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Hours{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'closed', 'friday': '22:00-04:00', 'saturday': '22:00-05:00', 'sunday': '06:00-21:00'}

Tip: Saturday night runs straight into Sunday morning then resumes Sunday afternoon. The back patio is the smart move when the dancefloor heats up.

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Address: 401 6th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

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The Stud ★ 4.6

$$soma{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '20:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '20:00-02:00', 'thursday': '20:00-02:00', 'friday': '20:00-02:00', 'saturday': '20:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}

The Stud reopened on Folsom Street in April 2024 as the city's oldest queer bar, founded in 1966 and now collectively owned with drag, dance and cabaret programming.

Tip: Theme nights drive the cover and the crowd. Sunday drag brunches and Tuesday Drag Alive shows are the soft entry points before the weekend.

1123 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

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The Stud ★ 4.6

$$soma{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '20:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '20:00-02:00', 'thursday': '20:00-02:00', 'friday': '20:00-02:00', 'saturday': '20:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}

The Stud reopened on Folsom Street in April 2024 as the city's oldest queer bar, founded in 1966 and now collectively owned with drag, dance and cabaret programming.

Tip: Theme nights drive the cover and the crowd. Sunday drag brunches and Tuesday Drag Alive shows are the soft entry points before the weekend.

1123 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

The Independent ★ 4.7

$$fillmore{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}

The Independent on Divisadero is the 500-capacity NoPa room that has hosted breaking indie, hip-hop and electronic acts since 2004, with a balcony over the stage.

Tip: Standing-room only on the main floor; arrive by 19:30 for a balcony rail spot. Will Call collects at the door from one hour before showtime.

628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

The Chapel ★ 4.6

$$the-mission{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}

The Chapel on Valencia Street books touring indie and Americana into a former 1914 mortuary with a 40-foot ceiling, plus a front-room restaurant for pre-show meals.

Tip: Buy tickets online before the door price kicks in. The restaurant takes walk-ins from 17:00 and gets you priority entry on most shows.

777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Bottom of the Hill ★ 4.6

$$the-mission{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '20:30-02:00', 'wednesday': '20:30-02:00', 'thursday': '20:30-02:00', 'friday': '20:30-02:00', 'saturday': '20:30-02:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}

Bottom of the Hill in Potrero Hill has booked indie, punk and college rock into a two-story Edwardian since 1991, with a back patio for smokers between sets.

Tip: Doors are typically 21:00. Cash bar runs faster than card. The venue announced a late-2026 closure so put the room on the visit-now list.

1233 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Boom Boom Room ★ 4.5

$$fillmore{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '20:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '20:00-02:00', 'thursday': '20:00-02:00', 'friday': '20:00-02:00', 'saturday': '20:00-02:00', 'sunday': '20:00-02:00'}

Boom Boom Room sits at Fillmore and Geary as the old Fillmore district's blues, soul and funk room, with live music in San Francisco six nights a week.

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.

1601 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

Bimbo's 365 Club ★ 4.5

$$north-beach{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': '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.

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

1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

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