnaApril 30, 20132302 on the jukebox to earn ur favor with the bartender. Then it might not take you 30 min to get a drink.
Morgan GiulianelliOctober 19, 2013I think the old lady bartender has worked here as long as this place has existed. Her attitude is the only thing that would stop me from coming back. So rude :(
It's tight, crowded, smells terrible & there ain't no way I'm not coming here. Best blues bar period.
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