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NeighborhoodFillmore
HoursTue-Sun 20:00-02:00. Closed Mon.
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Tip: No reservations; arrive by 21:00 for a bar seat on weekends. The room books New Orleans funk and trance jazz alongside the blues schedule.

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Address: 1601 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

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The Fillmore ★ 4.8

$$$ FillmoreDaily varies by event.

The Fillmore on Geary is the 800-capacity ballroom where the Dead, Hendrix and The Doors built their West Coast sets, still booking touring rock and indie.

TipApples in the lobby and a poster from the night are free souvenirs the venue still hands out. Main floor is general admission; upstairs is seated.

Great American Music Hall ★ 4.6

$$ FillmoreDaily varies by event.

Great American Music Hall on O'Farrell is the gilt-balconied 1907 room that books indie, hip-hop and jazz into a former bordello with a wraparound balcony.

TipReserved-seat dinner-show tickets get a balcony rail; general admission floor opens 60 minutes before showtime. Easy walk from Polk Street bars.

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Bimbo's 365 Club ★ 4.5

$$ North BeachDaily varies by event.

Bimbo's 365 Club in North Beach is the 1931 supper-club room that still books rock, jazz and cabaret into a velvet-curtained hall a block off Columbus Avenue.

TipSeated upstairs balconies pull a quieter view; main floor is standing. The room sells out fast on touring nights so check the calendar early.

The Fillmore ★ 4.8

$$$ FillmoreDaily varies by event.

The Fillmore on Geary is the 800-capacity ballroom where the Dead, Hendrix and The Doors built their West Coast sets, still booking touring rock and indie.

TipApples in the lobby and a poster from the night are free souvenirs the venue still hands out. Main floor is general admission; upstairs is seated.

Great American Music Hall ★ 4.6

$$ FillmoreDaily varies by event.

Great American Music Hall on O'Farrell is the gilt-balconied 1907 room that books indie, hip-hop and jazz into a former bordello with a wraparound balcony.

TipReserved-seat dinner-show tickets get a balcony rail; general admission floor opens 60 minutes before showtime. Easy walk from Polk Street bars.

Cafe du Nord ★ 4.4

$$ CastroDaily varies by event.

Cafe du Nord sits in the basement of the Swedish American Hall on Market Street, a 320-capacity SF room booking indie, jazz and singer-songwriter sets.

TipThe room is low-ceilinged and intimate; sightlines are best from the back bar. Pre-show dinner upstairs at the hall gets you in first.

Charmaine's Rooftop Bar and Lounge ★ 4.5

$$$ SomaMon-Fri 17:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 16:00-23:00.

Charmaine's tops the Proper Hotel on Market Street with a wraparound terrace, fireplaces and Civic Center views, with SF cocktails above the Tenderloin.

TipEntrance is on McAllister Street, not Market. Reservations open at noon for evening tables; walk-ins fill the bar after 22:00.

Top of the Mark ★ 4.4

$$$ SomaMon-Thu 16:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 15:00-00:30, Sun 16:00-23:00.

Top of the Mark crowns the InterContinental Mark Hopkins on Nob Hill in San Francisco with a 19th-floor sky lounge and a 100-martini list it has poured.

TipFriday and Saturday evenings carry a music charge after 20:00. The northwest window seats hold the Golden Gate sightline at sunset.

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