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Festive pub and sports bar spreads Irish cheer in the Marina.

Reviews:

• “Best Bar in the Marina!!”
• “Classy yet homey”
• “Great neighborhood bar and great staff”
• “Beware of warm beer”
• “Best place in the Marina!”

Tips: Call about comedy nights, DJs and live music events.

Kelley’s Tavern

Swanky two-room bar lures neighborhood trendsetters and downtown theatergoers to the Tenderloin.

Reviews:

• “The opposite of cool”
• “If you like hand-crafted coctails, give Rye a shot”
• “Don’t go during hunting season”
• “Meh”
• “Definitely coming back”

Tips: Happy hour, featuring $2 off well liquor and $1 off all other drinks, is from 5:30pm to 7pm on weekdays and 7pm to 8pm on weekends.

Rye

A laid-back rocker’s bar with an enormous suds selection, free popcorn and petite smoker’s patio.

Reviews:

• “Favorite bar in the area”
• “Great place dont listen to…”
• “My new home! Start out there or end up there, but be sure to go there every day. I’m not an alcoholic.”
• “Guess I’ll never be back!”
• “Lucky 13 were lucky its here”

Tips: A daily happy hour (4pm-8pm) features $1 off pints and 50-cents off well drinks.

Lucky 13

Boisterous Italian-American chums make this little watering hole a friendly North Beach find.

Reviews:

• “Great Neighborhood Bar”
• “Love the people you meet in this place”
• “neighborhood bar”
• “Feels like home…”
• “cen’tanni”

Tips: The biweekly, Thursday luncheon (1pm) requires advance ticket purchase. The meager $10-$15 price includes a feast of salad, pasta, main course and wine.

Gino and Carlo

Indie-rock spirit lives on at this classic Mission haunt that boasts pool tables and 18 tap beers.

Reviews:

• “Best place to watch Browns Games”
• “Best Bar in the Mission”
• “Go for the bartenders”
• “Happy Hour Metal!”
• “Very attentive bartenders.”

Tips: The bar has 21 beers on tap, including lesser-known brews like Speakeasy Prohibition Ale. Pitchers are also available ($12-$16).

Kilowatt

Victorian-era decor and live entertainment inside Market Street’s landmark Swedish-American building.

Reviews:

• “MELLOWDRONE LIVE FRI 25tH!!!! DO NOT MISS THIS !”
• “Intimate Setting”
• “Best Live Music in Town”
• “Nothing but good things to say”
• “Basement Bordello Bliss!!!”

Tips: Chef John Lamkin’s menu is available until 11pm nightly, and includes everything from pizza to seared ahi and phyllo-wrapped prawns.

Cafe Du Nord

A British-style pub in Laurel Heights with an international crowd.

Reviews:

• “I just can’t pass by the Pig & Whiste wihout grabbing a bite and a Boddington. MMMMM I wish I was not in Denver! "
• “Great neighborhood bar!”
• “Good place to start the night!”
• “Great place to chill”
• “Swig and Pissle”

Pig and Whistle

Longtime Mission residents and young hipsters unite in this clean, unpretentious bar.

Reviews:

• “Great Bar with Great People”
• “Great Place to Chill”

Tips: If you’re looking for some breathing room, there’s usually ample space near the pool table in back.

The Mission Bar

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