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NeighborhoodFillmore
HoursDaily varies by event.
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Tip: Apples 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.

Location

Address: 1805 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94115

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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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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.

The View Lounge ★ 4.2

$$$ SomaDaily 16:00-00:00.

The View Lounge sits on the 39th floor of the Marriott Marquis with floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the SoMa skyline and the bay. Walk-in seating.

TipThe northwest windows look out over Yerba Buena and the Bay Bridge at twilight. Cocktail menu is conservative; pay for the room, not the recipe.

Kaiyo Rooftop ★ 4.3

$$$ SomaMon 16:00-22:00, Tue-Thu 16:00-23:00, Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 11:00-01:00, Sun 11:00-22:00.

Kaiyo Rooftop sits on the 12th floor of the Hyatt Place in SF's SoMa, pairing Nikkei small plates with pisco cocktails and a deck looking over Oracle Park.

TipBallpark nights book up fast; reserve the deck side rather than the indoor lounge. The Nikkei menu pairs better with cocktails than wine.

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