When they say anything goes here, they really mean it. The bar draws a mixed crowd of men and women of all types who enjoy the large heated patio, drag shows, and never ending debauchery.Īnother SF staple is Powerhouse, located in SoMa. Meanwhile, Moby Dick is a classic Castro neighborhood dive bar that's been around since the 1980s and has a more relaxed environment, with pinball, pool and conversation.įor the true San Francisco experience, no self-respecting gay man could visit the city without at least stopping by The Eagle. This is San Francisco’s clubbiest gay bar. The chairs in the voyeur section were mostly empty, just a few early birds in the front row. on Sunday morning, and the masturbatorium was quiet. View more pics in Gretchen Robinettes 10th Annual Masturbate-A-Thon (Really NSFW) slideshow. Read moreīar-wise, Badlands serves wonderful drink specials while techno, disco, and 80s dance music bumps over the stereo system, transforming a civile happy hour into a sweaty dance pit!įor beers, beards, and all kinds of scruff, 440 Castro offers mature men in their 30s, 40s, and older (as well as those who want to be in their company) a riotous space to let loose in on regular underwear nights.Īt The Café, a mixed crowd of men and women get down beneath strobes and spotlights. Posted By Lois Beckett on Tue, at 3:15 PM. SoMa, meanwhile, hosts more alternative gay crowds and fetish-loving communities.īar-wise, Badlands serves wonderful drink specials while techno, disco, and 80s dance music bumps over the stereo system, transforming a civile happy hour into. Not surprisingly, the historic Castro neighborhood is home to most of the gay bars San Francisco has to offer. El Rio Bars Dive bars Bernal Heights This beloved, decades-old dive embodies all-inclusive San Francisco at its finest.
But for my money, if you're looking for the sluttiest gay scene in town that isn't a full-on sex party, it's The Powerhouse you're after (and you don't want to bring your girlfriends) in particular, the Thursday Bulge party, and the monthly Beatpig, on third Saturdays.This city surrounded by water is also infused with libations. Best singles bars in San Francisco Photograph: Flickr/ Amy Halverson 1. Sure you could find a drunk twink trying to make out with you any night of the week at Toad Hall in the Castro, and who knows what'll happen at any of the various party nights at Oasis or The Eagle. Newsweek wrote an article on San Francisco’s best gay bars, and we’re happy to see Aunt Charlies in the Tenderloin in the mix. But this, however, is something that happens pretty much nightly at The Powerhouse, either on the back dancefloor, in the way-back smoking patio, or right up against the bar under the nose of a go-go boy, beneath some porn playing on a screen in the ceiling. Photo: Uel RenteriaĪs far as the gay scene is concerned, I'm sad to say there aren't a lot of down-and-dirty bars left in this town where it's still socially acceptable to make out with strangers and maybe shove a hand down their pants. The spray bottles come out during the underwear contest on Thursdays. Let’s start this off with a list of the best mixed LGBT bars and nightclubs in San Francisco: The Cafe at 2369 Market St. Whatever kind of improper behavior you care to do, you can do it at the 500 Club. Make out with the cute boy you’ve been crushing on at your friend’s birthday party while posing for pictures in the photo booth. Celebrate your connection with a first kiss while sitting at one of the booths and nursing a few PBRs. Part sports bar, part neighborhood watering hole, part Mission dive, the 500 Club is an unrivaled spot for any type of making out. Folsom Street has lost its dens of iniquity and people have lamented the Castros homogeneity for decades, but across San Francisco, the neighborhood dives live.
And we don't call them "singles bars" anymore, because c'mon now. A gay sports bar was practically a contradiction in terms when Hi Tops opened in the Castro nearly a decade ago, but no one should doubt the near-universal appeal of corn dogs and a pork-chop-on-a-stick. Below, we bring you a roundup of spots around town where you're most likely to get lucky almost any night of the week depending, of course, on your standards and level of intoxication at the time.
stepped-up police campaign in Los Angeles against gay bars, including two. If you failed to find yourself a cuddle buddy or f**kfriend to tide you over the holidays, you're likely on the lookout for somebody to warm your bed during these chilly winter months. In San Francisco, the cultural dissent of the beats, though less overtly.